Launched in 2009, it quickly became the nervous system of China’s civic sphere. Before Weibo, feminist organizers could hand out newsletters or hold a small meeting but never get on state TV; ...

An editor who goes by Barkeep49 told me that it was inevitable that Wikipedia attracted people from extreme niches. “I think we have seen in the world that we’re living in, we’ve been reminded just ...

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Research reveals that knowledge distillation significantly compensates for sensor drift in electronic noses, improving ...

WhatsApp is making changes to how users share GIFs on the instant messaging platform. The Meta-owned company is switching its GIF provider, a move that will alter how GIFs are sent and displayed in ...

In 1999, the Indian computer scientist and educational theorist Sugata Mitra created a small, if audacious, learning ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. E-commerce company Pattern Group Inc. has acquired Los Angeles-based TikTok commerce agency NextWave. The ...

Order doesn’t always form perfectly—and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, ...

Tristan Harris at the Center for Humane Technology coined the phrase “attachment economy,” which he criticizes as the “next ...

The ubiquity of smart devices—not just phones and watches, but lights, refrigerators, doorbells and more, all constantly ...