Data editor Helena Bengtsson once asked the national statistics agency to cross-match a teachers database with another featuring court convictions. The findings led to a change in Swedish law.

Texas is facing a literacy crisis, with low literacy rates, inequities in the education system, and a lack of data on student progress, while also trying to integrate technology into the classroom ...

Mindful of how frustrating the wait is, makers of PCs' basic input/output systems (BIOS) are working on bringing instant-on computing closer to reality with promises of significan ...

The last time Nintendo got close to VR was with the Virtual Boy back in 1995. Now, the Nintendo Switch is really, truly going to be a VR platform... with a pair of cardboard goggles, as part of a ...

Traditionally, the term “ braindump ” referred to someone taking an exam, memorizing the questions, and sharing them online for others to use. That practice is unethical and violates certification ...

2—TAOS — Can a line of computer code be a work of art? Agnes Chavez certainly thinks ... She began as an apprentice in 2023 and over the last two years has learned everything from basic computer ...

The Norton name has been around for as long as the IBM PC . When you’re taking a big step like starting a small business, relying on a long-standing company like Norton for your ...

Data scientists are in high demand—and for good reason. Companies rely on them to turn large, messy datasets into insights ...

Over the past three weeks, she has ridden a whirlwind of emotions — perhaps unlike any since her birth on May 31 2005. The fear of rejection, failure, despair, ecstasy and excitement. From a ...

The blockchain industry, once driven by speculative manias and technological zeal, is entering a more sober phase. From Switzerland’s Crypto Valley to Seoul’s p ...

Up until now, the simulation hypothesis, which has occasionally received backing from the likes of Elon Musk and Neil ...

Although climate change will have serious consequences—particularly for people in the poorest countries—it will not lead to humanity’s demise,' the Microsoft co-founder says.