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 ...

J. Cole is bringing it back to blogging, introducing The Algorithm on his Inevitable website. Cole revealed that the blog is an effort he has wanted to launch to connect with his audience for years.

“This is just a place for me to share,” he wrote. “I been wanting a lil blog for years. Somewhere to post random sh– I f— with where the audience is way smaller than it is on the social media ...

You might have heard that algorithms are in control of everything you hear, read, and see. They control the next song on your Spotify playlist, or what YouTube suggests you watch after you finish a ...

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Social media platforms are more than just tools for sharing cat videos or keeping up with friends—they're powerful influencers of public opinion. The algorithms that drive these platforms determine ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

When Libby Wadle took the reins of the J.Crew Group back in 2020, one of the first LinkedIn messages the CEO got was from a shopper begging her to bring back the J.Crew catalog. It took four years, ...