A team of computer scientists has come up with a dramatically faster algorithm for one of the oldest problems in computer science: maximum flow. The problem asks how much material can flow through a ...

SoftBank has turned to quantum computing in a bid to improve radio access network (RAN) performance by optimizing its base station settings. During tests in Tokyo, the Japanese giant employed an Ising ...

A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class of challenges called combinatorial optimization problems. These are common in real-world applications such as ...