Threads is testing a new way for users to manipulate their own recommendation algorithm. The feature, aptly called "Dear algo," allows users to post a message to the algorithm with the note "dear algo ...

Back in October 2023, a relatively unremarkable thing happened. A platform called MagicPost launched with a limited amount of fanfare, privately backed by a small group of angel investors. And yet, as ...

Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech and strategic finance in top universities. She has been an investor, entrepreneur, and advisor for more than ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Scientists have now sequenced more than two million bacterial and archaeal genomes, outstripping the ability to perform gold-standard searches for genes. LexicMap is a new tool that can scan millions ...

Computer science is the study and development of the protocols required for automated processing and manipulation of data. This includes, for example, creating algorithms for efficiently searching ...