Elon Musk's X on Tuesday released its source code for the social media platform's feed algorithm. X's source code release is ...

Testing random outcomes teaches principles that apply wherever fairness matters. Random outcomes shape more of our world than ...

The percentages of losses in water supply systems are alarming. Hydraulic modeling and simulation are widely used resources for evaluating network behavior and identifying better operating conditions ...

Buterin proposes ZK proofs to verify social media algorithms without revealing code or user data. The framework shifts focus from moderation to provable algorithm behavior and on-chain timestamps. ZK ...

Have you been harmed by a social media algorithm? If so, U.S. Sen. John Curtis wants to let you sue. The Algorithm Accountability Act, introduced Tuesday by Curtis and co-sponsored by Arizona Democrat ...

A new bill would hold social media platforms responsible for foreseeable algorithmic harms. A new bill would hold social media platforms responsible for foreseeable algorithmic harms. is a senior ...

Trump approved a deal letting the Chinese-made TikTok algorithm keep operating in the U.S. under American oversight. The algorithm won’t be sold but licensed to a U.S. joint venture, with ByteDance ...

The first thing to understand about the TikTok deal is that it’s not actually a deal—at least not in any official capacity yet. Trump’s executive order Thursday simply delays the Chinese social media ...

The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...

In this video, we explore why Spotify's shuffle feature isn't truly random and operates based on an algorithm. We discuss the reasons behind our preferences for non-random shuffle, the results of an ...

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