Earth didn't always harbor life. But around 4 billion years ago, something in the environment changed, and systems with biological properties began to emerge. Many scientists believe a lively dance of ...

With little oversight, the N.Y.P.D. has been using powerful surveillance technology on photos of children and teenagers.

Data is being gathered and created at rates unprecedented in history. Much of this data is intended to drive business outcomes but, according to the Harvard Business Review, “…on average, less than half of an organization’s structured data is actively used…

It is a regular occurrence to hear about open source developers selling their browser extensions, only for their users to be exploited later on by the new owners.
Purchase offers for browser extensions usually range between $0.1 and $0.3 per user, depending…

We all do it. The question is how.

In Detroit, court-appointed lawyers for the poor take on large caseloads at the expense of their clients, a new report says.

/PRNewswire/ -- DoorDash, the fastest-growing last-mile logistics platform in the U.S., announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with...

The latest data from the World Meteorological Organization shows the month of July "at least equalled if not surpassed the hottest month in recorded history."

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Announcing an open source hardware competition to change how blocks (as in blockchain) are produced using far less energy. And on the way, finding a solution to move from proof of work to proof of stake.

The woman performed little physical labor during her lifetime and enjoyed a rich diet of starchy and sweetened foods

QAnon and Pizzagate have the attention of the feds.

Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government

Lindenmayer systems have been developed to model plant growth. An evolutionary algorithm can be used to simulate competitive plant evolution using L-systems. The systems themselves represent DNA, while the structures they produce represent plants. This technique…

This is an mirror of a post from John Carmack. Recently I learned that his articles on #AltDevBlog are no longer acessible. So, in order to archive them, I am re-posting them here. These articles are definitely good reads and worth to be preserved. …

Clean energy projects in the Central Valley could help California hit its climate change goals.