Google Research recently revealed TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that reduces the memory footprint of large language ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

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The ‘Burbs brought viewers back to the fictional town of Hinkley Hills. But there’s something wicked brewing under the surface of this town’s pristine reputation. The new series from Peacock, based on ...

When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force. His new gig coincided with the release of ...

Scroll through social media long enough and a pattern emerges. Pause on a post questioning climate change or taking a hard line on a political issue, and the platform is quick to respond—serving up ...

Below, Polygon breaks down all the most important details from Fallout season 2 episode 8 with some help from showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet, series star Kyle MacLachlan, and Bethesda boss Todd ...

The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number of investment firms. The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number ...

Social media algorithms determine what billions of users see daily, yet most creators barely scratch the surface of how they operate. Platforms prioritize content ranking using engagement metrics, ...

Elon Musk's social network X (formerly known as Twitter) last night released some of the code and architecture of its overhauled social recommendation algorithm under a permissive, enterprise-friendly ...