TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

With a change of ownership in the works, TikTok’s algorithm – the secret sauce of its success – is going to be reset for US ...

Read the pitch deck these ex-DeepMind scientists used to raise $5 million for an AI 'algorithm factory'

Former DeepMind scientists raise $5 million for Hiverge, a startup developing AI to improve code.
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Physics-based algorithm enables nuclear microreactors to autonomously adjust power output

A new physics-based algorithm clears a path toward nuclear microreactors that can autonomously adjust power output based on ...

AI is transforming how software engineers do their jobs. Just don’t call it ‘vibe-coding’

The AI industry is buzzing with chatbots that write code, a trend some call "vibe-coding." This approach lets AI handle ...
UC Berkeley School of Information

TikTok Algorithms Are Much Harder to Restrict than Physical Goods, Says Prof. Steven Weber

Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But ...
Global Voices Online

A Brazilian influencer warns how social media algorithms may help predators target children

In four days, a video published by a Brazilian influencer at the beginning of August reached over 26 million views, became a topic of discussion online and offline, and brought a new angle to the ...
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Do LLMs Dream of Electric Sheep? New AI Study Shows Surprising Results

TU Wien researchers tested six frontier LLMs by leaving them without any tasks or instructions. Some models built structured ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Oasis Just Glitched the Algorithm

Unruly, undigital, and fiercely communal — the Gallagher Bros.' U.S. swing is everything our techno-entertainment world isn't. Which is exactly why we need them. By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, ...