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At a low-key talk for a local professional society in 1964, computer scientist and chemist Gordon Moore laid out a prediction that would define the world of technology for more than 50 years. In the ...

So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...

Week 12 is here, and with injuries and bye weeks crushing fantasy rosters, savvy managers must turn to the waiver wire—so let’s break down the best running back streamers who can keep your season ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...

The rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is creating a new digital divide in K–12 education, an AI skills gap that threatens to leave some students behind. While some schools are ...

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

Science books, especially those written by scientists, sometimes have the reputation of being dry, dull and difficult. Perhaps they are thought of as thinly disguised textbooks, something to learn ...

Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It’s pretty fun and ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...