The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
Gizmodo

X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...
Deadline.com

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Spinoff Series To Find New Ballroom Pro In The Works At Hulu; Robert Irwin In Talks To Host

Disney is leaning into the recent resurgence of Dancing with the Stars. Deadline has learned the network is eyeing a spinoff series focused on finding the series’ next pro dancer. Deals are still in ...
CNBC

Meta launches AI algorithm personalization feature for Threads

Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called "Dear Algo" that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms. Threads users will be able to tell the Dear Algo tool what kinds ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debuts First Fan Convention With Pro Dancers and Former Celeb Contestants

Dancing With the Stars Con will kick off in Palm Springs on July 31 through Aug. 2, where fans can interact with the series' professional dancers, celebrity cast and judges to celebrate all things ...
USA Today

'Dancing with the Stars' is launching its first fan convention

Calling all "Dancing with the Stars" fans to the dancefloor: It's time to bust a move IRL. The iconic reality dance competition series is hosting its first-ever fan convention, Dancing with the Stars ...
The Washington Post

These patients saw what comes after death. Should we believe them?

After she dropped to her knees outside her home in Midlothian, Virginia, suffocating, after she was lifted into the ambulance and told herself, “I can’t die this way,” and after emergency workers at ...
Popular Mechanics

This Radical Theory Could Explain the Nature of Reality—And How Your Brain Evolved

Biological systems are notoriously tough to model, especially when it comes to figuring out the axons, neurons, blood vessels, and other structural components of gray matter, or the tissue that makes ...
Reuters

Musk's X to open source new algorithm in seven days

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Saturday that social media platform X will open to the public its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days ...
Willmar Radio

BOLD student charged with assaulting teacher with an ipad

(Olivia MN-) Lower MN River Valley Watch says a Bird Island man is charged with assaulting a teacher in the classroom. Hunter Kopel, 18 of Bird Island, is charged via summons with Assault in the ...
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 ...