Ancient Origins

The Great Pyramid Algorithm: New Study Proposes Integrated Edge Ramps

A new computational study suggests the Great Pyramid of Giza was built using a sophisticated "Integrated Edge-Ramp" (IER) system, potentially solving a 4,500-year-old architectural enigma. This model ...
IEEE

Research on Elevator Group Optimal Dispatch Based on Ant Colony Algorithm

Abstract: Aiming at the optimization of the elevator group control system, the essence is to solve the NP-Hard problem to realize the rational allocation of elevators. The paper uses the main ...
GitHub

Comparing a classical Destination Dispatching algorithm against a PPO-trained reinforcement learning agent in a custom-built Gymnasium simulation environment.

elevator-ai/ ├── environment/ │ ├── building.py # Core simulation entities │ ├── elevator_env.py # Gymnasium environment │ └── traffic_patterns.py # Probabilistic passenger spawning ├── agents/ │ ├── ...
Live Science

Do you weigh more when an elevator goes up or when it comes down?

Your weight doesn't change because of gravity but because the floor pushes back. Physicists explain why elevators briefly make you feel heavier or lighter. When you purchase through links on our site, ...
Fast Company

Are we living in a simulation?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the whole universe just a simulation?
IEEE

Dynamic Elevator Group Control Algorithm Based on the Shortest Distance and the Shortest Time

Abstract: To improve the passenger-carrying efficiency of multiple elevators in modern buildings and reduce the energy consumption of the system, we propose a dynamic elevator group control algorithm ...
Business Wire

Specialized Elevator and Vintage Elevator Announce Merger

Bay Area’s Vintage joins largest independent union elevator services company in the U.S. CANTON, Mass. & SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Specialized Elevator (“Specialized”), a portfolio company ...
Newsweek

US TikTok Deal Could Change Your Algorithm

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. TikTok has reached a deal that will allow it to keep operating in the United States, with a majority American-owned joint ...
Seeking Alpha

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. Develops Serial-Parallel Architecture-Based FPGA Quantum Computing Simulation Framework

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (HOLO), (“HOLO” or the "Company"), a technology service provider, launched a brand-new FPGA-based quantum computing ...
TechCrunch

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
International Monetary Fund

GDP Nowcasting Performance of Traditional Econometric Models vs Machine-Learning Algorithms: Simulation and Case Studies

Are Machine Learning (ML) algorithms superior to traditional econometric models for GDP nowcasting in a time series setting? Based on our evaluation of all models from both classes ever used in ...