One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Tulane University and the University of Chicago researchers have conducted research demonstrating that user search habits and the relevance‑based optimization of search engines contribute to the ...

Google announced a new multi-vector retrieval algorithm called MUVERA that speeds up retrieval and ranking, and improves accuracy. The algorithm can be used for search, recommender systems (like ...

In the ever-evolving realm of digital landscapes, where Google and social media platforms dictate the rules, staying ahead of the game is crucial. The dynamic nature of algorithms makes it essential ...

A purported leak of 2,500 pages of internal documentation from Google sheds light on how Search, the most powerful arbiter of the internet, operates. A purported leak of 2,500 pages of internal ...