New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...

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In the months following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in 2022, my experience with the platform (and perhaps yours too) got quickly, dramatically worse. My algorithmic timeline, better ...

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The fourth Sonic the Hedgehog movie is now in production, Oscar-nominated director Jeff Fowler has announced with a photo from the movie's set. The photo shows Fowler holding a hammer, and this ...

It’s the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that says that communications platforms aren’t legally responsible for what users post. That means this law is older ...

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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 ...