Can these 7 apps sort my life out in two days? From clearing unread emails to organising pensions, SOPHIE HINES tackles years of ignored life admin

We challenged busy working mum Sophie Hines to tackle years of ignored life admin and 8,497 unread emails - the hi-tech way ...

Koryx Copper Announces Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Haib Copper Project, Southern Namibia

MTS OF CONTAINED Cu (Indicated Resource) and 1,385,000 MTS OF CONTAINED Cu (Inferred Resource) 2,338,000 MTS OF CONTAINED ...

Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists

Sir Tony Hoare, who has died aged 92, was a leading figure in computer software design best known for developing a leading ...
Yahoo Finance

Shell Explores Options to Sell Portions of Its Ventures Portfolio

Shell plc SHEL is a global leader in the energy sector. The company has reportedly put under review a significant portion of its investments within the Shell Ventures portfolio, according to Reuters.
Scientific American

Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it

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 ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Threads will now let you type “Dear Algo” in a post to adjust what sort of content its algorithm serves you

“To use the feature in a public post, type ‘Dear Algo’ and then a description of what you want Threads’ algorithm to show you more of. Once you make your request, the change will stick for three days ...
The Verge

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you want to tweak what’s on your feed, you can make a post and ask. If you want to tweak what’s on your feed, ...
Reuters

Shell misses profit expectations, but keeps buyback pace

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab missed fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday with an 11% drop to the lowest level since early 2021 amid weaker oil prices, but kept its ...
InfoQ

Expired Oracle Patent Opens Fast Sorting Algorithm to Open Source Databases

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Forbes

The Secret Life Of Algorithms

As the world races to build artificial superintelligence, one maverick bioengineer is testing how much unprogrammed intelligence may already be lurking in our simplest algorithms to determine whether ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

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 ...
New Scientist

Kids as young as 4 innately use sorting algorithms to solve problems

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...