If you’re going to get sucked in by social media, at least make it worthwhile. TikTok, and many other platforms, use a “black-box” algorithm — an AI recommendation system that studies what captures ...

Every time you scroll, like, or share on a social media platform, an algorithm is watching, learning, and deciding what you ...

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...

An exclusive excerpt from Every Screen On The Planet reveals how the social media app’s powerful recommendation engine was shaped by a bunch of ordinary, twentysomething curators—including a guy named ...

Whistleblowers have accused TikTok and Meta of risking user safety to win the battle for engagement, according to a BBC ...

Most of you have used a navigation app like Google Maps for your travels at some point. These apps rely on algorithms that ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...