An algorithm is instructed to take a set of values (for example, numbers) and find a specific value (such as the number 7). The algorithm uses its built-in rules to organize the set of numbers ...

Project Nessie is an algorithm [redacted]. Aware that this scheme belies its public claim that it “seek [s] to be Earth’s most customer-centric company,” [redacted]. How distressing.

How does the CryptoNight mining algorithm work? CryptoNight uses the CryptoNote consensus protocol to strengthen privacy so that nobody can tell which participant in the transaction is paying and ...

The linguist and author of “Algospeak” traces how content moderation is breeding a whole new way of speaking — and what it ...

Though the algorithms can feel inescapable, Chayka says increased regulation of social media companies can mitigate their impact. "I think if Meta, Facebook's parent company, was forced to spin ...