Algorithms are increasingly shaping the content people consume, influencing how information is received and helping form publ ...

The changing use of the word algorithm reflects this enhanced visibility. In fact, the meaning of this word has changed ...

A study of almost 1,000 research papers in the field of digital finance has mapped out how technology, investor behavior and ...

The algorithm has won. The most powerful social, video, and shopping platforms have all converged on a philosophy of coddling users in automated recommendations. Whether through Spotify’s personalized ...

More than ever, even highly skilled workers find themselves being evaluated, rewarded, and punished by opaque algorithms. A new book, Inside the Invisible Cage, investigates. In this excerpt from the ...

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...

Introduction: The Wall Where Effort Doesn't Lead to GrowthIf the output of computational processing is leveraged by algorithms, couldn't the output of a business also be leveraged by algorithms? This ...

From the news we read in the morning to the products we buy, the videos we watch, search results, and performance evaluations at work, algorithms have penetrated quite deeply into our lives. In this ...

Traditional newspapers had natural endpoints, from the final page to the crossword. Infinite scrolling removes those cues, allowing users to move from one update to another without stopping.