The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. 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 ...

As the Supreme Court prepares to rehear Louisiana v. Callais on October 15, Democratic voting rights groups are sounding the alarm: in a new report reviewed by Politico, Fair Fight Action and Black ...

During an appearance on SiriusXM Hits 1, Taylor Swift opened up about playing the more explicit songs on The Life of a Showgirl for her mother. Based on her response, she must have queued up the clean ...

A powerful 7.8 magnitude aftershock has struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula—just weeks after a massive 8.8 earthquake shook the same region. The quake triggered tsunami concerns across the Pacific, ...

Election Day 2025 is just around the corner. While it may not be covered with the same intensity as the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats can no longer afford to focus on what happened in 2024. To win ...

Elon Musk has long complained about Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced encyclopedia that’s considered a crown jewel of the internet. And now it seems like the billionaire is finally going to launch a ...

Gov. Spencer Cox, R-Utah, blamed social media for fueling political division in the United States during CBS’ "60 Minutes" on Sunday. Correspondent Scott Pelley asked Cox about the Charlie Kirk ...

The Houston Rockets' longtime rivalry with the Golden State Warriors just got even more interesting amid recent news from both sides. The Rockets have been suffering repeated playoff defeats at the ...

After signing an executive order to preserve TikTok in the U.S, President Trump jokes he would make the algorithm "100% MAGA" if he could, and then continues on ...

Instagram is experimenting with bringing tools to control your own algorithm to Threads, its X rival. The feature was uncovered while in development by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who ...

Instagram has grown to 3 billion monthly active users, according to announcements by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri. This is a notable milestone for the Meta-owned platform, ...

Roseanne Barr is crying foul. The comedian called out ABC for reinstating Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after a brief suspension, comparing it to her own experience with the network when they ...