Has anyone here received any benefit as a consumer from algorithmic ad targeting? ~tech Ask (survey) I always get ads for items I have already purchased and won't need again for years if ever. 40 votes
In defense of squatting - the community utility of squatting in a world of algorithmic landlord collusion ~life housing Article 1390 words 25 votes
The oldest unsolved problem in math. Do odd perfect numbers exist? ~science mathematics.pure Video 31:33 11 votes
What a bunch of A-list celebs taught me about how to use my phone ~tech apple android privacy Article 1275 words 47 votes
The perfect webpage: How the internet reshaped itself around Google’s search algorithms ~tech internet google Article 5032 words, published Jan 5 2024 15 votes
Egyptian fractions and the greedy algorithm ~science mathematics Video 9:47, published Dec 12 2023 6 votes
US lawsuit on behalf of deceased patients alleges United Health denies care based on AI model with ninety percent error rate ~health healthcare Article 684 words 52 votes
Advertisers want to place ads next to content that is 'Brand Safe'. The end of Jezebel is a case study of how that impacts hard hitting news sites ~tech Article 3454 words, published Nov 10 2023 44 votes
New York restaurants fight back against reservations by bots ~food restaurants Article 77 words 8 votes
Inspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids ~tech Article 2559 words 11 votes
Social media algorithms can be redesigned to bridge divides — here’s how ~tech social media Article 1044 words 18 votes
Valve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win' ~games Article 500 words 76 votes
The rent is too damn algorithmic - Washington DC attorney general is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations ~tech Article 397 words, published Oct 3 2023 36 votes
The inability to count correctly: Debunking the US National Institute of Standards and Technology's calculation of the cryptographic security level of Kyber-512 ~comp security Article 18 162 words 25 votes
Inside Tiktok's real-life frenzies - from riots to false murder accusations ~tech social media Article 2001 words 8 votes
The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’ ~finance business Article 290 words 33 votes
US health insurance giant Cigna sued over algorithm allegedly used to deny coverage to hundreds of thousands of patients ~health Article 559 words 27 votes
UK House of Lords votes to modify proposed legislation to target 'harmful' algorithms ~tech Link 9 votes
How UnitedHealth’s US acquisition of a popular Medicare Advantage algorithm sparked internal dissent over denied care ~health Link 14 votes
US rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why. ~finance economics business Article 5521 words 47 votes
Once praised for its generous social safety net, Denmark now collects troves of data on welfare claimants ~tech Article 2339 words, published Mar 7 2023 10 votes
Google lawyer warns internet will be “a horror show” if it loses landmark US Supreme Court case ~tech google internet Article 672 words 13 votes
This microscope uses touch. Gelsight is a microscope that presses gel into the object of study. ~science Video 10:42 9 votes
New Yorkers never came ‘flooding back.’ Why did rents go up so much? ~finance Article 4096 words 18 votes
How Finland is teaching a generation to spot misinformation ~life education Article 1268 words 8 votes
Discover the hidden gems on Spotify that would never normally get surfaced with their algorithms ~music Link 5 votes
Does this button work? Investigating YouTube’s ineffective user controls ~tech social media Article 12 votes
Accused of cheating by an algorithm, and a Professor she had never met. An unsettling glimpse at the digitization of education. ~tech amazon.rekognition Article 1915 words, published May 27 2022 17 votes
JavaScript physics engine for the absolute beginner ~comp programming programming languages Article 631 words 1 vote
China’s next regulatory target — algorithms, the secret of many tech giants’ success ~tech internet Article 666 words, published Jan 7 2022 13 votes