The Verge

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...
FiercePharma

ASH: Lilly oncology chief sees sweet spot for Jaypirca in 2nd-line CLL despite 1st-line trial wins

In the world of oncology drug development, the standard playbook is simple: Race to earlier lines of treatment, where patient populations are larger. But Eli Lilly is flipping that script with its ...
The New York Times

How tough might your country’s draw be in the 2026 World Cup? Explore all the possibilities

On Friday, soccer fans across the world will get an answer to the question they have asked for months: Who are we playing in the men’s World Cup? To help prepare you for the World Cup draw, The ...
FIFA

Legendary multi-sport line-up to assist Rio Ferdinand at the Final Draw

Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, Wayne Gretzky and Aaron Judge will all be on stage, with former England captain Rio Ferdinand set to conduct the draw. FIFA Legend and former England captain Rio Ferdinand ...
Yahoo

FIFA will use Kennedy Center free of charge for World Cup event, contract says

FIFA will not pay a rental fee when it takes over much of the Kennedy Center later this month for the 2026 World Cup draw, according to a copy of the venue use agreement obtained by The Washington ...
Live Science

Google's breakthrough 'Quantum Echoes' algorithm pushes us closer to useful quantum computing — running 13,000 times faster than on a supercomputer

The new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...
Reuters

US lawmaker says licensing deal for TikTok algorithm would raise serious concerns

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The chair of the House Select Committee on China said Thursday that a licensing agreement for use of the TikTok algorithm, as part of a deal by China-based ByteDance to ...
Futurism

OpenAI’s New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says

Earlier this week, OpenAI announced a “strategic partnership” with AI chipmaker Nvidia in which the duo of tech giants will build and deploy upwards of 10 gigawatts of AI data centers. Nvidia will ...
CNN

TikTok’s algorithm will be overseen by Oracle in the US after the sale is completed

The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...
The Hill

Key Republican raises concerns about reported TikTok spinoff reliance on Chinese algorithm

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns Wednesday about the ongoing reliance of a potential TikTok spinoff on an algorithm ...
Engadget

The US version of TikTok might still use the Chinese algorithm

A potential TikTok deal emerged Monday between the US and China, two days before the Trump administration's latest sell or be banned deadline. Now, attention is shifting to the app's Chinese algorithm ...