“Not All Algorithms are AI” is a three-part deep dive into the evolution of algorithms, what brought us to generative AI, and how to understand what this technology will do for your business. In Part ...

Quid's algorithm mapping software allows users to visualize the proliferation of ideas on the Internet. This representation of articles written about the Occupy Wall Street movement uses colors to ...

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 ...

One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.

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 ...

Bluesky is an alternative social network for folks who've left Twitter. We have the details on how everything works, from posting and following, to custom feeds and moderation. Peter is a writer and ...

For more than two millennia, mathematicians have produced a growing heap of pi equations in their ongoing search for methods to calculate pi faster and faster. The pile of equations has now grown ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact 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.

The Peabody Awards, aka the Pulitzers of broadcasting, now accept submissions from direct-to-consumer platforms. That's a welcome addition to the brave new world. My recent conversations with YouTube ...