A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the ...

Google says it has developed landmark quantum computing algorithm

Google said it has developed a computer algorithm that points the way to practical applications for quantum computing and ...
Ars Technica

Good algorithm to group similar strings?

I've got a group of strings that grouped by the first few characters (not a set number) and then differentiated by some final characters that are unique.<BR><BR>I want to figure out how to match the ...

Google says it made a breakthrough toward practical quantum computing

Google's Quantum Echoes algorithm demonstrates how quantum computers could be used to understand molecular structure.

Google Announces Quantum Computing Breakthrough, but Real-World Applications Are Still Elusive

Google has demonstrated a 13,000 times speedup for the Quantum Echoes algorithm using its Willow quantum chip. The feat is ...
Wired

For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...