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Tag: algorithms
House-flipping algorithms are coming to your neighborhood
[ad_1] For years, Michael Maxson spent more nights in hotels than his own bed, working on speaker systems for the titans of heavy rock on global tours. When Maxson decidedRead More
Bipartisan legislation addresses tech companies’ chosen algorithms
[ad_1] A bipartisan group of House MPs wants to force tech companies to offer users options for algorithms – formulas that determine what information reaches users and in what orderRead More
Podcast: How pricing algorithms learn to collude
[ad_1] Algorithms now determine how much things cost. It’s called dynamic pricing and it adjusts according to current market conditions in order to increase profits. The rise of e-commerce hasRead More
Frances Haugen says Facebook’s algorithms are dangerous. Here’s why.
[ad_1] In his statement, Haugen repeatedly highlighted how these phenomena are worse in non-English speaking regions as Facebook unevenly covers different languages. “In countries where there are no systems ofRead More
Mathematicians use algorithms to stop gerrymandering
[ad_1] One of those users for decades was Thomas Hofeller, “Michelangelo of modern gerrymander” is the longtime Republican National Committee’s official re-regional director, who died in 2018. Gerrymandering schemes, “cracking”Read More