We’ve all used Microsoft Word, whether for writing papers in school, drafting up memos at work or creating fliers speckled with Word Art. If your list of necessary text editor features consists of ...

When you type a message on your phone or laptop, autocorrect is quietly making predictions in the background. It does not understand language the way humans do. Instead, it works by spotting patterns.

Autocorrect? More like "auto incorrect," thanks to those annoying typos and unexpected word switcheroos that botch messages and embarrass you in front of friends and colleagues. Why is autocorrect so ...