Convert and analyze archives of Stack Exchange network sites with utility available with Version 12 of the Wolfram Language. Detailed example using imported archive of MathOverflow.net.

Russia's internet contingency plan gets closer to reality.

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An Air New Zealand plane was turned around for diplomatic reasons, but it wasn't to do with NZ's relationship with China.

Random code snippets, projects and musings about software from Eric Kidd, a developer and occasional entrepreneur.

*Note: the discussion of historical poverty trends here is updated and developed more fully in the recent article, “ Capitalism and extreme poverty ”, published in World Development . Dear Steven, I’m writing to respond to a letter you posted regarding…

I could make this article very short with the smug answer: “Just ask for it.” But I know from real world experience that the more accurate answer is it’s both exactly that simple and, at the same t…

Craig Venter’s creation comes as CRISPR gene-editing methods provide alternative ways to tinker with life’s building blocks.

Uber AI developed Ludwig, a code-free deep learning toolbox, to make deep learning more accessible to non-experts and enable faster model iteration cycles.

Rust is a new systems programming language that prides itself on memory safety and speed. The gist of it is that if you write code in Rust…

A few days back I read an article about how Bitcoin’s price can be sufficiently explained by Metcalfe’s law. As you read through the post, resist the temptation to click the links to learn more about Bitcoin, Metcalfe’s law etc. (Maybe you should read about…

Internet Explorer is a 'compatibility solution' and should only be used selectively, warns Microsoft exec.

This marks the beginning of a week long adventure in Geneva Switzerland at CERN, to work on a hack project.

Two European entrepreneurs want to remove carbon from the air at prices cheap enough to matter.

A so-called neural network analyzed the medical records of 600,000 hospital patients in China, diagnosing their conditions as accurately as doctors did in some cases.