BEIJING, Dec ‌20 (Reuters) - The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short ‌video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the app's Chinese owner ByteDance ...

TikTok’s algorithm favors mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and Taylor Swift, according to a Washington Post analysis. At first, the mental health-related videos ...

After President Donald Trump announced that his Gold Card program is officially up and running, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the application forms prospective applicants will ...

A months-long joint investigation by Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative has uncovered widespread price testing on Instacart's grocery delivery platform. The research shows that identical ...

Google released the December 2025 core update today, the company announced. This is the third core update of 2025 and the fourth major Google algorithm update overall. Earlier this year, Google rolled ...

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by Spotify‘s algorithm recommending songs that don’t match your taste, there’s some good news. The streaming giant is finally giving you a way to take control of its ...

Tom Hanks, playing Jim Lovell in Apollo 13, used this modified version of the astronaut's famous quote, "Houston, we have a problem!" I wonder if these words have been spoken at the Office of ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view 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.

Mr. Conte is the co-founder and chief executive of Patreon. The World Wide Web was introduced some three decades ago. Describing in 2019 the hopes that had been projected onto the internet at its ...

In 2025, the Instagram algorithm has become more advanced than ever, using artificial intelligence and machine learning to decide what content users see in their Feeds, Reels, Stories, Explore pages, ...

Looks like the casting process has officially begun for Love Island USA! And if you want to apply, prepare to carve a big chunk of time out of your schedule because the application is loooong. The ...