The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Altice USA rebranded to Optimum Communications as it looks to refocus amid a worrying slump for the business. The change will see Altice lean on its Optimum cable brand name, a decision the firm said ...

Say adieu to the Altice USA name: The cable operator has changed its corporate name to Optimum Communications, effective immediately, to match its services brand identity. The company will cease ...

Optimal Blue CEO Joe Tyrrell has responded to a class action lawsuit alleging mortgage price-fixing, calling the claims baseless and frivolous. The company, along with 26 major lenders, is accused of ...

The House of Representatives adopted a resolution to honor the "life and legacy" of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday, just over a week after he was shot and killed during a college ...

WASHINGTON — In a vote that divided Democrats, the House on Friday passed a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and rejecting the political violence of recent years. The vote ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. EA and Battlefield Studios have revealed the performance targets for Battlefield 6 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, confirming what console ...

Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has called Borderlands 4's performance "pretty damn optimal" in response to complaints about the game's optimization on PC. In a series of X posts on September 15, ...

A bipartisan group of House members on Tuesday introduced a war powers resolution to prohibit U.S. involvement in Iran as its conflict with Israel intensifies, signaling they may force a vote on the ...

Thousands of households across the New York City area will soon lose access to Spectrum News NY1 or News 12 thanks to an ongoing dispute between the cable companies that own the stations. Spectrum ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. I’ve been a lifelong runner, and I’m surrounded by all kinds of athletes in my life. My mother was a ...