If you happen to be on a Texas highway sometime this summer, and see a 50,000-pound semi truck barreling along with nobody behind the wheel, just remember: A self-driving truck is less likely to kill ...

What makes the news more interesting to me is how it follows Instagram’s launch of its Your Algorithm feature yesterday. Users will now see a list of what Instagram considers to be your top, recent ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The nation’s largest landlord has agreed to stop using rent-setting software after a sweeping Department of Justice investigation found the system may have helped inflate rental prices ...

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It floats through Times Square on New Year’s Eve, plays during Olympic ceremonies and fills the air at corporate galas meant to celebrate “unity.” Its melody is tender, its message is simple and its ...

Last year, I started a Thanksgiving tradition of sharing reasons for investment gratitude. This year, I’m dedicating my Turkey Day column to Warren Buffett, who’s soon taking early retirement (at age ...

AI Dev, DeepLearning.ai's AI conference, made its NYC debut. We sat down with Andrew Ng at the event to talk AI and developers. Ng recommends that everyone learn to code. The second annual AI Dev, a ...

On social media, the algorithm drives which words go viral. TikToker and writer Adam Aleksic (@etymologynerd) argues that what we consume on platforms is changing our language on and offline. Aleksic ...

A decade ago, that phrase might have been a joke about influencers and their avocado toast. Now it’s a shorthand for how every corner of life—dinners, cleaning, milestones, even grief—can be packaged ...

A woman sits behind a ring light and takes pictures of herself. Credit - Niklas Graeber—picture alliance via Getty Images “The camera eats first.” A decade ago, that phrase might have been a joke ...

Music recommendation algorithms were supposed to help us cut through the noise, but they just served us up slop. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ...