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 ...

This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...

With growing focus on the existential threat quantum computing poses to some of the most crucial and widely used forms of encryption, cryptography engineer Filippo Valsorda wants to make one thing ...

Four goons stole a car from two women in a Brooklyn Lowe’s parking lot, then sent the victims flying when they sped away — including a 72-year-old who was using a walker, cops said. The 72-year-old ...

Speaking at WSJ Opinion Live in Washington, D.C., WSJ Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot and SandboxAQ CEO Jack Hidary discuss Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) and their role in AI applications, the ...

The Ukrainian military captured a Russian position using only ground robots and aerial drones — completely unassisted by any infantry, for the first time in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Instagram Reels continues to shape how creators grow, with the Instagram Reels algorithm favoring content that keeps viewers engaged. Using trending audio alongside strong Instagram SEO helps videos ...

The goal should be purposeful integration: using records to improve context for education, navigation, and appropriate escalation—without presenting the tool as a substitute for professional judgment.

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...

In high school, I put useless trivia knowledge to work on the quiz bowl team. I wasn’t the fastest on the buzzer, but I learned quickly which names and facts came up repeatedly. Grover Cleveland was ...

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...