Today we're looking at HyperLogLog, an algorithm that leverages random chance to count the number of distinct items are in a ...

Quantum computers—devices that process information using quantum mechanical effects—have long been expected to outperform classical systems on certain tasks. Over the past few decades, researchers ...

Feed algorithms are not politically neutral. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, using the ...

In a new study, scientists successfully trained a brain organoid derived from mouse stem cells to solve an engineering benchmark known as the “cart-pole problem.” By applying weak or strong electric ...

A web-based tool that incorporates patient preference in antidepressant selection was associated with a significant decrease ...

Fake videos and images depicting fake attacks and fake troops have racked up tens of millions of views on social media ...

A landmark Nature study of nearly 5,000 X users found that the platform's algorithmic feed measurably shifts political opinions rightward — and switching back to the chronological feed doesn't reverse ...

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A retinal image could help doctors quickly distinguish between similar neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer's disease, and with ...

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Biochar is widely promoted as a climate friendly soil amendment that can store carbon and improve crop growth. Yet scientists have long debated whether it always benefits soil ecosystems. A new study ...

A peer-reviewed field experiment published on February 18, 2026, found that X’s algorithmic “For You” feed shifted users’ political opinions in a conservative direction over roughly seven weeks. The ...