Throughout, the authors balance the impact of hardware (mechanism, sensor, actuator) and software (algorithms) in teaching robot autonomy. Rigorous and tested in the classroom, Introduction to ...

This is a very powerful asymmetry: Anyone can notice a change in search results, but it’s extremely difficult to prove what caused it. That gives algorithm designers immense deniability.

As Google better understands how the content fits in within the context of the whole web, links might not be as necessary.

Who owns the patent to Google's original search algorithm? To find the answer, we used Google's search algorithm, and the answer is Stanford University.

Algorithms have developed into somewhat of a modern myth. On the one hand, they have been depicted as powerful entities that rule, sort, govern, shape, or otherwise control our lives. On the other ...

Two computer scientists found — in the unlikeliest of places — just the idea they needed to make a big leap in graph theory.

WSJ: Amazon changed search results to boost profits despite internal dissent Amazon denies report; WSJ says algorithm uses factors associated with profitability.