Looking for good code examples for LeetCode problems? You’re in luck! Lots of people share their solutions online, especially ...

Abstract: Graph theory is a critical field in computer science and mathematics, particularly in solving shortest path problems. In this paper, a comparative analysis of Breadth-First Search (BFS) and ...

Can the government regulate social media features because they are "addictive"? Jane Bambauer and I talk with Emory Law professor Matthew Lawrence about whether features like infinite scroll, ...

Retention analysts say Shorts older than 28-30 days are being deprioritized in recommendations. The reported shift affects channels ranging from 100 million to one billion monthly views. Creators warn ...

Instagram is back with a new feature that will allow users to "tune" their algorithm to only display the content they prefer to see, which will be first made available to Reels. The feature is still ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

The TikTok algorithm, built by its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd., is what has made the app so popular with half of America. The enormously powerful technology can master the intricacies of our ...

How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

Stay-at-home mom Jaylin Palacio traveled to Arizona last year with a plan to sit in a hotel room and place thousands of dollars of bets on teams she knew nothing about. The 54-year-old had stumbled ...