On π-day, one mathematician explores our fascination with pi and asks why we obsessively compute its digits.

This picture taken early on April 8, 2020 shows the closest supermoon to the Earth, also known as a … [+] pink moon, behind the cross on a church in downtown Moscow. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The moon’s phases determine Easter’s date. […]

Amit Sharma, CEO, CData. getty Enterprise data is more complex, diverse and vital than ever. The only problem? The way we store and manage data has remained, by and large, the same. The prevailing data management strategy is to store all data in a database, no matter its source, structure or use in the business. […]

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Jackson. getty Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is shaking the foundation of business and profoundly impacting workforces worldwide, and many organizations are upscaling to be prepared. Over the next decade, financial services specifically will evolve into a data-driven ecosystem where insurance, investments and retirement solutions are heavily powered by […]

Bonnethead Shark in the shallows of Pine Island Sound, Florida getty With its distinctive head shape and elusive nature, hammerheads have long captivated the attention of scientists and imagination of ocean enthusiasts. Yet, despite our fascination with these animals, much about these predators remains a secret. This is particularly true of the early stages of […]

A startup out of Paris that began life building marketing tools has raised $22 million after making a successful pivot into billing — a space it discovered was even more broken among potential customers. Lago, developer of an open-source billing platform, has picked up the funding across two rounds of funding it’s revealing to coincide […]

Save for fintech and cleantech, B2B e-commerce and retail was the leading destination for venture capital dollars over the last five years. The premise of digitizing the continent’s mom-and-pop convenience stores and offering various solutions to streamline logistics and procurement processes saw hundreds of millions of dollars flood the segment, particularly during the venture capital […]

Kim Komando  |  Special to USA TODAY As I scour 35 to 40 websites a day to make sure I’m up to speed on the tech world, I’m seeing a common theme: drama. There’s a lot of it in the artificial intelligence world right now, and unsurprisingly, it’s mainly humans causing the buzz. While everyone […]

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra photography kit is a beaut. I’m busy testing the Xiaomi 14 Ultra’s camera but please take a minute to appreciate this gorgeous photography accessory kit. It updates last year’s version with a beefier battery that can power the phone. Just feast your eyes on that gorgeous two-stage shutter button! One thing […]

BRAZIL – 2023/10/02: In this photo illustration, the inDrive logo is seen displayed on a smartphone … [+] screen. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images InDrive, the ride-hailing app, has secured a $150 million deal from investors to bolster its product and market expansion plans. The $150 […]