Despite companies’ constantly increasing reliance on data-churning tech, the way most algorithms work remains a mystery to many workers – which creates a power imbalance on the job.

Gig economy workers are increasingly "managed" by algorithms that operate in an opaque and obscure manner. New research explores how workers respond to this treatment.

The Verge just found out how algorithms work for social media recommendations — and they are not happy about it. Which is odd, as The Verge pitches itself as an outlet that knows everything tech ...

Check out the below infographic to pull back the curtain and understand how social media algorithms (generally) work – and why most of your posts won’t be seen by all of your followers.

Since 2014, computers have been writing news reports on selected topics. Recent efforts to test their abilities find both real potential and significant limitations.

Instagram on How Its Algorithms Work Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri published an article explaining how algorithms rank content shown in peoples’ feeds.

Not Even the People Who Write Algorithms Really Know How They Work The web's information filters are making assumptions about you based on details that you might not even notice yourself.

They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a remarkable window in the hidden engines powering social media.