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.

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Attorneys for the man convicted of murdering two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed their appeal. Richard Allen was convicted in 2024 of murder in the deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German. Allen ...

After a couple of delays due to what they called a “voluminous case,” appellate attorneys for convicted Delphi murderer ...

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The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when ...

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Google has integrated Opal, its vibe-coding tool for building AI mini-apps, directly into the Gemini web app. Users can now ...