Instagram will start testing a new algorithm that will choose what content we see first. Tech journalist Kurt Wagner explains what an algorithm does, and why users might not be so happy about it. And ...

algorithm is indispensable in our lives in Google searches, social media analysis, programs that execute and process specific tasks, the development of artificial intelligence, etc. Debbie Passey, a ...

Maybe it was a language barrier he ran into, or possibly an inclination to do things the hard and smart way, but we really like [Alessio]’s take on building the display for his word clock. Instead of ...

If you’re a Wordle junkie, you probably spend some time searching for ways to better your word choice. The popular online game forces users to guess a common, five-letter word in up to six tries. A ...

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." This opening verse from the Gospel of John alludes to the unique power of language and communication. As we enter the ...

Personalised picks by streamers like Netflix and Amazon now determine more viewer choices than suggestions by friends and family. New research from Ampere Analysis suggests this is particularly true ...

"My hope is that ‘Oppenheimer’ and similar projects are not considered anomalies, that we stop translating creative experience into diagrams." Emily Blunt doesn’t want any mathematical equation to ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Microsoft has ...