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 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 ...

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.

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Irvine-based Skyworks, a global leader in high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and Qorvo, a ...

The LinkedIn algorithm can feel like a mysterious gatekeeper, deciding which posts reach only a few connections and which break free into wider feeds. For professionals, creators, and brands, ...

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, ...

When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know! American Water will merge with Essential Utilities to create a $40 billion ...

Camden-based American Water Works Co. intends to merge with a Pennsylvania firm to create a utility giant with almost 20 million customers in 17 states. The acquisition of Essential Utilities Inc.

Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo, makers of Wi-Fi and ultra wideband processors for the iPhone, are merging as both attempt to guard against over-reliance on Apple. Back in May 2024, Skyworks reported a ...

Apple suppliers Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo will merge in a cash-and-stock deal to create a radio chip company with an enterprise value of $22 billion. Qorvo shareholders will receive $32.50 in cash ...