Can Internet Algorithms Be Regulated? China Is Giving It a Shot. Chinese regulators are taking unprecedented steps to rein in the power of algorithms, the automated systems that shape the internet.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), China’s top internet watchdog, on Friday published a 30-point draft guideline which contained proposals forbidding companies from deploying algorithms ...

China has issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms used by internet service providers to make recommendations to users, part of efforts to protect the privacy and data security of ...

Faculty experts in communications and computer science discussed how internet algorithms perpetuate gender and racial biases on Friday afternoon at a virtual event. The event, titled “Annenberg ...

Engineers sometimes turn to nature for inspiration. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Saket Navlakha and research scientist Jonathan Suen found that adjustment algorithms—the ...

Early detection of earthquakes could be vastly improved by tapping into the world's internet network with a groundbreaking new algorithm, researchers say.

Scientists found that ants and other natural systems use optimization algorithms similar to those used by engineered systems, including the Internet. These algorithms invest incrementally more ...

Scientists have discovered that certain harvester ants work the same way Internet protocols do. Discworld's Hex, anyone?

Adapting to the digital age is the music industry's new frontier. Social media algorithms make it difficult for artists to capture the culture.

Did the algorithm kill the pop star? What Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and 'Brat' tell us. Streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music have become the primary ways people consume music. What ...