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Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

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 ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

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.

Is the S&P 500 index’s recent rally real, or is it just a bear-market bounce? That’s always a question investors have when the market is rising after a significant selloff. Given all the uncertainty ...

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Fibonacci offers specialized software and services to financial institutions Fibonacci’s revenue will now succeed €210 million Equinox has acquired Quid Group in 2019 Fibonacci Group, which is backed ...

You might have heard that algorithms are in control of everything you hear, read, and see. They control the next song on your Spotify playlist, or what YouTube suggests you watch after you finish a ...