In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber welcomes ...

Long-term weather forecasting is a difficult task, partly because weather systems are inherently chaotic. Though mathematical equations can approximate the underlying physics of weather, tiny ...

A deal to prevent a US TikTok ban is now in place. The app’s algorithm will be copied, overseen by Oracle, and retrained using only American user data. This new, separate system addresses national ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that ...

The United States will have control over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday. “We are 100% ...

Algorithmic radicalization turned Tyler Robinson from curious student into Charlie Kirk’s killer. Tyler Robinson didn’t wake up planning murder. The 22-year-old’s path to assassinating conservative ...

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...

A galaxy proto-supercluster was discovered using VIMOS instrument of ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The astronomers who discovered it have nicknamed the bohemoth “Hyperion.” It has been visualized here.

Disney has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty for allowing children’s data to be collected on videos posted to YouTube. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that Disney failed to designate ...

Other big entertainment companies may also face legal exposure over the mislabeling of videos targeted at youngsters on the Google-owned platform. By Winston Cho Disney has agreed to pay $10 million ...