In January 2026, Khaby Lame’s carefully crafted expressive persona took on a new status. It became a financial asset. He sold ...

The Canadian business-process outsourcer, which counts many major businesses among its customers, still isn’t sure what the ...

One of the world's biggest YouTubers believes algorithms are creating an addictive cycle online.

"Believing in someone is powerful to the extent that it triggers like this dopamine hit of gratitude, right?" David Begnaud is sitting in his Los Angeles ...

Michel Jean] asked a question few others might: what exactly is going on under the hood of a classic HP scientific calculator when one presses the ∫ key? A numerical integration, sure, but how ...

Regular Hackaday readers will no doubt be familiar with the work of Matthew Alt, AKA [wrongbaud]. His deep-dive blog posts ...

In the high-stakes world of digital marketing, "the algorithm" is often spoken of as a shadowy, unpredictable force that gatekeeps success. For small and medium-sized businesses, trying to keep up ...

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...

Def Con, one of the largest and longest-running hacking conferences in the world, announced on Wednesday that three people linked to Jeffrey Epstein are no longer allowed to attend. The conference ...

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...