computer scientists

Does a "tax-free" currency sound too good to be true? Some are heralding such a promise in a relatively new virtual currency called Bitcoin, which is making waves among Libertarians, hackers, and computer scientists alike.

(University of Calgary) University of Calgary computer scientists predict a new form of adware may become a threat to computer security through wireless networks.

They were all known as "quants," traders and financial engineers who used brain-twisting math and superpowered computers to pluck billions in fleeting dollars out of the market.

The quants did their best to contain the damage, but they were like firefighters trying to douse a raging inferno with gasoline—the more they tried to fight the flames...