Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived at the front of a wave of lawsuits alleging that the ...

School Used AI to Remove 200 Library Books – Including Orwell’s 1984 &… Twilight

AI algorithms at a Greater Manchester school flagged Orwell's 1984 and 200 other books as dangerous, destroying a librarian's ...
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Why did YouTube remove the dislike button? Marques Brownlee says he would bring back the feature if he were the CEO

Marques Brownlee discussed reintroducing the dislike button if he were to take over as YouTube's CEO for a day.
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
Gizmodo

X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...
Phys.org

Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
Forbes

The Rhythm Behind The Algorithm: Why Women Belong At The Center Of AI Leadership

I spend my days working at the intersection of medicine, leadership and emerging technology. And I’m watching as AI systems now influence who gets hired, who receives medical care, who secures credit ...
CNBC

Meta launches AI algorithm personalization feature for Threads

Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called "Dear Algo" that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms. Threads users will be able to tell the Dear Algo tool what kinds ...
Reuters

Chinese AI Algorithm Congzi to Be Released as Open Source

JINAN, China, February 11, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- On February 14, 2026, a major announcement was made: The original Chinese AI algorithm "Congzi" was officially released under an open-source license.
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...
InfoQ

Expired Oracle Patent Opens Fast Sorting Algorithm to Open Source Databases

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Newsweek

US TikTok Deal Could Change Your Algorithm

TikTok has reached a deal that will allow it to keep operating in the United States, with a majority American-owned joint venture, but the terms could change the algorithm for users in the U.S. The ...