Google antitrust case shows that the AI Overviews ranking process does not use links as part of the ranking process. A sharp-eyed search marketer discovered the reason why Google’s AI Overviews showed ...

The Home Office could be banned from unlawfully using computer algorithms to recommend whether migrants should be deported. Privacy International has filed a ...

Social media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show, we talk to author Adam Aleksic about how TikTok and ...

Two studies led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Ludwig Center, and Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering researchers report on a powerful new method that significantly improves the ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Annie Minoff: A few years ago, Derek Mobley was working in IT. He loved his job ...

If you've been noticing a distinct change in the content you're seeing on Facebook recently, you aren't alone. Several members of the IndyStar newsroom have reported seeing a disproportionate amount ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Every time you like or comment on something on social media, platforms learn about what you like and create a unique algorithm. No one knows you better than an ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has ...

When Lisa Yoder’s kids want to watch a movie, they look through the family’s DVD library or head to the library and pick DVDs to borrow. Yoder’s favorite part about letting her kids watch DVDs is that ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Do you remember the early days of social media? The promise of connection, of democratic empowerment, of barriers crumbling and gates opening? In those heady days, the co-founder of Twitter said that ...

The polarising impact of social media isn’t just the result of bad algorithms – it is inevitable because of the core components of how the platforms work, a study with AI-generated users has found. It ...