There are two layers to the TikTok algorithm. First, there is the abstract layer that defines the outcome developers wish to accomplish. An internal document shared with The New York Times specified ...

Recently, Google's DeepMind collaborated with research teams from MIT and Harvard University to achieve breakthrough advancements in scientific computing, jointly developing an AI research system that ...

Large language models aren’t just making mainstream search engines worse; they’re making the next generation of search ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth's history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known ...

In an interview with Harvard Law Today, Noah Giansiracusa explains how companies deploy what some call "dynamic" or “surveillance pricing,” using individual customers' data as a primary algorithmic ...

A controversial algorithmic age assurance system that Google has launched on YouTube is reportedly also being incorporated into the company’s tentpole search engine. The age check tool uses machine ...

Today marks my last Care and Feeding column. Nearly three and a half years ago, I dared to get back into journalism and joined the team. My goals were straightforward: sharpen my “pen,” practice ...

Do you remember the early days of social media? The promise of connection, of democratic empowerment, of barriers crumbling and gates opening? In those heady days, the co-founder of Twitter said that ...

Windows binaries are provided; while no installation is needed, you need to decompress everything and then run "pdf_viewer_app.exe" within the folder "pdf_viewer_app". Make sure you have writing ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Researchers have used the jellyfish search algorithm to optimize solar PV distributed generation placement and sizing. They have tested the algorithm on an IEEE 33-bus system, with one, two, or three ...