Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

The company behind ChatGPT is putting together a team capable of developing algorithms to control robots and appears to be hiring roboticists who work specifically on humanoids. The company has ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

Set similarity joins represent a critical operation in modern data management by efficiently identifying pairs of data objects—typically sets—that exhibit a similarity above a defined threshold. Such ...

A Google executive has reportedly confirmed that the company will combine Chrome OS and Android into a single platform. This news comes after we reported in November that Chrome OS will be merged into ...

Moderna’s move to merge technology and human resources into a single function is the latest sign that artificial intelligence is bringing big changes to the workforce. The biotech company late last ...

The mail merge process in Outlook 2025 has been redesigned to prioritize simplicity and usability. You can now initiate the feature directly from the “New Mail” dropdown menu or through the “Options” ...