In a world’s first, IBM Research announced at this week’s NeurIPS conference an 4-bit AI training system that may help reduce machine learning’s heavy carbon footprint.

A 307-digit composite Mersenne number has been broken down into primes, and 1024-bit RSA keys are next, according to encryption researchers. Researchers from the University of Lausanne, the ...

Published May 15, 2024, 4:40 p.m. ET This pin might make you an easy target. Many people have difficulty selecting and remembering a passcode, especially when it involves four-digit pins.

An earlier logic chip used as a building block for CPUs. Bit slice processors used arithmetic logic units (ALUs) that typically came in 4-bit increments, although 1- and 2-bit devices were also made.

The 2,000,000,000,000,000th digit of the mathematical constant pi has been found in a striking display of parallel computing power. BBC Homepage. ... the two quadrillionth "bit" is 0.