For the first time, Instagram will start letting you control the topics its algorithm recommends, much as you now can on TikTok. The new feature is starting with the Reels tab but will eventually come ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. In late 2022, when ChatGPT was released, I wasn’t very worried about the ...

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 ...

Facebook's vice president of product, Jagjit Chawla, talks about how the platform treats AI-generated content and how you can see less of it. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial ...

PDFs remain a common way to share documents because they preserve formatting across devices and platforms. Sometimes, however, you end up with several separate PDFs that would be easier to handle as a ...

It seemed like a simple rite of passage a few years ago when Brookhaven Town Councilman Neil Manzella introduced his son, Neil III, to the Rubik's Cube — the box-shaped, Technicolor puzzle that has ...

The polarising impact of social media isn’t just the result of bad algorithms – it is inevitable because of the core components of how the platforms work, a study with AI-generated users has found. It ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Learn how to make a cube using stapler pins in this step-by-step DIY guide. Using simple tools like tweezers or pliers, you’ll bend and connect pins into sharp edges and solid corners — no glue or ...

For some reason, it’s 2025 and PDFs are still the most complicated file type to work with. Whether it’s trying to edit text, reduce file size, deal with compatibility issues, or just trying to ...