The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove.

During the 1990s the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant – formerly the Chernobyl NPP – continued operating with its remaining three RBMK reactors, but of course the 1970s-era automation ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Perplexity AI has introduced a new tool called Perplexity Computer. Unlike regular chatbots that only answer questions, this system is designed to complete entire ...

(Bloomberg) --International Business Machines Corp. shares had their worst day in more than 25 years on Monday, after AI startup Anthropic PBC said its Claude Code tool can help modernize Cobol, a ...

Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...

Claude Code's creator is warning that job titles across the US are set to transform. He says some will rapidly change this year. Anthropic's AI agent, which just received an update, is getting better ...

Computer science ranks third among the most in-demand U.S. bachelor’s degrees, with 60% of employers planning to hire such graduates, according to a recent survey. The Winter 2026 Salary Survey by the ...

Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local ...

International Business Machines stock is getting slammed Monday, becoming the latest perceived victim of rapidly developing AI technology, after Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used to ...

Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.

Whether you're streaming a show, paying bills online or sending an email, each of these actions relies on computer programs that run behind the scenes. The process of writing computer programs is ...

Tech workers are increasingly worried that the artificial intelligence they are building will replace them. But some are optimistic that it is just one more tool to work with. Though powerful, code ...