Optical computing has emerged as a powerful approach for high-speed and energy-efficient information processing. Diffractive ...

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 ...

The time has finally come for audiences to embark on the second half of the fantastical "Wicked" adventure that began a year ago. Last year's debut was a massive box office and door-busting hit with ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Abstract: This study explores the application and practice of deep learning algorithms and MATLAB software in teaching higher mathematics. The teaching case design of function approximation, ...

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 ...

Performance Max has evolved dramatically since its 2021 launch. If you’re still running campaigns like it’s 2023, you’re leaving serious performance gains behind. With Google rolling out enhanced ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

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 the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...