Only recently, progress has been made in obtaining o(log (rank))-competitive algorithms for the matroid secretary problem. More precisely, Chakraborty and Lachish ...

Scientists have developed a way to sift through millions of differences in a person’s genetic blueprint to detect those that threaten our health, and have tested the new tool on a biomedical database ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. A facial ...