Best Classes: Marathon Tier List

In Marathon, there are a variety of classes or 'shells' to choose from, each offering a unique style of gameplay and bringing something unique to ...

How The NCAA Seeded Your Favorite Team In The March Madness Bracket

March Madness Selection Sunday explained through data. The key metrics including NET rankings, quadrant wins, strength of schedule and WAB.

Turing Award winner Tony Hoare, computing pioneer who invented the Quicksort algorithm for a sixpence bet, dies at the age of 92

"You know, you shouldn't trust us intelligent programmers." ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
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 ...
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, ...
CNBC

Oil giant Shell posts weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years, keeps buybacks steady

British oil giant Shell posted adjusted earnings of $3.26 billion for the fourth quarter, missing analyst expectations. The London-headquartered firm maintained its quarterly share buyback of $3.5 ...
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 ...
Reuters

Shell flags chemicals and products unit loss, raising doubts over $3.5 billion buyback

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab expects a loss in its chemicals and products business in the fourth quarter due in part to "significantly lower" oil trading results, the energy ...
Yahoo

Is Your TikTok FYP Showing Old Videos? Users Are Reporting Major Algorithim Issues: Here’s What To Know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TikTok users have reported glitches while using the app on Sunday night. Issues reported include seeing videos they have already ...
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 ...