Why you should opt out of Google Search Partners

Learn what Search Partners are, why they usually produce junk traffic, and how to see if you're spending money on these ...
STAT

Your sepsis algorithm shouldn’t require a time machine

You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every ...
Investopedia

Quantitative Investment Strategies: Models, Algorithms, and Techniques

Michael Schmidt, CFA, is a staff member of FINRA's Dispute Resolution Board with 20+ years of experience in the financial market. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive ...
Observer

Facing A.I. Slop and Shifting Algorithms, Brands Bet on Streamers to Stay Real

Brands are rethinking creator partnerships as livestreaming delivers something traditional digital advertising can’t: real-time authenticity and measurable engagement. Photo by Victoria Sirakova/Getty ...
PC World

Microsoft will force-update PCs to Windows 11 25H2. You can’t opt out

Microsoft is forcing Windows 11 Home and Pro users to update to version 25H2 using machine learning algorithms, with no opt-out option available. PCWorld reports this mandatory update occurs because ...
Australian Greens

US verdict shows urgent need for new Digital Duty of Care laws and opt-out rules for toxic algorithms

After months of delay and failure of the Government to act on a Digital Duty of Care, the Greens will introduce new laws to keep all users safe online. The “Fix our Feeds” bill will be introduced into ...
Observer

Spotify Co-CEO Gustav Söderström Puts Listeners in Charge of Taste Algorithms

Gustav Söderström’s new Taste Profile tools let Spotify users see how the app reads their habits and ask for more or less of any artist, genre or vibe. Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Spotify ...
The Independent

‘Tyranny of the algorithm’: Why every coffee shop is starting to look the same

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
scmp.com

Singapore aims to woo US singles with ‘aunties, not algorithms’ matchmaking push

Can a dose of old-fashioned matchmaking sell a destination? Singapore’s tourism board is betting it might, inviting US-based singles to be paired by “aunties” for a chance to win a four-night trip in ...
BMJ

Development and evaluation of a text analytics algorithm for automated application of national COVID-19 shielding criteria in rheumatology patients

Introduction At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK’s Scientific Committee issued extreme social distancing measures, termed ‘shielding’, aimed at a subpopulation deemed extremely ...
Crikey

Chanel Contos fought for consent education in Australian schools. Now she wants tech companies to ask for consent too

What if social media didn’t play to our worst impulses by algorithmically rewarding the most extreme, sensationalist and provocative content? That’s the pitch of a new campaign, Fix Our Feeds, that ...