This new law, already subject to lawsuits, lets shoppers know when companies are quietly raising online prices for certain types of customers. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of ...

Social media feeds are becoming more customizable as platforms like Threads, Instagram, and TikTok introduce tools that let ...

Instagram is rolling out a new tool called Your Algorithm that gives you direct control over the videos that fill your Reels tab. Your interests shift as time moves on. Now your feed can shift with ...

A new federal bill seeks to demystify how social media platforms determine which posts users see, without touching a law that has become a lightning rod in Congress. The Algorithmic Justice and Online ...

Before big tech engineers can improve the fairness of recommendation systems, such as social media feeds and online shopping results, they need to define what "fairness" even means. Should an app show ...

In today’s tech news, a new bipartisan Senate bill aims to make it easier to sue social media companies over their algorithms. The Algorithm Accountability Act would hold platforms responsible for ...

Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...

For over 20 years, my organization has been involved with both researching and collaborating with technology companies, social media platforms and government agencies to understand, map and predict ...

A University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology-developed algorithm—paired with a continuous glucose monitor—can help users better manage their type 2 diabetes by recommending insulin-dose ...

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