Social media feeds: Algorithm redesign could break echo chambers and reduce online polarization

Scroll through social media long enough and a pattern emerges. Pause on a post questioning climate change or taking a hard ...
The Guardian

Laura Lima: The Drawing Drawing review – if everything’s on wheels, why doesn’t this show go anywhere?

Lima made her name with surreal encounters meant to free you from mundane everyday thinking. It’s rather a lot to ask of a key-grabbing hand, a dancing parasol and some melting ice One of the worst ...
Fast Company

Saudi Arabia’s the Line is collapsing into a hyphen

Satellite view of construction progress at the Western portion of Neom, the Line, Saudi Arabia, 2023. [Photo: Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2023] The scaling back follows years ...
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 ...
TechCrunch

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies

In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed ...
Page Six

Sydney Sweeney’s new lingerie line, Syrn, is all about ‘the art of the tease’

Sydney Sweeney knows how to keep people waiting. The “Euphoria” actress, 28, is officially launching her new lingerie line, Syrn (pronounced “sye-rin,” according to the brand), on Jan. 28, with a drop ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Decoding the shadows: Vehicle recognition software uncovers unusual traffic behavior

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a deep learning algorithm that ...
Gizmodo

Elon Musk Makes Part of X Algorithm Open Source, Says It ‘Sucks’

[Sketchiest Guy in the World Voice] Hey kid, wanna see the X algorithm? It’s right over here. No really, Elon Musk appears to be partly making good on his promise about a week ago to open up the X ...
Sydney Morning Herald

What China’s kill line obsession exposes about its own anxieties

For weeks, China’s online media ecosystem has been obsessed with tales of misery from America’s broken healthcare system. Video-sharing platforms and online message boards have been swamped with ...
The New York Times

There’s a New American TikTok. What Does That Mean for You?

The popular short form video app has a new corporate structure in the United States, which could result in some changes for the 200 million Americans who use TikTok. By Emmett Lindner TikTok has new ...
BBC

What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users?

TikTok has announced a deal allowing it to continue operating in the US. But with the platform's future in the country seemingly secured, its 200 million American users are expected to see some ...
The Nation

The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead

It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable. Of all of contemporary architecture’s many sins, perhaps the most pernicious is its ...