Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
news10nbc

Wegmans confirms use of facial recognition tech in ‘small fraction’ of stores

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans confirmed that it is using facial recognition technology in a “small fraction” of its 114 stores. Several people have reached out to News10NBC after hearing about the use of ...
TechCrunch

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
KSL

Here's how 2 Utah lawmakers want to hold social media accountable for harmful algorithms

SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of Utah lawmakers in Washington are pushing to amend a nearly 30-year-old law governing online communications to hold technology companies accountable for harms caused by ...
Science Daily

How personalized algorithms trick your brain into wrong answers

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...
The Nation Newspaper

Yoruba Islamic clerics, leaders warn against using religion to divide Nigeria

Notable Islamic clerics, political office holders, and traditional rulers in Yorubaland have urged Nigerians not to allow international politics to use religion as a tool to divide the country. They ...
Business Insider

Uber and DoorDash now disclose when algorithms set prices. There's still one big question.

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The Hill

Kenny Loggins objects to song’s use in AI Trump video: ‘Created with the sole purpose of dividing us’

(NEXSTAR) – Kenny Loggins isn’t a fan of President Donald Trump’s latest AI video. Loggins, a musician well known for songs including “I’m Alright,” “This Is It” and “Footloose,” issued a public ...
Forbes

The Main Difference Between Algorithmic And AI Trading? Human Control

Independent investors often use the terms "algorithmic trading" and "AI trading" interchangeably, but the two are actually completely different. One isn’t better than the other—in the same way that an ...
New Scientist

Kids as young as 4 innately use sorting algorithms to solve problems

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...
Phys.org

Largest-ever cosmological simulation created using algorithms for Euclid mission

The consortium running the European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid mission has published the most extensive simulation of the cosmos to date. The modeling was based on algorithms developed by UZH ...