For algorithms, a little memory outweighs a lot of time(quantamagazine.org)

311 points by makira 1 year ago | 103 comments

Computer scientists invent an efficient new way to count(quantamagazine.org)

924 points by jasondavies 2 years ago | 258 comments

Quanta Magazine article on a simple randomized algorithm for estimating the number of distinct objects in a data stream.

A New Approach to Computation Reimagines Artificial Intelligence(quantamagazine.org)

47 points by theafh 3 years ago | 25 comments

A celebrated cryptography-breaking algorithm just got an upgrade(quantamagazine.org)

38 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 2 comments

New breakthrough brings matrix multiplication closer to ideal(quantamagazine.org)

142 points by bertman 2 years ago | 26 comments

With fifth busy beaver, researchers approach computation's limits(quantamagazine.org)

496 points by LegionMammal978 2 years ago | 127 comments

Quanta Magazine article on how a collaborative team of amateur programmers proved the value of the fifth busy beaver number, BB(5).