Imagine handing the nuclear launch codes to the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence. You’d hope the machine would ...

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Advent of Code is a globally celebrated annual programming challenge that takes place from December 1st through December 25th. Each day during this period, a brand-new puzzle is unveiled, designed to ...

Maintaining a Buy rating for Cipher Mining, driven by imminent HPC/AI lease revenues from AWS and Fluidstack starting in H2 2026. Cipher Mining projects ~$870 million in annual revenue and 76% blended ...

Sequels carry certain expectations with them, like the promise of building on the promise of what came before and correcting past mistakes. Bandai Namco’s Code Vein 2 is exceptional in that it manages ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

xAI Grok 4.20 created a 47% return in the Nasdaq and outperformed all others in the Alpha Arena competition. 32 instances of various LLMs (including multiple variants of the same model under different ...

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...

The 2026 NEC features more than 3,900 public inputs, leading to substantial reorganizations, new Articles, and enhanced clarity for electrical professionals. Key updates include expanded GFCI ...