Let's face it. You face some pretty steep odds to win the Powerball jackpot, like a 1 in 292.2 million chance. So is there any way to get edge? Does where you live matter? Are any numbers luckier than ...

MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, as baseball fans know, magic numbers start to matter. But what the heck is a magic number and ...

Spoiler alert! This story discusses details in the documentary "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish." "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" has been the talk of social media since dropping on ...

In an age of constant communication, receiving phone calls or messages from unknown numbers has become increasingly common. Whether it's a missed call from an unfamiliar number, a potential scam or a ...

Apple's Numbers spreadsheet for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations — and will immediately see how much easier ...

Feel like your bank account could use a boost? You’re not alone — and luckily, National Lottery Day (July 17) gives all of us a reason to chase the dream. New analysis by VegasInsider reveals the most ...

Our phones are a direct line to us, but sometimes we don’t want to give our numbers out to just anyone. They have more information attached to them than we might realize. Instead of giving your real ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Busy Beaver number, or BB(n), represents a mathematical problem that tries to calculate the longest possible run-time of a Turing machine ...

If your name gets picked for jury duty, it’s because a computer used a random number generator to select it. The same goes for tax audits or when you opt for a quick pick lottery ticket. But how can ...

We can never 100% prove that the constants really are constant. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There is a set of very special ...

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 ...