Infinite scrolling: The 'gateway to addiction' at the heart of the war on social media

The government is currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s in the UK, and has highlighted infinite scrolling as a feature which "drives addictive or compulsive use".

Meet Project Catapult, a super-search machine network being built by Microsoft engineers

Microsoft engineers are working on Project Catapult, utilizing field-programmable arrays (FPGAs) that Microsoft can modify specifically for use on its own software such as Bing. This allows for faster ...
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A Parallel Decoupling Self-planning Search-attack Algorithm for Multi-UAV with Reward Estimation

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel algorithm for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (multi-UAV) cooperative search-attack missions operated in uncertain environments. A parallel decoupling ...

Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space

Google on Friday unveiled its plan for its Chrome browser to secure HTTPS certificates against quantum computer attacks without breaking the Internet.
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Codefendants Rage Against The Algorithm With Jakob Nowell

Punk trio Codefendants rage against algorithm-driven social media alienation with a little help from Sublime's Jakob ...
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Hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm Integrating Differential Evolution and Lévy Flight for Engineering Optimization

Abstract: Harmony search algorithm (HSA) is extensively utilized in engineering optimization. Nevertheless, it encounters problems of slow convergence and reduced accuracy, which hinder its capability ...