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Scott Vold didn’t set out to build something big — he just kept showing up and figuring it out. What started as hands-on work ...

When Charli xcx turned a simple aesthetic experiment into a cultural “Brat Summer” takeover on Instagram, she had the algorithm to thank. With 500 million Instagram users vying for attention daily, ...

Sony may be at the top of its game, but how well do the XM6 stack up against its more premium competitors? It comes down to ...

Noah Giansiracusa asks: How nutritious is your social media diet? Containing too much social media 'junk food,' he notes for Science News Explores, can have deleterious effects, and so individuals ...

The world of quantum computing is a noisy place, where error correction is needed to ensure quantum devices run correctly ...

This issue of Transforming Care looks at how employees of health care systems are working to make AI useful while also ...

Wireless charging is seeing rapid innovation that is making it faster and more efficient. We break down how the technology works and what it could mean for a range of devices and accessories beyond ...