Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...

Trump’s touting a deal that keeps TikTok in the states - but the details about the algorithm are murky. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your ...

This has been a roller coaster year for the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, with all three enduring a mini-crash and a rip-roaring rally to new highs. A new ...

On a scorching July afternoon in Shanghai, dozens of Chinese students hunch over tablet screens, engrossed in English, math and physics lessons. Algorithms track every keystroke, and the seconds spent ...

The TikTok algorithm, built by its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd., is what has made the app so popular with half of America. The enormously powerful technology can master the intricacies of our ...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 finale. Jenny Han sees all: the accusations of filler episodes in The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3, the intense screen time ...

Warning: spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 ahead. Jenny Han isn’t holding back when it comes to critics of The Summer I Turned Pretty. The showrunner, executive producer, and author ...

People’s views are becoming more and more polarized, with “echo chambers”—social bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs—exacerbating differences in opinion. This divergence doesn’t just apply to ...

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How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...