Democratic users were 7.5 percent more likely to get GOP-backed content than videos matching their own political views.

TikTok's algorithm did not treat Democrats and Republicans equally during the 2024 US presidential election. According to a paper published in Nature, its recommendation system showed a ...

A new quantum-inspired algorithm is reshaping how scientists approach some of the most complex materials known, enabling ...

In the months following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in 2022, my experience with the platform (and perhaps yours too) got quickly, dramatically worse. My algorithmic timeline, better ...

The era of mindless viral recommendations is over; TikTok's 2026 algorithm update, driven by Oracle's US data restructuring and a new focus on 'qualified views,' has fundamentally changed how content ...

For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect accountability ...

To ensure more food reaches communities in need, a team of researchers collaborated with VolunteerMatch and Feeding America to enhance their algorithms, making volunteer distribution more efficient ...

In Dallas County, appraisal values are generated by a computer algorithm. The system is geared to maximize accuracy and uniformity, but it crunches numbers on a massive scale and it may not always ...