Google launched four official and confirmed algorithmic updates in 2025, three core updates and one spam update. This is in comparison to last year, in 2024, where we had seven confirmed updates, then ...

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A broad measure of investment fell more than 10 percent in November, continuing a recent reversal and signaling the depth of China’s property crisis. By Daisuke Wakabayashi Daisuke Wakabayashi, the ...

The new Instagram feature reveals what the algorithm thinks you like and lets you adjust it, reshaping how content gets recommended on Reels. Instagram launched Your Algorithm in the U.S. today, a ...

The US FDA has cleared the first updates to the algorithm of the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery (AID) system (Insulet Corporation) since its launch in 2022. Omnipod 5, the only tubing-free pump ...

A lawyer for a man accused of killing his wife says internet searches for "how to saw a body" and "can identification be made on partial human remains" do not show his client is guilty. Instead, Brian ...

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 ...

Meta announced on Tuesday a new Facebook algorithm update that will showcase more Reels videos tailored to users’ preferences. The update includes features that offer users greater control over the ...

Pushed to the brink of extinction by a pandemic, humanity’s last hope lies in a deep-sea facility. But when a werewolf infiltrates the crew, the brilliant scientists are thrust into a deadly game of ...

A deal to prevent a US TikTok ban is now in place. The app’s algorithm will be copied, overseen by Oracle, and retrained using only American user data. This new, separate system addresses national ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that ...