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.

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 ...

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 ...

An algorithm is described that prices European average options. The algorithm is tested against Monte Carlo estimates and is shown to be accurate. The speed of the algorithm is comparable to the Black ...

Huawei Technologies has unveiled a software tool designed to accelerate inference in large artificial intelligence models, an advancement that could help China reduce its reliance on expensive ...

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 ...

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

The CSIRO says it has helped to develop a new algorithm that can block images from being used to create deepfakes. The method could not only help block deepfakes but it could also help artists ...

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 ...