Researchers have fused an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm with simulated annealing to build a hybrid portfolio ...

Researchers coupled an improved artificial bee colony algorithm with EPANET simulations to simultaneously identify the ...

Recommendation algorithms promise social media users a personalized experience, but some experts worry they promote doomscrolling, brain rot, and myriad mental health problems. Australia recently ...

Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. By Laura Chung Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...

More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived. By Emily ...

Teenagers want a greater voice in the design and governance of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, according to new research led by University College Dublin. Rather than passive victims ...

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...

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While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major global public health challenge, contributing to significant illness, social harm, and premature mortality. While it is well established that genetic, psychiatric, ...

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 ...