Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world

With growing focus on the existential threat quantum computing poses to some of the most crucial and widely used forms of ...
Dexerto

PewDiePie reveals how he ‘fixed’ YouTube’s algorithm using his own AI

Frustrated by YouTube feeding him Shorts and advertisements, PewDiePie set out to ‘fix’ the platform’s algorithm with his own AI. YouTube icon Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg famously trained his own AI ...
Dexerto

YouTube reveals secrets on how to control what the algorithm shows you

YouTube has quietly shared new details explaining how viewers can directly influence what appears in their recommendations, offering rare clarity on how to steer the platform’s powerful algorithm. In ...
KGW8

Washington weighs new limits on social media algorithms, notifications after teen's overdose

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For Aaron Ping, a debate unfolding in Olympia is deeply personal. At home, he still flips through photos of his son Avery: mountain biking with friends, hiking outdoors, playing with ...
GitHub

Specification algorithms could benefit from note on atomicity

Since the API's state is mutable from multiple contexts simultaneously, we may want to note that certain operations must be atomic for correctness (including upholding the privacy model). For example, ...
The Robot Report

TU Delft algorithm to enables drones to work together to transport heavy payloads

Scientists at TU Delft in the Netherlands have developed an algorithm that allows multiple autonomous drones to work together to control and transport heavy payloads. It works even in windy conditions ...
Wall Street Journal

Is an Algorithm Blocking Your Job Search? One Man Is Trying to Find Out.

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 ...
ag.purdue

3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with branches close to a wall will develop differently from one growing on open ground. Now everyone from urban planners and ...
The Atlantic

Americans Are Trapped in an Algorithmic Cage

Shortly before President George W. Bush was reelected, in 2004, an anonymous Bush-administration source told The New York Times, “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality.” ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Ouyang, C., Qiu, Y. and Zhu, D. (2021) Adaptive Spiral Flying Sparrow Search Algorithm. Scientific Programming, 2021, Article ID: 6505253.

ABSTRACT: A hybrid strategy is proposed to solve the problems of poor population diversity, insufficient convergence accuracy and susceptibility to local optimal values in the original Arctic Puffin ...
Wall Street Journal

X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content Whether They Want It or Not

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Charlotte Gartenberg: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, October 30th ...