I’ve removed all my social media apps — Instagram, Twitter, TikTok — and moved them onto an old iPhone I had lying around my ...

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Social media algorithms are increasingly revealing users' sexual orientation or gender identity before they have consciously ...

Quantum computing news usually picks up near the end of the year, as companies try to provide evidence that they are hitting benchmarks on time. However, there have been interesting announcements as ...

Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting back What are you into? What floats your boat? What ...

When I was a teenager, I wrote some terrible code. Here's why. Written with Sean Elliott. Directed by Tomek. Graphics by Mooviemakers. Audio mix by Haerther Productions. MORE BASICS: A playlist ...

Whistleblowers have given an inside view of the algorithm arms race which followed TikTok's explosive growth Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, ...

In the span of a few years, custom algorithms have gone from nonexistent to a necessity for many media buyers. Custom algorithm company 59A, for instance, has clients who have used its algorithms for ...

If you’ve been on TikTok in the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably noticed people posting about belonging to “Group 7.” The trend is actually an experiment by indie singer Sophia James, who ...

A deal between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok includes new stipulations over who controls the social media company's algorithm, a closely guarded secret which has proved to be a major ...

Chinese computer scientists have solved a 40-year-old mathematics bottleneck, an advance that might help boost performance in hi-tech areas ranging from chip design and telecommunications to drone ...