The image contained "SynthID," Google's own invisible watermark, according to the company's artificial intelligence assistant.

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 ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

The second you start watching a video on YouTube, the site begins building an algorithm of your likes. While the goal of that is to show you content you want to see, it means you'll miss out on so ...

On Wednesday, a New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal debuted a new site called WikiTok, where users can vertically swipe through an endless stream of Wikipedia article stubs in a manner ...

The president-elect tapped the former football star for the job two years after a failed run for a Senate seat in Georgia. By Chris Cameron Reporting from Washington President-elect Donald J. Trump ...

Former NFL running back Herschel Walker was selected by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Bahamas, Trump announced this week. Walker, 62, was a former United ...

You might have heard that algorithms are in control of everything you hear, read, and see. They control the next song on your Spotify playlist, or what YouTube suggests you watch after you finish a ...

Social media platforms are more than just tools for sharing cat videos or keeping up with friends—they're powerful influencers of public opinion. The algorithms that drive these platforms determine ...