The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove.

Apple’s first ever Background Security Update fixes a WebKit browser engine bug that could enable threat actors to see and steal important data from their victims.

Does vibe coding live up to all the hype? As someone who's written a fair amount about how AI can turn anyone into a ...

Jack Newton is frequently on the road these days, jetting between Vancouver, New York and London, with stops in Dublin and Sydney sprinkled in. He spends his days whipsawing between discussions with ...

Researchers show AI can learn a rare programming language by correcting its own errors, improving its coding success from 39% to 96%.

Indian-origin software engineer Aman Gottumukkala, founder of AI coding startup Firebender, has joined Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI. Musk welcomed him to the team after Gottumukkala ...

David J. Farber, a former professor of computer science at the University of Delaware nicknamed the “grandfather of the ...

Charles H. Bennett helped pioneer the foundations of quantum information science alongside co-laureate Gilles Brassard of Université de Montréal.Bennett's more than five decades at IBM Research helped ...

New York City students with a passion for STEM — and an interest in artificial intelligence — may soon have a high school dedicated to training “the next generation of technology professionals.” But ...

Making chips for training AI models made it the world’s biggest company, but demand for inference is growing far faster.

The initial quantum processing unit (QPU) launches with 17 qubits, with a clear upgrade path aligned to QuantWare's QPU roadmap. The same platform will support 100--qubit--class processors heading ...

The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor.