Why it matters: When jurors in Los Angeles walk into a courtroom this week, they'll confront a question technology companies have long sidestepped: can a line of code, an algorithmic feed, or a design ...

TikTok has reached a deal that will allow it to keep operating in the United States, with a majority American-owned joint venture, but the terms could change the algorithm for users in the U.S. The ...

Meta has now rolled out the "Build Your 2026 Algorithm" feature for Instagram Reels to allow users use it to personalize their feeds. Instagram Reels 'Build Your 2026 Algorithm' Now Live After a test ...

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The Portland City Council will vote as soon as next week on a proposed ban on the use of algorithms to set residential rents. Following a tense debate Wednesday, Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney ...

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On October 29, 2025, in Henan, China, @Níngníng shared a video of a woman attempting to cross a muddy swamp using two buckets as makeshift footwear. In the video, the woman steps cautiously, lifting ...

In light of recent changes in the law and closely monitor developments in this area, New York landlords and software companies should review the design and deployment of any algorithms used in ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The chair of the House Select Committee on China said Thursday that a licensing agreement for use of the TikTok algorithm, as part of a deal by China-based ByteDance to ...

TikTok's owner, ByteDance, is expected to sell its US business to a buyer consortium. The new owners will retrain TikTok's content-recommendation algorithm, the White House said. TikTok staffers and ...

In North Sumatra, Indonesia, a skilled excavator operator found a creative way to unload his machine on October 11 – by using the bucket to 'climb down' from a truck. With no ramp available, the ...