The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

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Thomas Lincoln and Sarah Bush Lincoln—Abraham’s father and stepmother—are buried at Shiloh Cemetery just south of town, offering a quiet reminder that even legendary presidents came from regular ...

With just days until the biggest social media platforms start kicking off users they deem to be under 16, kids are flocking ...

I want to introduce my kid to AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Sora, but without turning it into a shortcut or replacing her imagination.

Launch Link to Windows on your PC. Follow the on-screen prompts to successfully pair your phone and computer. On the computer ...

Like Windows, Google Docs has its own set of keyboard shortcuts. Many of the well-known key combos still apply (such as Ctrl + C to copy and Ctrl + V to paste); however, Docs has its own unique ...

The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when ...

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You can use the chat bot feature the way you would ChatGPT, asking questions and getting summaries of your materials. You can also automatically generate flashcards, videos, infographics, mind maps, ...