SFGate

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

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized ...
OPB

University of Washington collaborates on study using AI to reduce political polarization on social media

Social media can exacerbate this polarization, especially when the algorithms social media companies use feed content that not only aligns with a user’s political views but also attacks the opposing ...
Hackaday

Different Algorithms Sort Christmas Lights

Sorting algorithms are a common exercise for new programmers, and for good reason: they introduce many programming fundamentals at once, including loops and conditionals, arrays and lists, comparisons ...
Yahoo

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TikTok is on track to change hands, but what that means for users is up in the air. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Chinese ...
Houston Chronicle

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed ...
deseret

Perspective: The Algorithm Accountability Act deserves our support

The Algorithm Accountability Act (S.3193), proposed this week by Sens. John Curtis and Mark Kelly, is an incredibly important piece of legislation that would amend Section 230 of the Communications ...
The Verge

The algorithm failed music

Music recommendation algorithms were supposed to help us cut through the noise, but they just served us up slop. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ...
Reuters

IBM says conventional AMD chips can run quantum computing error correction algorithm

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab said on Friday it can run a key quantum computing error correction algorithm on commonly available chips ...
PC Gamer

Google claims it has made a 'major breakthrough' in quantum computing with an algorithm 13,000X faster than a traditional equivalent, although not everyone is convinced

The algo is called 'Quantum Echoes', which coincidentally is also the name of my synthwave side project. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Nasdaq

Google Achieves First Verifiable Quantum Advantage With Quantum Echoes Algorithm

(RTTNews) - Google (GOOG) announced a major quantum computing breakthrough with its newly developed Quantum Echoes algorithm, marking the first-ever verifiable quantum advantage, where a quantum ...
Yahoo! Sports

Sorting Out 49ers’ Safety Rotation as Malik Mustapha Works Back from Injured Reserve

The San Francisco 49ers’ defense has dealt with injuries across every level of the field this season but for once, there’s actually good news in Santa Clara. While rookie safety Malik Mustapha works ...