Southern writer Sean Dietrich traces how smartphones, algorithms and outrage culture killed newspapers, gutted reading and ...

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In 2025, melody found its way back into Bollywood’s bloodstream. After years of high-decibel beats, remix-heavy charts and ...

The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when ...

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.

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves ...

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...

The LinkedIn algorithm can feel like a mysterious gatekeeper, deciding which posts reach only a few connections and which break free into wider feeds. For professionals, creators, and brands, ...

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Pope Leo XIV gestures, on the day he celebrates a Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Education and proclaims St. John Henry Newman as "Doctor of the Church" in Saint Peter's Square, at the Vatican, ...