A new form of data compression, called Zippads, will create faster computer programs that could drastically lower the costs of computing.

Alireza Doostan is leading a major effort for real-time data compression for supercomputer research. A professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the ...

The different types of compression can have a huge effect on your big data transfers. Knowing what types to use is important for your business.

A US start-up company has attracted widespread attention by claiming to have developed a revolutionary new method for compressing data, but experts are sceptical. ZeoSync says its compression ...

Google today is officially announcing the release of a data compression feature for its Chrome mobile web browser which allows you to reduce your data usage on smartphones and tablets, potentially ...

Everyone has unzipped files via an algorithm called Deflate that has been used for data compression for 20 years. Now Facebook says it has something better called Zstandard.