The Web Software Twitter's image crop algorithm prefers younger, lighter, more feminine faces, study finds Twitter awards $3,500 bounty for the discovery By Daniel Sims, August 10, 2021, 12:35 PM
Science AI MIT's latest robot can help those with limited mobility get dressed Using an enhanced collision-avoidance algorithm By Cohen Coberly, July 12, 2021, 2:48 PM
Industry Software Toshiba says it created an algorithm that beats quantum computers using standard hardware The company hopes to commercialize it in the financial industry By Adrian Potoroaca, January 20, 2020, 7:03 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture Industry Viral tweet prompts discrimination probe into Goldman Sachs Allegations of algorithmic gender discrimination picked up by NYDFS By James Miller, November 10, 2019, 10:17 AM 10 comments
Google The Web Australian competition regulator seeks Facebook and Google algorithms Yet another investigation into major platforms By James Miller, July 28, 2019, 11:18 AM
Tech Culture Google Game of Thrones fans abuse Google algorithms to link the search term 'bad writers' to photos of the show's creators Fans aren't happy with the latest season of Game of Thrones By Cohen Coberly, May 15, 2019, 4:08 PM 50 comments
The Web Mobile Facebook's new feature explains why you see some posts before others The social network wants to be more transparent about its algorithm By Rob Thubron, April 1, 2019, 9:31 AM
Google The Web YouTube bans several Pokémon Go channels over mistaken child abuse fears They have now been reinstated By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2019, 5:20 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Software AI-generated portrait sells for $432,500 at auction It was expected to make $10,000 at most By Rob Thubron, October 26, 2018, 7:13 AM 7 comments
Google The Web Google is making page speed a factor in mobile search rankings Nevertheless, content is king By Shawn Knight, January 17, 2018, 7:17 PM
Industry Software New technology allows for computer-generated photos that are undetectable fakes Nvidia releases collection of realistic looking images that were generated by a computer By William Gayde, October 30, 2017, 8:19 PM 11 comments
Software WeChat's algorithms translated 'black foreigner' into racial slur The company blamed its machine learning system By Rob Thubron, October 13, 2017, 12:21 PM
The Web Instagram algorithm allows rape threat to be used in Facebook ad Not the best way to advertise Instagram By Rob Thubron, September 22, 2017, 1:15 PM
Car Tech Science Scientists say new vehicle AI algorithm can beat traffic with just 10% adoption By William Gayde, March 27, 2017, 2:00 PM 7 comments
Software The Web Video-hijacking algorithms make this music video different each time you watch it By Shawn Knight, March 24, 2017, 11:48 AM
The Web Facebook algorithm update aims to remove spam and clickbait from your newsfeed Posts asking for likes, shares, and comments will also become less visible By Rob Thubron, February 1, 2017, 6:15 AM
Industry Report claims that Amazon's search algorithms favor its own products over cheaper options By Rob Thubron, September 21, 2016, 6:15 AM 17 comments
Industry The Web Facebook's Trending Topics algorithm surfaces fake and inappropriate news items By Rob Thubron, August 30, 2016, 4:30 PM 19 comments
Industry The Web Facebook brings more automation to Trending Topics section, lays off entire editorial team By Rob Thubron, August 29, 2016, 6:15 AM 9 comments
Software Tech Culture The winners of the first beauty contest judged using AI have been revealed By Rob Thubron, August 26, 2016, 2:45 PM 27 comments
The Web Researchers create algorithm that predicts intelligence based on Facebook profile photos By Shawn Knight, July 7, 2016, 6:00 PM
Software Tech Culture Researchers create algorithm to detect drunk tweeting By Shawn Knight, March 17, 2016, 5:00 PM
Mobile The Web Instagram will soon prioritize what photos it shows first using a Facebook-like algorithm By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2016, 6:15 AM
Electronics A new high-precision GPS technique can track your position down to the inch By Rob Thubron, February 12, 2016, 11:45 AM 29 comments
Google The Web RankBrain is the new AI system Google uses to answer ambiguous questions By Shawn Knight, October 26, 2015, 1:45 PM