The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Perhaps the biggest change for Notes this year is the brand new design with Liquid Glass. Though the basic structure of the app remains the same, everything looks and feels more modern thanks to ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

Prurigo simplex causes intense itchiness and small raised bumps or blisters on the skin. The exact cause of prurigo simplex is unknown, but it can be linked to health problems like diabetes or mental ...

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. Doing things the old-fashioned ...

Introduction: In unsupervised learning, data clustering is essential. However, many current algorithms have issues like early convergence, inadequate local search capabilities, and trouble processing ...

Job market data get revised every month. But rarely are the revisions as negative as the ones in Friday’s employment report. The Labor Department lowered its payroll count for May and June by a ...

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for the labor market. By Ben Casselman Arguably the biggest news in Friday’s ...

(The Center Square) – King County’s 2024 homeless population has been revised upward by 483 people after new data was derived from a unique survey method used by the King County Regional Homelessness ...

The move was a reversal of a Biden-era policy that banned federal investigators from going after reporters’ notes, phone records and testimony in leak investigations. By Charlie Savage and Devlin ...

Note-taking is a critically important skill that teaches organization, paraphrasing, attention to detail, critical thinking, and self-discipline. I have been a strong advocate for efficient ...

Egypt-based CNC machine manufacturer Simplex has raised $13 million, led by Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Development Centre. Founded in 2013 by Ahmed Shaaban, Mohamed Mansour and Amr Mahmoud, ...