Does the superior quality of search results from dominant firms like Google stem primarily from better algorithms or from access to larger volumes of user-generated data?

The present reality is that Google presses the button and updates its algorithm, which in turn can update site rankings What if we are entering a world where it is less of Google pressing a button and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...