When people ask me where I’m from, I never know how to answer in one clear sentence. My response depends on who’s asking, where I am and how much emotional energy I have that day. I belong to more ...

Xanadu’s quantum algorithm is particularly well-suited for reactions in organic and photo-organic systems, which is critical for progressing many important technologies. This research represents a ...

Word of the Day – Schadenfreude: Schadenfreude is trending as searches spike during celebrity scandals and political controversies. Nearly 68% of Americans admit feeling secret satisfaction at rivals’ ...

The strange resurgence of words like “yap” and “skedaddle.” ...

The word 'budget' comes from the Old French 'bougette', meaning a small leather bag. Sir Robert Walpole, first British PM, is considered the 'Father of the Budget'. Great Britain established the first ...

Elon Musk says that in a week, the new X algorithm—meaning all the code that determines what you see in your X feed—will be made open source. We will make the new 𝕏 algorithm, including all code used ...

Algorithms be darned. Google recently gave its users some autonomy over their search results with its “Preferred Sources” tool. And if you’re an outdoor junkie like us, you can now put Outside news ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday designating the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” The move by Trump to elevate a narcotic to the level of a WMD ...

Personal recommendations continue to drive book discovery more than algorithms, social media, and other digital tools, according to the 2026 State of Reading Report released today by Everand and Fable ...

Cambridge Dictionary's new word of the year is widely associated with online stan culture. The dictionary has selected "parasocial" for its 2025 Word of the Year. The pick, in part, stemmed from fans' ...

Google claims to have developed a quantum computer algorithm that is 13,000 times faster than the most powerful supercomputers. This would bring the technology another step closer to real-world ...

DEFINITION: A process or set of mathematical instructions to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer. ETYMOLOGY: Comes from French algorithme, ...