So, how exactly are AI chatbots affecting our minds, thoughts, beliefs and opinions? Scientists are scrambling to find out — and reports that have come out this week offer insights into what’s going ...

Google’s Google February 2026 Discover core update finished rolling out today. It began on Feb. 5 and completed 21 days later. This was the first confirmed Google Search update this year and the first ...

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about selected. While you’re on the app, TikTok tracks how you interact with videos. It monitors your watch time, the videos you like, the ...

In this video, we examine how Google Autocomplete functions and its underlying purpose. Key topics include the algorithm's workings, influenced by factors such as RankBrain, search history, location, ...

In this video, we examine how Google Autocomplete functions and its underlying purpose. Key topics include the algorithm's workings, influenced by factors such as RankBrain, search history, location, ...

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 ...

Crafting a perfect prompt for AI chatbots is often a challenge — so much so that startups are creating roles for prompt engineers. Consumer-facing AI apps are increasingly adding features like ...

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 ...