Devdiscourse

Stacked AI model improves credit default forecasting

A new study suggests that lenders may get their strongest overall read on credit default risk by combining several machine ...
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 ...
KRDO

‘Richards Rubbish Roundup’ leading by example for ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ day

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - For the volunteers with Richards Rubbish Roundup, their cleanup on Tuesday afternoon is anything but random. "Some of them, their favorite thing to do, is see how many ...
Concord Monitor

Granite Geek: Keeping deer away, another example of unintended consequences

Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news each day, and our contests and promotions list for special offers and giveaways. When it ...
Mongabay

Forests don’t just store carbon. They keep people alive, scientists say

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Forests influence climate not only by storing carbon but by cooling the air, moderating extreme temperatures, and regulating water flows in ways ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Efficiency of Classification Algorithms in Monitoring Land Use through Remote Sensing in Sissili Province of Burkina Faso ()

Monitoring of natural resources is a major challenge that remote sensing tools help to facilitate. The Sissili province in Burkina Faso is a territory that includes significant areas dedicated for the ...
TechCrunch

Instagram’s new ‘Your Algorithm’ tool gives you more control over the Reels you see

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...
Forbes

The Secret Life Of Algorithms

As the world races to build artificial superintelligence, one maverick bioengineer is testing how much unprogrammed intelligence may already be lurking in our simplest algorithms to determine whether ...
Quanta Magazine

The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...
The Washington Post

How Indigenous practices can help protect forests

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. As wildfires intensify and pose a growing risk in the American West ...
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 ...