Discover how the Luhn Algorithm verifies credit card accuracy, supports secure transactions, and helps prevent errors in inputting Social Security numbers.

"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" child actor Floyd Roger Myers Jr. died Wednesday at the age of 42, his family announced. The actor’s sister, Tyree Trice, confirmed his death on a GoFundMe page set up to ...

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 ...

Kirk made the statement in reference to Floyd's alleged criminal history and the circumstances surrounding his death. Kirk's exact words were: "I am also going to offer some context and some nuance ...

The boxing world was hit with a big announcement on Thursday night when former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and former multi-division champion Floyd Mayweather said they agreed to a bout to be held ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

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.

Google’s June 2025 Core Update just finished. What’s notable is that while some say it was a big update, it didn’t feel disruptive, indicating that the changes may have been more subtle than game ...

Five years ago, the fight for racial justice reached a fever pitch when George Floyd was killed by a White police officer, Derek Chauvin. The world watched in horror as Chauvin placed his knee on ...

Memorialize the Movement has been collecting and saving the art since 2020. Five years ago, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, video of then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ...