Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

If you've been noticing a distinct change in the content you're seeing on Facebook recently, you aren't alone. Several members of the IndyStar newsroom have reported seeing a disproportionate amount ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

The Justice Department reached a proposed settlement with Greystar, the country’s largest landlord, over what prosecutors say was an industry-wide scheme to coordinate apartment rents through ...

I listen to a lot of music. Whether I'm wearing a set of noise-canceling headphones while on my tractor mowing brush or hanging out around the house listening on one of my smart speakers, there is ...

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

The $8 billion Skydance and Paramount Global deal, led by David Ellison, is finally a reality. Ellison plans to revitalize Paramount amid streaming disruption and potential political challenges. He ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Sierra Leone, the defending Breeders' Cup Classic winner, swept to victory in the 98th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Ridden ...