University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science professor Nikolaos Sidiropoulos has introduced a breakthrough in graph mining with the development of a new computational algorithm.

One of Memphis' largest employers plans to lay off hundreds of workers. International Paper will lay off 650 employees company-wide, with 400 of those in Memphis — about 19% of its workforce here.

“The atomic bomb is a paper tiger used by the American reactionaries to scare people,” said Mao, who described the new killer weapon as scary looking, but in fact toothless. “Of ...