A deterministic proof seems within reach, until composite numbers start masquerading as primes. This video traces how Fermat's theorem becomes a probabilistic algorithm, and why embracing uncertainty ...

When anthropology researcher Ashley McDermott was doing fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, she says many people voiced the same concern: Children were losing touch with their indigenous language ...

When Markiplier’s gaming streams or Emma Chamberlain’s coffee-soaked vlogs show up in your YouTube feed, it’s because these videos are algorithmically anointed. The YouTube algorithm delivers relevant ...

In a landmark decision, a California jury has awarded $3 million to a 20-year-old woman who claimed Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube intentionally design their platforms to be addictive and ...

Developer Steven Irby built a web app that transforms YouTube into a cable TV-style guide, letting you flip through channels. When you pick a channel, you join whatever video is mid-play, recreating ...

YouTube is a key tool in recruiting far-right activists to the largest British fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA), according to new research. Dr. Tony Karas, Research Fellow in Criminology at ...

He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. is the Verge’s weekend editor.

Most platforms give you some control over what appears in your recommendations and ‘for you’ feeds. Most platforms give you some control over what appears in your recommendations and ‘for you’ feeds ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

You open YouTube Shorts while waiting for your coffee. A couple of videos, you think. Thirty minutes later, you're still scrolling. The brain is buzzing, time is gone. YouTube Shorts isn't just a ...