On March 5, 1953, the Soviet Union faced a massive shift in power. Joseph Stalin, the leader who had ruled the nation since 1924, died in Moscow ending a nearly 30-year reign that transformed the ...

It is one of the most notorious murders of the 20th century. In 1940 a Soviet spy killed the exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky in his home in Mexico City, acting on orders from Joseph Stalin. The ...

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...

“To use the feature in a public post, type ‘Dear Algo’ and then a description of what you want Threads’ algorithm to show you more of. Once you make your request, the change will stick for three days ...

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In 1933 Soviet authorities deported more than 6000 people to a remote island in Siberia with no food shelter or tools. Within days starvation violence and disease spiraled out of control as armed ...

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...

Authoritarian leaders typically attempt a radical reshaping of civic life. Every area of life—from culture and the arts to education and science—becomes subordinated to the preferences of the leader.

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TikTok has reached a deal that will allow it to keep operating in the United States, with a majority American-owned joint venture, but the terms could change the algorithm for users in the U.S. The ...

The Soviet system trembled the moment Stalin died. His sudden death in March 1953 unleashed fear, rivalries, and secret maneuvering among Beria, Khrushchev, and the party elite. This episode examines ...

[Sketchiest Guy in the World Voice] Hey kid, wanna see the X algorithm? It’s right over here. No really, Elon Musk appears to be partly making good on his promise about a week ago to open up the X ...