For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...

Before big tech engineers can improve the fairness of recommendation systems, such as social media feeds and online shopping results, they need to define what "fairness" even means. Should an app show ...

A mathematical algorithm developed more than 60 years ago is powering FirstDate, GovTech’s pilot dating initiative. Here’s ...

TikTok said the new joint venture will “retrain, test, and update the content recommendation algorithm on US user data” in a press release. What does that mean: There’s no real clarity yet on what ...

Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. By Laura Chung Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...

Social media platforms face scrutiny over addictive algorithms; new law aims to give Australians greater feed control.

AI is becoming increasingly prevalent in daily life, powering applications from playful voice assistants to medical diagnostic tools. The technology press shows a striking interest in the latest ...

Australia is taking its fight with Big Tech one step further with a potentially world-first plan to give social media users an «off switch» for algorithms. Under the proposed «My Feed, My Way» rules, ...

It's only a matter of time before quantum computers reach the point where they can break commonly used encryption algorithms such as Rivest-Shamir-Adleman, Diffie-Hellman and Advanced Encryption ...

Algorithms aren’t evildoers plotting world domination. That’s more the domain of the human-loathing tech dorks who wield them. The algorithms act like our personal curators. Of music and TikTok videos ...

With the advent of AI in reshaping digital banking, payments and financial infrastructure, cybersecurity is quickly becoming a core systemic, regulatory and business risk—and not just an IT issue.