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 ...

An effort in which thousands of people donate their computers' unused processing power uncovers the largest prime number so far known. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

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 students taking GCSE computing rocketed by 76% over the past year, fuelling hopes that this could translate into more UK school leavers pursuing careers in cybersecurity. In total, entry ...

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 ...

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We’ve been reporting on server growth around cloud computing for a while. And now, according to IDC, worldwide server market revenues increased 11 percent in the second quarter. Clearly, this is not ...

This year saw the number of both male and female students taking A-level computing in the UK increase when compared to 2020. In 2021, 13,829 students in the UK in total took computing at A-level, an ...