The Algorithm That Counted On No One Appealing

A federal court ordered UnitedHealth to reveal how its nH Predict claims algorithm worked. The lawsuit’s real story is the ...
Science Daily

How personalized algorithms trick your brain into wrong answers

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...
The New York Times

The Best Quilts

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Jackie Reeve Jackie Reeve is a writer covering bedding. She’s spent the past ...
Psychology Today

Navigating the Impacts of AI-Driven Social Media Algorithms

This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...
techtimes

How Recommendation Algorithms Shape What You Watch and Share: Streaming and Social Media Explained

Learn how recommendation algorithms, streaming recommendations, and social media algorithms use content recommendation systems to deliver personalized recommendations. Pixabay, TungArt7 From movie ...
Reuters

What is so special about TikTok's algorithm?

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...
Artnet

The Incredible Story Behind the Largest African American Quilt Collection

After six years, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is finally shining a spotlight on the transformative gift of over 3,000 African American quilts it received from the late ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...
The Conversation

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

Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...
CNBC

Top Amazon reseller Pattern opens at $13.50 in Nasdaq debut after IPO raised $300 million

Pattern made its debut on the Nasdaq after raising $300 million for the company and its investors in an IPO. The Utah-based company is one of the top sellers on Amazon's third-party marketplace. "No ...
Scientific American

The Math Trick Hidden in Your Credit Card Number

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...