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Senators zero in on algorithms ahead of social media debate

The Massachusetts Senate is set to debate a bill that would require social media platforms to adopt default settings for ...

Algorithms, not nuclear weapons, will dictate the next arms race

Wars often reveal far more than the reasons for which they are fought. The recent  US–Israel–Iran confrontation has ...
Analytics Insight

How Do Algorithms Work? A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Algorithms in 2026

Overview:  Explains algorithms in simple language with everyday examples anyone can understand.Covers major algorithm types, ...

'The Election Was Rigged': Peer-Reviewed Study Confirms Tech Algorithms Systematically Pushed Trump to Victory

A study in Nature reveals TikTok's algorithm favoured Republican content during the 2024 US election, raising concerns about ...

Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor

There are some obvious big picture issues that stand between us and useful quantum computing. Issues like whether we can make ...

Innovative algorithm makes genomic surveillance faster and more affordable for global disease outbreaks

Genomic surveillance—the process of monitoring and sequencing pathogens—is one of the most important tools for detecting ...

‘Algorithms don’t care about aesthetics’: AI has a new favorite product and it’s not necessarily yours

The rules of product discovery are being rewritten. “We’ve been so used to targeting people, it’s really a game shift to try ...
New Scientist

Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he's not worried

Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer ...

Its existing algorithms have the capacity to trace and store ancestral roots seven or up to eight generations

Bengaluru's BlueRose Technologies launches LifeTree, a secure platform for building family trees and digitizing heirlooms ...

The Big Health Mistake Most Smartwatch Wearers Are Making

Using a smartwatch can give you important health data you might not have access to otherwise, but you may be missing one huge ...
Irish ExaminerOpinion

Has the clock started ticking for social media algorithms?

Algorithms are opaque, they optimise for the wrong things — engagement, virality, outrage — and they’re not neutral ...

Beyond the Challenge: Families sound alarm on social media algorithms and youth mental health

What if the greatest threat facing children online isn’t a single viral challenge, but an algorithm that learns their fears, insecurities and struggles and then feeds them more of the same? That is ...