When a coupon suddenly appears on your phone as you approach a store, you might find it convenient and even helpful. But the same AI systems that know where you are and try to influence your purchases ...

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.

You may need to rethink where you’re grabbing your grub. A new analysis by Consumer Reports has determined the most and least expensive U.S. supermarkets, on average, and upscale behemoth Whole Foods ...

With Super Bowl LX in the rearview mirror, all 32 NFL teams are officially in offseason mode. For as good or bad as the 2025 season was for each franchise, they're all back in the mix as they gear up ...

The National Basketball Association posted modest growth during the 2024-25 season but still saw three teams — the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers — reach valuations of ...

When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force. His new gig coincided with the release of ...

How are ICE agents picking where to commit their next act of wanton violence? Well, Palantir has an app for that! According to a user guide obtained by 404 Media, the app provides ICE agents with a ...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Saturday that social media platform X will open to the public its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days ...

2026 approaches with our bright-eyed resolutions in tow. If you spend any significant part of your day streaming music, 2025 may have left you rethinking those listening habits, especially if Spotify ...

When scientists test algorithms that sort or classify data they often turn to a trusted tool called Normalized Mutual Information (or NMI) to measure how well an algorithm’s output matches reality.

Online grocery delivery service Instacart used AI to charge different prices for the same item, up to 20% more for different shoppers, a new report says. An investigation from Consumer Reports and ...