Can these 7 apps sort my life out in two days? From clearing unread emails to organising pensions, SOPHIE HINES tackles years of ignored life admin

We challenged busy working mum Sophie Hines to tackle years of ignored life admin and 8,497 unread emails - the hi-tech way ...

The SEO parasites buying, exploiting and ultimately killing online newsbrands

Parasitical SEO companies are buying respected online news outlets to harvest their reputations before leaving behind a ...

Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists

Sir Tony Hoare, who has died aged 92, was a leading figure in computer software design best known for developing a leading ...
BusinessMirror

Greg Norman’s heartbreaks at Masters

IT’S less than a month until the year’s first major as the Masters this year begins on April 9, which is less than three ...
Hackaday

Slug Algorithm For On-GPU Rendering Of Fonts With Bézier Curves Now In Public Domain

The Slug Algorithm has been around for a decade now, mostly quietly rendering fonts and later entire GUIs using Bézier curves ...
BBC

Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

Whistleblowers have given an inside view of the algorithm arms race which followed TikTok's explosive growth Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, ...
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Former Knicks guard shell-shocked NBA with latest performance

Former New York Knicks point guard Cameron Payne just exploded for a career-high 32 points in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 139-129 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. It was a masterful ...
The Hollywood Reporter

What Sparked Paramount’s Investigation of Jeff Shell

A whistleblower who tipped the company's leadership that its president was allegedly leaking confidential info had broached the possibility of a reality show at the studio. By Gary Baum Senior Writer ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
Timesonline

Shell's $14B PA plant struggles, seeks buyer amid job, profit concerns

Shell is reportedly struggling to recoup its massive investment in Pennsylvania’s petrochemical sector, with weak fourth-quarter returns renewing concerns the project has underdelivered on jobs, ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Threads will now let you type “Dear Algo” in a post to adjust what sort of content its algorithm serves you

“To use the feature in a public post, type ‘Dear Algo’ and then a description of what you want Threads’ algorithm to show you more of. Once you make your request, the change will stick for three days ...
The Verge

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

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