New Scientist

We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...
Bleeping Computer

UK carriers to block spoofed phone numbers in fraud crackdown

Under a new partnership with the government aimed at combating fraud, Britain's largest mobile carriers have committed to upgrading their networks to eliminate scammers' ability to spoof phone numbers ...
Hosted on MSN

E Minecraft, But Breaking Blocks Spawns Random Mobs

In this Minecraft challenge, every time a block is broken, a random mob appears. From harmless animals to dangerous monsters, the outcome is unpredictable and changes how survival is played. A fun ...
Yahoo

I was sent $3K from a random number. The stranger said it was a mistake — then accused me of stealing. Is this a scam

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A surprise Apple Cash deposit may seem like a harmless error, but sending the money back could cost you thousands. Instant payment ...
IFLScience

Why Do Many Large Language Models Give The Same Answer To This "Random" Number Query?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
UPI

Judge blocks random immigration raids in LA

July 12 (UPI) --A federal judge in California issued two restraining orders blocking federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from conducting random detentions of people in Los Angeles and ...
IFLScience

With Quantum Entanglement And Blockchain, We Can Finally Generate Real Random Numbers

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
Nature

Cheat-proof random numbers generated from quantum entanglement

A quantum random-number generator has been developed that uses classical cryptography to certify that its output was produced by a quantum process. A truly random number is generated by a process ...
Houston Chronicle

Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them

(THE CONVERSATION) A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed something unique – the etchings, lines like tally marks, may ...
CNBC

Receiving odd texts for someone else? Rise of 'wrong number' messages is new payday for scammers

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec An increasing number of seemingly random and innocuous texts are hitting Apple and Android ...
PC Gamer

Scientists have created a random number generator that's truly random—and no, that's not an easy thing to do at all

Hardware There are a surprising number of programs designed to randomly kill processes on your computer until it crashes—or you wimp out Hardware Dell's CES 2026 chat was the most pleasingly un-AI ...