In a big blog post both on Spotify’s newsroom and on its engineering blog, the streaming service has finally addressed the ...

The core idea hasn’t changed, as shuffle still randomizes your playlist. What’s new is the weighting. Spotify generates multiple shuffle orders behind the scenes before picking the one it thinks ...

Brian E. Hansen was curious about the exact algorithm iTunes used to select tracks during its "Party Shuffle" mode and so he set out to perform a statistical analysis of its inner workings: After ...

Encryption might not be enough for all that data stored in the cloud. Usage patterns -- which files are accessed and when -- can give away secrets as well. Computer scientists have developed an ...

image: Encryption might not be enough for all that data stored in the cloud. An analysis of usage patterns -- which files are accessed and when -- can give away secrets as well. Computer scientists at ...