The Secret Algorithm Amazon Used to Raise Prices

Amazon used a secret algorithm code-named “Project Nessie” to test how much it could raise prices and get competitors to ...
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...
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How Facebook's algorithm is amplifying one party over all others

In Myanmar, UN investigators found that Facebook's algorithm had amplified hate speech and misinformation that contributed to violence against Rohingya Muslims, leading the company to acknowledge in ...
IEEE

A Fully Unsupervised Online Classification Algorithm for Event-Related Potential based Brain-Computer Interfaces

Abstract: Objective: Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on event-related potentials (ERPs) are among the most accurate and reliable BCIs. However, current mainstream classification algorithms ...
Wall Street Journal

A Stanford Experiment to Pair 5,000 Singles Has Taken Over Campus

When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force. His new gig coincided with the release of ...
The Motley Fool

2 Things Investors Need to Know About Internet Computer in 2026

Internet Computer (ICP) jumped straight into the top 10 cryptos at launch, but it has since fallen more than 99%. Its AI platform might turn things around, but so far, Internet Computer's price is ...
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...
Forbes

Is Your Algorithm Going To Change? Is Your Data Safe? Inside The U.S. TikTok Deal

The U.S. and China finalized a deal Thursday that will give a group of Trump-approved investors, including Oracle, control of TikTok’s U.S. unit. This keeps the app in the U.S. indefinitely following ...
Computer Weekly

Chiba University unveils algorithm to reduce blockchain delay in IoT networks

Researchers from Chiba University have developed a lightweight peer-selection algorithm that significantly reduces data propagation delays without increasing resource usage on internet of things (IoT) ...
Bleeping Computer

Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...
Quanta Magazine

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms. All of modern mathematics is built on ...