Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

Fintel reports that on September 5, 2025, Loop Capital downgraded their outlook for FirstCash Holdings (NasdaqGS:FCFS) from Buy to Hold. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 12.55% Upside As of September 3 ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. One of the Java platform’s enduring strengths has always been its ecosystem. Since the early ...

First Cash Holdings is well-positioned due to strong gold prices, which now act as a significant tailwind for the business. FCFS operates over 3,300 pawn stores globally, with a diversified earnings ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) will report quarterly earnings of $1.66 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 21.2%. It is ...

Abstract: We consider the classic problem of finding the maximum achievable throughput of an ideal multi-access communication channel. We revisit the state-of-the-art first-come-first-served (FCFS) ...