Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

Economists have two views on the nation’s economy—stronger-than-expected growth and weaker employment prospects. The split boils down to the forces driving the economy: a boom in investment in ...

Israel’s nearly two-year war pushed parts of Gaza into “man-made” famine, according to a report published in August by a United Nations-backed initiative, deepening the Palestinians’ struggle for ...

Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company It does appear that Niantic will start rotating Pokémon in and out of Max Battles on a month-by-month basis, with ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

For millions of seniors, Social Security represents far more than just a government benefit. It's also their primary source of income in retirement. According to the latest data from the Social ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Get your jokes and your engines ready, because Max is once again HBO Max. The streaming service that's home to HBO content, Warner Bros. movies, all 10 seasons of "Friends" and a smattering of reality ...

The company announced the name change in May, and officially flipped the switch July 9. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The name change, first announced onstage at WBD’s upfront presentation back in May, ...

UPDATE: The flip is done. Scroll down to see a new HBO Max marketing spot announcing the return to the streamer’s original name, after two years as “Max.” Warner Bros. Discovery has settled on a date ...