An effort in which thousands of people donate their computers' unused processing power has uncovered the largest prime number so far known. The number, with more than 6.3 million digits, is the sixth ...

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Prime numbers are endlessly fascinating to computing and math fans, and there's an infinite supply of them. A Microsoft contest succeeds in fleshing out the list of primes that aren't actually the ...

The number of UK students studying computing at A-level increased significantly this year, but experts have warned that more needs to be done to address skills gaps in areas like cybersecurity. It was ...

Peer-to-peer or grid computing has been around for quite a few years now. Corporate enterprises have shown little interest, but the scientific community has embraced it as a means to enable its ...

The latest crop of A-level results has seen ICT and computing subjects continue to lose ground, even as more general science and technology exams become more popular. Education and the high-tech ...

We are pouring through Amazon’s earnings release to mine the biggest takeaways. AWS Growth: Comes in at 19%. This is even with last quarter’s growth rate, but could be considered a positive as both ...

Three fresh cloud computing surveys, including a major Harvard Business Review report, offer an intriguing snapshot of cloud computing attitudes and adoption You think you’ve heard enough about the ...