In a world of AI slop and addictive algorithms, Gen Zs feel like they’re living in an endless scroll. Shopping feels mindless, they’re increasingly skeptical, feel they’re constantly being sold to, ...

Google has rolled out fewer confirmed search ranking updates in 2025, then it did in all the past years where Google confirmed these updates. Google rolled out only four confirmed updates in 2025, ...

From analog hobbies to tech curfews, these Gen Zers are experimenting with science-backed ways to help their brains feel a little less foggy. Doomscrolling has taken over our screen time, and ...

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...

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.

Publishers are redefining their social strategies as algorithms dominate discovery. By blending authenticity, personality, and editorial rigor, media brands aim to build trust and engagement with Gen ...

They were the kind of photos that stop you mid-scroll: Dua Lipa posing with a lit cigarette pressed between her lips — not sneaking a smoke but flaunting it like a must-have accessory. The images, ...

Jack Gordon reveals how he experimented with the TikTok algorithm to understand going viral. Explore data analysis and social media strategies for TikTok success! GOP lawmakers join Democrats to stop ...

Google’s Willow quantum computer (pictured here) is delivering. Image credits: Google. “Today, we’re announcing research that shows — for the first time in history — that a quantum computer can ...

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 ...

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 easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been one of the most supported single-player games in recent memory, with a ton of DLC stories and quests to partake in. Bandai Namco has decided to share some of that ...