Internet
Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against social media algorithms
Women’s sport is more and more getting the attention it deserves.This article was originally published on this website.
Month: May 2025
Internet
Personalized social media features could help users manage time and well-being
Redesigning social media to suit different needs of users could make their time online more focused, according to new research by University of Bristol academics.This article was originally published on this website.
Internet
Web archivists scrambling to save US public data from deletion
As President Donald Trump’s administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights and other […]
Internet
Google shares plunge after Apple executive’s court testimony
Shares in Google parent Alphabet plunged more than eight percent on Wednesday after Apple executive Eddy Cue testified in federal court that Google’s search traffic on Apple devices declined last month for the first time […]
Math
How math reveals the bleeding edge of AI
Mathematicians love the certainty of proofs. This is how they verify that their intuition matches observable truth.This article was originally published on this website.
Math
Mapping our emotionally divided society: Mathematical model helps explain polarization
In our polarized political system, what’s one thing that Democrats and Republicans have in common? Growing distrust and dislike for each other.This article was originally published on this website.
Math
Facebook data used to study global human migration patterns
A team of statistical researchers at Meta, owner of Facebook, working with colleagues from the University of Hong Kong and Harvard University, has applied a specially designed algorithm to analyze Facebook data to track human […]
Internet
Japan dating app uses govt data to verify unmarried status
A popular Japanese dating app has introduced a feature allowing it to verify users’ marital status through government records, in a bid to prevent married cheaters pretending to be single.This article was originally published on […]
Math
Physiology-inspired networks could improve political decision-making
A study led by researchers at the Columbia Butler Aging Center and the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health has unveiled a framework for rethinking political decision-making—drawing inspiration from how the human body maintains stability […]
Math
Mathematician solves algebra’s oldest problem using intriguing new number sequences
A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra’s oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations.This article was originally published on this website.