X Releases Timeline Algorithm – Transparency with Gaps

The structure of X's "For You" algorithm can now be traced on GitHub. However, how exactly the algorithm evaluates which ...
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Elon Musk’s X Open-Sources Grok-Powered Algorithm Driving 'For You' Feed

The social media platform has taken a step towards transparency amid ongoing battles over platform spam and non-consensual AI ...

COVID-era trick could transform drug and chemical discovery

Laboratories turned to a smart workaround when COVID‑19 testing kits became scarce in 2020. They mixed samples from several ...

Elon Musk Says X Algorithm Will Go Open Source

Musk promises full access to X’s recommendation code and recurring updates as regulators intensify scrutiny over feeds and ...
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Vitalik Buterin proposes zero-knowledge proofs for social algorithms

Buterin proposes ZK proofs to verify social media algorithms without revealing code or user data. The framework shifts focus from moderation to provable algorithm behavior and on-chain timestamps. ZK ...
MarketWatch

Bybit, Mantle, and Almanak Partner to Bring AI-Powered Quant Strategies Onchain at Global Scale

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for ...
TechCrunch

Amazon previews 3 AI agents, including ‘Kiro’ that can code on its own for days

Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced three new AI agents it calls “frontier agents,” including one designed to learn how you like to work and then operate on its own for days. Each of these agents ...
IEEE

A Modified Q-Learning Algorithm for Rate-Profiling of Polarization Adjusted Convolutional (PAC) Codes

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a reinforcement learning based algorithm for rate-profile construction of Arikan’s Polarization Adjusted Convolutional (PAC) codes. This method can be used for any ...
NPR

New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal ...
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How algorithms and RNG shape online slots: A look under the hood

The beauty of internet slots lies in their simplicity and the adrenaline rush that comes with the uncertainty of the spin. While the player witnesses a colorful spectacle of whirling reels and ...
CNN

TikTok’s algorithm will be overseen by Oracle in the US after the sale is completed

The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...
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‘Music festival’ or protest? Activists using code to bypass algorithm

Immigrant rights advocates rally at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 2025. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Want to see more of NewsNation? Get ...