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 ...

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 ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze was livid on the sideline after Oklahoma executed what appeared to be a fake substitution in its 24-17 win over the Tigers. As it turns out, he was justified in his ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

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.

Georgia's season is over after a 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, but the single moment that really ended it came with a little less than eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

You might have heard that algorithms are in control of everything you hear, read, and see. They control the next song on your Spotify playlist, or what YouTube suggests you watch after you finish a ...

Abstract: Modern digital communication relies heavily on text encryption to ensure secure communications and protect sensitive information. With the growth of the internet and digital communication, ...

Following a late-game substitution by Oregon against Ohio State, the NCAA has issued a rule change to prevent the clock from moving in the future. This past Saturday, Oregon head coach Dan Lanning ...