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.

Even if you use a “real” compression algorithm, they will almost always perform better if the data to compress has more repeating sequences.

Imagine a 100GB movie in a text! Anthony Ravenberg's quantum compression shatters limits, offering extreme data reduction and quantum-resistant security.

Microsoft is open-sourcing and releasing to the Open Compute Project its 'Project Zipline' data-compression algorithm, plus related hardware specs and source code.

Google has released a new data compression algorithm it hopes will make the Internet faster for everyone. Dubbed Zopfli, the open-source algorithm will accelerate data transfer speeds and reduce ...

Google is no Silicon Valley startup, but it's just as intent on creating compression algorithms as the fictional "Pied Piper." The search giant is about to unleash its latest algorithm, called ...

With a better data compression algorithm, you see, Hooli can pack more data into fewer machines and send it across the Internet at faster speeds. That means Hooli can save lots of money.

Google is open-sourcing a new general purpose data compression library called Zopfli that can be used to speed up Web downloads. The Zopfli Compression Algorithm, which got its name from a Swiss ...

On the other hand, LZ4 compression is about 20x faster than BZIP2 on the standard compression data, while BZIP2 achieves the best compression ratios. ZLIB provides a balance between performance and ...