Algorithms, particularly in the form of artificial intelligence and machine learning, are proliferating in finance and changing how we make decisions. Algorithms have been around for a while in the ...

Amazon can steer market-wide prices without ever colluding—exposing a gap in antitrust law that the FTC is now fighting to close.

Flat vector illustration created from hand drawn doodles and textures depicting different people using wireless technology. Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They ...

(The Conversation) – Over the past decade, health insurance companies have increasingly embraced the use of artificial intelligence algorithms. Unlike doctors and hospitals, which use AI to help ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

How social media algorithms work and proven tips to boost social feed reach using engagement timing, content signals, and audience interaction strategies.

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 ...

Welfare algorithms are expected to be an early test of how the EU’s new AI rules will be enforced once they take effect in February 2025. From then, “social scoring”—the use of AI systems to evaluate ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...