The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present the first dynamic algorithms for Dyck edit distance and tree edit distance that achieve subpolynomial update times. Dyck edit distance measures how far a ...

Spotify is testing a new Taste Profile feature, allowing users to directly tweak the algorithm behind their daily rotation Premium subscribers can use natural language prompts to curate their feeds, ...

The feature, announced at SXSW by co-CEO Gustav Söderström, lets Premium listeners see and shape the data model powering their recommendations, starting with a beta rollout in New Zealand For a decade ...

At the SXSW conference on Friday, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström announced a new feature, launching in beta, that will allow listeners for the first time to review and edit their Taste Profile, the ...

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...

Instagram has launched a major update for its Edits app. The app’s latest version adds pre-built templates, storyboards, advanced text customization options, and the ability to pull public Reels ...

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 ...

Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...