Algorithms now make lots of decisions, but they have their own biases, writes Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar in his new book. When we buy something on Amazon or watch something on Netflix, we think it’s ...

YouTube is a supercomputer working to achieve a specific goal — to get you to spend as much time on YouTube as possible. But no one told its system exactly how to do that. After YouTube built the ...

Parenting algorithms can increase stress for new parents through targeted products and data-driven advice-here's how families can push back.

Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s ...

In 1996, Dor, Halperin, and Zwick introduced an influential method that delivered a “2-approximation” in nearly optimal time.

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

Australia's government confirmed on Tuesday that it would seek to implement legislation to enable all social media users to opt out of engagement-based algorithms. The move would let users switch to a ...