Adaptive systems were supposed to simplify decision-making. Instead of hard-coded rules, engineers built models that could learn from data, respond to change, and improve over time. That promise still ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban cautioned that social media algorithms, rather than candidates' policies or personalities, could have the greatest influence on voter behavior in the upcoming 2026 ...

The deal paves the way for TikTok to escape legal peril months after a U.S. ban. Social media giant TikTok struck an agreement to put its U.S. operations under the majority control of U.S. investors, ...

TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in ...

The electrical industry is experiencing uneven growth, with data centers leading the upward arm of the K-shaped economy, while other sectors face stagnation or decline. Economic forecasts predict ...

People often treat IQ scores as if they define a person’s worth — but do they really measure intelligence? Today, we break down the flaws, biases, and misconceptions behind IQ testing. What we ...

Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in technology and education. He is an ongoing contributor to the CDW family of magazines. According to the most recent figures in the National Youth ...

An overview of the U.S. national debt, the proposal for a national wealth fund, and how government investments, taxation, and economic pressures may impact consumers, markets, and individual investors ...

That sunset that finally shone over Chicago when the winter storm had finally subsided after clobbering the area this weekend is hardly a distant memory, but already, the area is preparing for another ...

Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of anomaly detection using k-means data clustering, implemented with JavaScript. Compared to other anomaly detection techniques, ...

Mr. Means quietly departed his federal role about a month ago. His sister has been nominated for surgeon general. By Benjamin Mueller Calley Means, an influential adviser to Health Secretary Robert F.

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. TikTok’s algorithm, which shapes what more than a billion users see, has developed an almost mystical reputation for ...