As a young art major at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Dr. Barbara Johnson once stood before blank canvases waiting for inspiration to strike. It arrived instead in a computer lab in 1984 ...

Looking for a new antivirus? My tried and tested favorites will improve the security of your desktop PC, laptop, and mobile devices.

ActiveX is a Microsoft software framework that enables applications to share data across web browsers, enhancing functionality and security in computing.

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is rolling out what the department is calling the “Pledge America Campaign,” which encourages broadcasters to air “patriotic, pro-America ...

Tech workers are increasingly worried that the artificial intelligence they are building will replace them. But some are optimistic that it is just one more tool to work with. Though powerful, code ...

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont is helping people keep up with changing technology through a three-day training program. Organizers said the course helps people build digital skills ...

From his early days as a gifted engineer to his final years spent chasing a divine vision through code, Terry Davis was one of the most unusual figures in modern computing history. To his fellow ...

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

Recent years have seen a huge shift to online services. By necessity, remote jobs have skyrocketed, and the tech industry has ballooned. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, software developer ...

You can keep reading Carolina Public Press, your nonprofit source for trustworthy, in-depth reporting that holds power to account in North Carolina, for free. We deliver independent, investigative ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Francis Wolke moved across the country to Silicon Valley with a dream – to join the ranks of the wealthy elite. But instead the 30-year-old computer programmer went down a dark path and his name would ...