TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

With a change of ownership in the works, TikTok’s algorithm – the secret sauce of its success – is going to be reset for US ...

Read the pitch deck these ex-DeepMind scientists used to raise $5 million for an AI 'algorithm factory'

Former DeepMind scientists raise $5 million for Hiverge, a startup developing AI to improve code.
Forbes

An Algorithm For Controlling Epidemics

When an outbreak of an infectious disease begins to spread, policymakers face an unenviable challenge. They must decide when to intervene and how forcefully, knowing that their choices carry both ...
Nature

Secrets of DeepSeek AI model revealed in landmark paper

DeepSeek says its R1 model did not learn by copying examples generated by other LLMs. Credit: David Talukdar/ZUMA via Alamy ...
CNN

Using the phone while you poop greatly raises hemorrhoid risk, new study says

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a freelance health and science journalist based in New York. There’s nothing like shutting the bathroom door, maybe even locking it and hiding away from one’s family, even ...
Healthline

Everyday Examples of Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance happens when you hold two conflicting thoughts in your mind at the same time — like loving both hamburgers and cows. Cognitive dissonance is a theory in social psychology first ...
Healthline

What Are Cognitive Distortions and How Can You Change These Thinking Patterns?

Cognitive distortions involve negative thinking patterns that aren’t based on fact or reality. You can help change these thinking patterns to promote your mental well-being. “I have the worst luck in ...