How to beat the AI algorithm and get the job of your dreams

Here's what that shift to AI means for the recruitment process, and how you can ensure your application gets picked from the ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

A new study published today 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 ...
Nature

Direction aware and self-adaptive A* algorithm with PPO heuristic for UAV path planning of smart city

With excellent maneuverability, low operating costs and flexible deployment capabilities, UAVs have demonstrated significant application value in areas such as environmental monitoring, disaster ...
Scientific American

The Milky Way’s Central Black Hole May Have Appeared Shockingly Different Just a Few Hundred Years Ago

New research suggests that the x-ray light coming from the Milky Way’s central black hole Sagittarius A* has changed dramatically in the span of just a few hundred years Supermassive black holes are ...
Nature

Self-adaptive search algorithm for path planning based on the A* algorithm

The path planning algorithms search for the collision-free path between the start and end points while satisfying the evaluation metrics 1. These algorithms are classified as the classical approaches, ...
Reuters

What is so special about TikTok's algorithm?

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...
Phys.org

Stars defy black hole by showing stable orbits around Sagittarius A*

An international research team led by PD Dr. Florian Peissker at the University of Cologne has used the new observation instrument ERIS (Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph) at the Very Large ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. 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 ...
New Scientist

We finally found the hot wind coming out of our black hole

We have found hot wind blasting out from our galaxy’s supermassive black hole for the first time, which could help us understand its mysterious inactivity. Compared to many other supermassive black ...
The Conversation

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works

Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...
Scientific American

The Math Trick Hidden in Your Credit Card Number

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...