CNN

Elon Musk thinks Twitter’s algorithm should be public. Here’s what that could mean

On March 24, weeks before he offered to buy Twitter, Elon Musk posted a poll on the social media platform: “Twitter algorithm should be open source,” he wrote, with options for users to vote “yes” or ...
Yahoo

Zuckerberg Changed Facebook Algorithm to Highlight CNN, The New York Times Post-Election

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed the platform’s algorithm following the 2020 election to highlight outlets like CNN, the New York Times and NPR, according to a report from the Times on Tuesday ...
News-Press NOW

TikTok’s algorithm will be overseen by Oracle in the US after the sale is completed

New York (CNN) — The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: ...
CNN

Would you trust an algorithm to diagnose an illness?

We put a lot of trust in our doctors — we listen to their diagnoses, take out their prescriptions, follow their dietary suggestions. Would we do the same for a computer? As the global market for ...
CNN

Instagram’s algorithm blocked negative hashtags of Trump, but not Biden

A bug in Instagram’s algorithm systemically shielded Donald Trump from negative hashtags without doing the same for rival Joe Biden, the company confirmed. According to an investigation from the Tech ...