Neowin News Feed for: Algorithms

Meta is finally giving you the algorithm control switch for Instagram and Threads

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:32:01 +0000

Threads and Instagram are working on their respective features that let you control your recommendation algorithm. Read more...

Digital transition creating weaker labor conditions and wrecking social fabric, report says

Paul Hill — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:54:01 +0000

The United Nations has published its World Social Report 2025 which lays out the damaging effects that the digital transition is having on labor rights and the fabric of society. Read more...

Algorithms driving you into a political echo chamber? Here's how to escape

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:38:01 +0000

As the election nears, political content can dominate your feeds. Learn how to reset your YouTube and TikTok algorithms to avoid echo chambers and regain balance in your viewing. Read more...

Columbia Univ builds breakthrough algorithm that stops spying microphones from listening

Sayan Sen — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:18:02 +0000

The Columbia University's computer science department has developed a new algorithm that can be used to stop microphones and automatic speech recognition systems from spying on the public. Read more...

UK to Microsoft: So... when are you going to get rid of the algorithms?

Usama Jawad — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:36:01 +0000

According to a new report, UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Nadine Dorries met with Microsoft officials and asked them about when they are "going to get rid of the algorithms". Read more...

Rape hate post used by Instagram's algorithm for ad

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:16:01 +0000

A user posted a screenshot of some hate mail that she had received onto her Instagram, a year later algorithms used this post as an advert which appeared in her sisters Facebook feed. Read more...

MIT team develops robot that might be a more socially aware pedestrian than some humans

Boyd Chan — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:34:01 +0000

As robots proliferate, having and stay out of the way of foot traffic will become increasingly important. MIT researchers have now developed a robot capable of politely wandering amongst pedestrians. Read more...

Microsoft: 'AI is the most important technology on the planet... it will change everything'

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 May 2016 08:52:01 +0000

Microsoft's Dave Coplin says that AI "will change how we relate to technology. It will change how we relate to each other... It will even change how we perceive what it means to be human." Read more...