You’re listening to music on shuffle, and an artist appears twice in a row. It feels like more than a coincidence – perhaps your music player is playing tricks on you, or has chosen favoured artists – ...

Netflix is testing out a "random" viewing option, giving viewers the opportunity to jump into a random episode of certain "popular" TV shows in an effort to give you a spicier viewing experience.

Spotify has responded to user complaints that its shuffle playlists do not actually play songs in random order. Users accused the company of playing songs which generate more revenue more frequently ...

In this video, we explore why Spotify's shuffle feature isn't truly random and operates based on an algorithm. We discuss the ...

Spotify has updated its default shuffle to a new “Fewer repeats” algorithm that avoids playing recently heard songs. Premium users can stick with this new mode or switch back to the completely random ...