Previously, financial firms relied on intuition that had been honed over years of exposure to the market. Today, many have ...

The true danger of Hypnocracy reveals itself precisely here: it doesn’t need to convince everyone; it only needs to maintain a certain critical mass in a state of trance to alter the entire field of ...

AI has officially moved from a theoretical promise to an essential everyday element, powering industries, shaping policy, and transforming how people live. The leaders behind this transition are doing ...

TikTok’s algorithm favors mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and Taylor Swift, according to a Washington Post analysis. At first, the mental health-related videos ...

Meta is giving Instagram users a rare glimpse into why certain posts are showing up on their Reels, the platform’s feed of algorithmically curated videos. Starting today, users will now see a list of ...

You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about selected. While you’re on the app, TikTok tracks how you interact with videos. It monitors your watch time, the videos you like, the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Imagine appearing for a job interview and, without saying a single word, being told that you are not getting the role because your face didn’t fit. You would assume discrimination, and might even ...

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S.

In less than two decades, social media has gone from a tool to connect friends to the most powerful driver of politics and culture in the United States. What once seemed like a digital town square has ...