Instagram has introduced a new feature called “Your Algorithm”, giving users more control over the videos that appear in their Reels feed. The update allows people to see which topics Instagram ...

Imagine you decide to sell your home. You contact a realtor and ask them to value your house. However, if the realtor doesn’t offer any insight into how they arrive at their estimate—for example, what ...

The algorithm that powers TikTok's "For You" page has long been a source of fascination and suspicion. Fans often remark on the app's eerie accuracy, while TikTok critics have at times speculated the ...

In October, Amazon had to discontinue an artificial intelligence–powered recruiting tool after it discovered the system was biased against female applicants. In 2016, a ProPublica investigation ...

The Digital Services Act “will force tech companies to take greater responsibility for content that appears on their platforms. New obligations include removing illegal content and goods more quickly, ...

Dominant tech companies will have to explain how their algorithms work under proposed new EU rules and also open up their ad archives to regulators and researchers, Europe’s digital and antitrust ...

Increasingly, businesses rely on algorithms that use data provided by users to make decisions that affect people. For example, Amazon, Google, and Facebook use algorithms to tailor what users see, and ...

Discover how algorithms influence what kids watch and why it’s important to stay aware. Children wonder how their favorite videos are always next in line. Enter an adult who explains algorithms — ...