JIT compiler stack up against PyPy? We ran side-by-side benchmarks to find out, and the answers may surprise you.

If you are planning a trip through several cities and want to find the shortest route, you resort to algorithms, a well-defined sequence of deterministic operations. This article accompanies the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration shows 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and X logo Jan 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Saturday that social ...

The native just-in-time compiler in Python 3.15 can speed up code by as much as 20% or more, although it’s still experimental. JITing, or “just-in-time” compilation, can make relatively slow ...

BEIJING, Dec ‌20 (Reuters) - The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short ‌video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the app's Chinese owner ByteDance ...

My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during one of the golden eras of college radio. I spent a significant ...

Google released the December 2025 core update today, the company announced. This is the third core update of 2025 and the fourth major Google algorithm update overall. Earlier this year, Google rolled ...

You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about selected. While you’re on the app, TikTok tracks how you interact with videos. It monitors your watch time, the videos you like, the ...

A nostalgic hit built out of vintage pop-culture references captured the “If you liked that, you’ll like this” spirit of Netflix. In the summer of 2016, streaming TV was still figuring itself out.

Last week, I wrote about Olivia Nuzzi’s remarkably swift media rehabilitation, and the response surprised me. That column argued that modern media rewards spectacle over substance, but it also hinted ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.