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A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows ...

Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...

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BERLIN, Conn.—Here’s a job the computers can take without much complaint: sorting recyclables. For humans, it is a foul, laborious job that entails standing over a conveyor belt, plucking beer cans ...

Aptly-named snail mail might be getting even slower in 2026. The United States Postal Service has implemented new procedures for the new year, which could delay delivery. Among changes is the postmark ...

In a hangar-like building in Louisville, Colorado, outside Denver, crumpled plastic bottles, cans and other scraps were strewn across a giant conveyor belt. But you know what they say about one man’s ...

This camper was able to pass the tests but their algorithm didn't perform a swap of the smallest element and the first unsorted element. def selection_sort(items ...

Are you a postal or other logistics worker? Send us a report on conditions in your facility by filling out the form at the end of this article. On Sunday, November 16, at 3:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, ...

UPS Worldport in Louisville, the largest sorting and logistics facility in the United States, was the site of a plane crash Tuesday afternoon. Global shipping and logistics giant UPS has more than ...