As renewable power rapidly reshapes global electricity systems, engineers face a growing challenge: how to operate increasingly complex grids with ...

The U.S. stock market has been performing well this year, despite tariff uncertainty, but recently hit a sluggish patch — one ...

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With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...

The new Instagram feature reveals what the algorithm thinks you like and lets you adjust it, reshaping how content gets recommended on Reels. Instagram launched Your Algorithm in the U.S. today, a ...

You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about selected. While you’re on the app, TikTok tracks how you interact with videos. It monitors your watch time, the videos you like, the ...

What the Russian military action in Ukraine and the Palestinian military action in Gaza have in common is the application of raw power. Russia has been able to impose its will on the Ukrainian ...

Losing your phone can leave you in panic mode, especially when the battery dies. The good news is that both Apple and Android offer built-in tools that help you track a missing device even when it is ...

Kim Kardashian once again made a fashion splash in All’s Fair, carrying what appears to be an ultra‑rare Hermès Birkin bag made from elephant leather. The accessory, reportedly crafted from a vintage ...

What can an elephant seal – a 4,000 pound, bellowing monstrosity that looks like a melted Yankee Candle – teach us about the world? Plenty, it turns out. “The animals are amazing. I mean, everything ...

After more than 11,000 submissions, the final four candidates for the name of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's newest baby elephant have been revealed. The zoo said the elephant care team narrowed down ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.