A team of Chinese quantum physicists working in the field of random number generation have made a breakthrough that could have significant implications for digital security. According to an article ...

Spotify has responded to user complaints that its shuffle playlists do not actually play songs in random order. Users accused the company of playing songs which generate more revenue more frequently ...

Researchers have developed a method for generating numbers guaranteed to be random, through the use of quantum mechanics. The experimental technique surpasses all previous methods for ensuring the ...

The math behind all the discussion of tonight’s Powerball drawing assumes true randomness – equal likelihood for each number to be chosen, both in the drawing itself and, crucially, in the process of ...

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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and CU Boulder have developed a method for generating numbers guaranteed to be random by quantum mechanics. Described in the ...

The math behind all the discussion of tonight’s Powerball drawing assumes true randomness – equal likelihood for each number to be chosen, both in the drawing itself and, crucially, in the process of ...