How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...

Algorithms mirror flaws and fuel mistrust. Surveillance erodes privacy. Mindful choices, collective action—laws, literacy—can reclaim humanity.

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 ...

Microsoft updates on its post-quantum cyber strategy as it continues integrating quantum-safe algorithms into some of the core foundations underpinning its products and services.

How does Luhn’s algorithm know when your fingers fumble? Every digit in a credit card number contributes a one-digit number to the final sum in the algorithm.

Learning algorithms articles from across Nature Portfolio A learning algorithm is a mathematical framework or procedure that calculates the best output given a particular set of data.

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 ...

Sponsored Insights Why agencies must look beyond ‘post-quantum crypto’ algorithms to secure their data As NIST rolls out advanced PQC standards to address the ‘Harvest now, decrypt later’ threat, a ...

There is a new sorting algorithm a deterministic O (m log2/3 n)-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition ...

Genome assembly algorithms articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed Genome assembly algorithms are sets of well defined procedures for reconstructing DNA sequences from large numbers of ...

These algorithms shape so much of our lives in a way that is both thrilling and uncomfortable. How do you see people trying to resist or shape the influence of social media algorithms?