A search problem refers to the task of finding a solution within some space of possible options, and that space could be made up of discrete steps or continuously varying values. For example, solving ...

By making the world's microbial DNA easier to explore, a new sequence alignment tool, LexicMap, lets scientists search for a DNA sequence against millions of bacterial and archaeal genomes in minutes, ...

Does the superior quality of search results from dominant firms like Google stem primarily from better algorithms or from access to larger volumes of user-generated data?

There were seven confirmed algorithm updates (two less than last year). But Google's March core update was Google's biggest update ever. Google launched seven official and confirmed algorithmic ...

A purported leak of 2,500 pages of internal documentation from Google sheds light on how Search, the most powerful arbiter of the internet, operates. A purported leak of 2,500 pages of internal ...

A key question in artificial intelligence is how often models go beyond just regurgitating and remixing what they have learned and produce truly novel ideas or insights. A new project from Google ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have demonstrated how web search engine algorithms can be applied to enhance the protection of critical ...