Bit by Bit is a weekly column focusing on technical advances each and every week across multiple spaces. My name is Adam Conway, and I've been covering tech and following the cutting-edge for a decade ...

A new network paradigm can generate meaningfully random numbers—and fast. In network encryption, randomness has huge value because it’s not “solvable” by hackers. Classical computers can’t be ...

North Carolina is auditing its municipal elections by manually tallying votes to ensure the credibility of the results.

The Powerball lottery jackpot was an estimated $81 million with a cash option of $37.9 million for the Wednesday, Sept. 17 ...

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $358 million with a cash option of $164.5 million for Tuesday night's ...

Electronic table games have been a niche add-on but now reflect a broader shift taking shape across the gambling industry.

A set of numbers proved to be a lucky combination — and now thousands of North Carolina lottery tickets are winners. More than 7,000 tickets scored prizes in the Pick 3 game, which allows lottery ...

For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 degrees, the longest such streak ever. That searing Arizona heat dehydrates crops and evaporates water the state needs to ...