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.

Tied 1-1 heading to Dodger Stadium, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers are both looking for the upper hand after each team recorded a convincing victory in Toronto. That's the situation in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump announced on Sept.

Instagram has grown to 3 billion monthly active users, according to announcements by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri. This is a notable milestone for the Meta-owned platform, ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that ...

Stellantis shelves AutoDrive Level 3 system due to concerns around cost, market viability, sources say Level 3 allows hands-free and eyes-off driving under certain conditions Company says Level 3 ...

For decades, the entry-level job has been a crucial proving ground — a place to build skills, make connections and begin a career. But in the age of artificial intelligence and automation, many of ...

Apple's new synthetic fabric iPhone cases will take the name "TechWoven," apparently. Photo: Majin Bu Apple will replace its much-maligned (and quickly abandoned) FineWoven material for iPhone cases ...

Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki pitched three simulated innings, facing batters on the mound at Dodger Stadium a few hours before Friday night’s series opener against the Blue Jays. Sasaki has been on the ...

In this post, we will show you how to create a Table of Contents with or without page numbers in Word in Windows 11/10. Adding a Table of Contents (TOC) is a common practice when working with long or ...

The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries ...