Shortest path algorithms sit at the heart of modern graph theory and many of the systems that move people, data, and goods around the world. After nearly seventy years of relying on the same classic ...

Ford’s $19.5 billion write-off on its electric vehicle business is the latest example of foolhardy efforts to quickly phase out fossil fuels. Ford Motor’s stunning announcement that it’s taking a ...

A 1966 example of the Ford GT40 MkII is heading to auction in January—and it’s not just any example of the already ultra-rare car, but the “most original” one. Eleven MkII GT40s were built, and just ...

We all like to think we’re enlightened enough to make better choices for our kids than to repeat some of the shortcomings of our own upbringing. We want them to know they’re cared for, and we want to ...

When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Ford has launched two AI systems to help factory workers find minor parts problems. The system checks if the correct trim parts are added to each vehicle and if each electrical connection is fully ...

SoulCycle co-founders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler are shutting down their therapy app Peoplehood and selling its assets to WeightWatchers, according to Fortune. When Peoplehood first launched in ...

Nomad Foods Limited's Q2 '25 results were weak, with revenue and margins pressured by hot European weather and cost inflation. Gross margin decline was significant, driven by cost inflation and ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.