Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s ...

Leslie Lamport revolutionized how computers talk to each other. Now he’s working on how engineers talk to their machines. Leslie Lamport may not be a household name, but he’s behind a few of them for ...

Algorithms help us find lots of things: a date, a driving route, a chainsaw. For software companies, however, finding the right one to use isn’t easy. Algorithm developers are in short supply, and ...