Innovative algorithm makes genomic surveillance faster and more affordable for global disease outbreaks

Genomic surveillance—the process of monitoring and sequencing pathogens—is one of the most important tools for detecting ...
Tech Xplore

New computational method combines modern density functional with adaptive algorithm to predict semiconductor properties

Semiconductors are central to modern technology. They are used in computer chips, solar cells, sensors, LEDs and ...

Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living

The lawsuit touches on a growing conversation over how companies are using technology, including AI, to push prices higher.
Tech Times

Sony Bravia 7 II Stress Test: True RGB Backlight Achieves Near-OLED Blacks

Tom’s Guide’s seven-day dark-scene stress test confirms the True RGB Mini-LED TV’s independent color-channel backlight ...

Instagram is testing a more convenient way to tune recommendations

Instagram is testing new shortcuts for Your Algorithm, making it easier for users to adjust recommendations while browsing ...

Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’

Specifically, Mosseri was showing off new ways that users might access Your Algorithm, a feature that allows them to specify ...
The Robot Report

We know how to build smarter robots. Now, we need to learn smarter ways to test them

Atharv Kolhar, a staff test automation engineer at Figure AI, says the robotics industry needs a testing philosophy that ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

Why Algorithms Show Us What We Claim Not to Want

Why do algorithms keep showing us content we claim not to want? The answer isn’t manipulation—it’s conflict between our ...
Finextra

FIX releases new guidelines on algo testing and certification

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. FIX Executive Director Jim Kaye said the Recommended Practices meet a ...
EurekAlert!

Method for stress-testing cloud computing algorithms helps avoid network failures

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a more user-friendly and efficient method to help networking engineers identify potential system failures before they cause major problems, like a ...
Medical Xpress

Study identifies low sensitivity of standard, modified two-tiered testing for Lyme disease

For patients with early infection with Lyme disease (LD), standard and modified two-tiered testing (STTT and MTTT) diagnostic algorithms have low sensitivity, according to a study published online ...