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McDonald's hit with lawsuit alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing
Reuters reported that McDonald's pricing engine uses machine-learning algorithms to continually analyze data from millions of daily transactions across its nea…
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The Vatican has laid a moral blueprint for the technology, with Pope Leo maintaining that "algorithms lack the spark of humanity."
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AI weapons systems are already here. Algorithms must not decide who lives and dies | Kenneth Roth
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Consumer
McDonald's pushes AI tools that suggest Big Mac prices based on 'customer willingness to pay'
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Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.
YouTube's Custom Feeds Give You More Control Over the Algorithm
In YouTube's latest update, viewers can tweak what the algorithm shows on their front page and curate it to a specific vibe.
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Australian Government to Allow Opt Out Of Social Media Algorithms
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Australia to force social media giants to allow users to opt out of algorithm
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children's exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content. Australia will allow social…
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Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.
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Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he's 'deeply sceptical'
Anika Wells expected to release legislation creating a digital duty of care in parliament this week, but Coalition argues it is 'attempt to censor the internet…
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Uber drivers launch European class action over 'soulless' and 'scary' AI algorithm
Landmark lawsuit claims tech company's pay-setting system has breached privacy laws and pushed down earnings. Uber drivers have launched a landmark legal actio…
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Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation
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Patreon is changing its algorithm to help smaller creators get discovered
Patreon is changing its algorithm to help smaller creators get discovered
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AI bias isn't just an error in the algorithm. It's a chain of human decisions
AI bias isn't just an error in the algorithm. It's a chain of human decisions
X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they've been 'shadowbanned'
X is expanding the open source code behind its 'For You' feed and launching new transparency tools that show users when its ranking systems have affected their…
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An Anthropic Claude AI Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms
Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communi…
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Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads
Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algo…
X admits its broken algorithm made the site feel like a 'battleground'
X admits its broken algorithm made the site feel like a 'battleground'
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X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground
The social media site says it will amplify posts made by users' mutual followers' to give the feed more of a communal feel.
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Instagram is testing more ways to customize 'Your Algorithm'
Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content.
Consumer
Up to $400 Off: The Smart Fridge That Haunts My Algorithm
The Rocco isn't on Amazon, but its rare sale knocks up to $400 off a fridge that can track your drinks and make any room look cooler. Save through July 5.
Transport
Traffic, distance and algorithms: What factors go into rideshare fares?
A Consumer Reports study published Tuesday claimed that Uber and Lyft sell nearly identical rides for a wide range of rates.
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You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now
You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now
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Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain's 'Core Algorithm'
With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.
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How algorithms wreaked havoc with these workers' schedules and cut their pay
Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and…
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Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more
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Commercial technology has upended the traditional military procurement cycle.
