A butterfly flaps its wings and weeks later a tornado touches down halfway around the world. Mathematician Edward Lorenz used the butterfly effect to explain chaos theory in the 1960s. Now, decades ...

The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number of investment firms. The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number ...

Social media algorithms determine what billions of users see daily, yet most creators barely scratch the surface of how they operate. Platforms prioritize content ranking using engagement metrics, ...

In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed ...

Netflix would like you to know that Adolescence has been watched for more than 555 million hours this year, a number so large it feels almost impossible to quantify. (You don’t rack up a figure like ...

Joachim Trier goes deep into the silent ending of his Oscar contender, breaking down how he constructed a script that built toward such a powerful moment. “I’m out on a limb with this one,” said Trier ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

The influencer, accused of human trafficking and rape, is under investigation in three countries. By Isabella Kwai Reporting from London Andrew Tate, an online influencer known for his chauvinistic ...

If you’ve ever grabbed your phone “for just five minutes” and somehow found yourself still scrolling through TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts an hour later, you can relate. Many people assume ...

The afterlife rom-com/fantasy movie Eternity asks a fairly simple question: Which of the two husbands a 90-something woman married during her lifetime is more important to her, the man she lived with ...