TikTok just updated its Terms of Service under new ownership, prompting users to look more carefully at the platform's policies. Credit: Joseph Maldonado/Mashable When U.S.-based TikTok users opened ...

Spotify has officially rolled out its “Prompted Playlist” feature to the US and Canada, giving Premium subscribers the ...

Elon Musk has announced that the recommendation algorithm for X will be made open source within seven days. In a post shared ...

Most platforms give you some control over what appears in your recommendations and ‘for you’ feeds. Most platforms give you some control over what appears in your recommendations and ‘for you’ feeds ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

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 ...

Users can note which content they would like to view more frequently. Instagram is handing users some control in deciding what content they see. The social media giant is allowing users to have a say ...

You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about selected. While you’re on the app, TikTok tracks how you interact with videos. It monitors your watch time, the videos you like, the ...

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

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.

When people look back on the 2025 Phillies, the loss of Zack Wheeler will always stand out. On Aug. 15, the club revealed that the 35-year-old had a right upper-extremity blood clot. He was placed on ...

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