Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...

The US version of TikTok will reportedly still use the Chinese algorithm, but the American investors will have control over it. The latest report comes just a day after a deal with the US and China ...

US export controls keep China behind in the chip war, yet advanced packaging and post–Moore’s Law innovations offer new paths forward. But what does it mean to be ahead or behind in semiconductors? To ...

People’s views are becoming more and more polarized, with “echo chambers”—social bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs—exacerbating differences in opinion. This divergence doesn’t just apply to ...

A controversial algorithmic age assurance system that Google has launched on YouTube is reportedly also being incorporated into the company’s tentpole search engine. The age check tool uses machine ...

Instagram is updating its algorithm to enhance child safety. Accounts featuring children will no longer be recommended to “potentially suspicious adults,” with additional features hiding comments and ...

The Boyer-Moore algorithm is a string search algorithm that efficiently searches for the occurrence of a pattern in a text. It works by pre-processing the pattern to determine the bad character rule ...

The second core update of the 2025 year, the June 2025 core update, is now done rolling out and complete. It started on the last day of June, June 30, 2025 and completed about 16 days and 18 hours ...

Researchers have used the jellyfish search algorithm to optimize solar PV distributed generation placement and sizing. They have tested the algorithm on an IEEE 33-bus system, with one, two, or three ...

A new crop of startups are betting on the rapid demise of traditional Google search. At least a dozen new companies are pouring millions of dollars into software meant to help brands prepare for a ...

Digital marketing has a new force: AI SEO. As search engines become increasingly sophisticated and AI tools become mainstream, understanding how artificial intelligence has transformed search ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Tom Cruise was around 60 when he shot the recent Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Though the movie functions as at least a temporary farewell to his signature ...