Ranks of Disparity: New approach fixes flaw in fairness algorithms

As organizations increasingly rely on algorithms to rank candidates for jobs, university spots, and financial services, a new ...

Boston Benefits Firm Uses AI to Develop Suite of Actuarial Modeling Tools for Employers

PEO4YOU founder applied prompt engineering and institutional data sources to build six benefits analysis tools in a ...
Wall Street Journal

A Stanford Experiment to Pair 5,000 Singles Has Taken Over Campus

When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force. His new gig coincided with the release of ...
collider

Netflix's Epic Western 'American Primeval' Replacement Series Creator Slams "Algorithm" Driven Streamer

Rohan Naahar is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He ...
SFGate

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized ...
Ars Technica

Google claims to have quantum advantage with a potentially useful algorithm

Gotta love the quantum flux oscillation speak there. But it's not really Star Trek until they're reversing the polarity and shunting power through the EPS conduits to create that quantum flux ...
techtimes

Facebook Reels Algorithm Will Suggest Videos You'll Like, Similar to TikTok's For You Page

Meta has revealed its latest plans to improve Facebook's experience which will start with how its algorithm works, particularly as the company has revealed that it will incorporate user controls and ...
financefeeds

Good and Bad Crypto Algorithms Explained Simply

Cryptography secures communication in banking, messaging, and blockchain. Good algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC, SHA-2/3, ChaCha20) are secure, efficient, and widely trusted. Bad algorithms (DES, MD5, SHA-1, ...
The Conversation

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S.
Yahoo

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TikTok appears to be changing hands, but what that means for users is up in the air. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images ...
WDIO

More than $60 million awarded for Duluth lead line replacement projects

The Minnesota Public Facility Authority (MPFA) announced more than $236.4 million in loans and grants for 30 wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects throughout the state. This includes ...