The early internet was more than a playground—it was an accidental archive of humanity’s digital adolescence. Today, that archive is vanishing. Platforms delete old forums, purge “low-value” content, ...

In the new ecosystem, high-quality information providers will be that most valuable of all things: a trusted source of facts. And they need not remain invisible; their logos and links can appear ...

Scrunch reports that AI is reshaping the marketing funnel by providing clear answers, leading to reduced traffic but ...

Recent reports suggest the dead internet theory could become a reality within the next three years, as AI‑generated content ...

Paul Mescal said that he has to "quit the internet." In the latest episode of "Happy Sad Confused," Mescal said his algorithm has "too much" of him. Mescal rose to fame after his role in the 2020 ...

As Threads users grumble about the lack of recent posts in their feeds, the state of social media is increasingly all about the algorithm. When I open up Threads, I often come across two-day old posts ...

Anyone who has ever shopped online or browsed social media recognizes what might be called the headwaiter or sommelier function—the algorithm suggesting that if you liked this product, or post, or ...

In a joint segment with Republican Sen. James Lankford, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said amid efforts to foster bipartisan ...

Words are also being replicated intentionally. An organic trend can take longer to percolate into general usage but an algorithmic trend like the “clanker” joke may be deliberately reproduced by ...