This week, creators reflected on whether the TikTok algorithm prioritises certain books and genres on the platform, resulting ...

Social media algorithms determine what billions of users see daily, yet most creators barely scratch the surface of how they operate. Platforms prioritize content ranking using engagement metrics, ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

If you’ve ever grabbed your phone “for just five minutes” and somehow found yourself still scrolling through TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts an hour later, you can relate. Many people assume ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

LinkedIn support accidentally revealed its algorithm: it tracks "viewer tolerance," reducing visibility for authors whose posts are consistently ignored. To succeed, diversify content types weekly, ...

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 ...

Cryptography secures communication in banking, messaging, and blockchain. Good algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC, SHA-2/3, ChaCha20) are secure, efficient, and widely trusted. Bad algorithms (DES, MD5, SHA-1, ...

When the maritime trade union Nautilus International asked memberswhat they thought of AI at a forum in January, there was some positive sentiment: “We shouldn’t automatically assume there will be ...

Demand for computing power—fueled largely by artificial intelligence (AI)—shows no signs of abating. Yet, as AI becomes a potent force in the world, a basic truth emerges: CPUs and GPUs are butting up ...