Judge Rules $400 Million Algorithmic System Illegally Denied Thousands of People’s Medicaid Benefits

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DOJ Sues Landlord Software Company RealPage for Inflating Americans’ Rents

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Instagram is really weird right now. I think I've figured out why.

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The scary new ways you're about to get overcharged for everything

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Personalized pricing not only bakes in bias and can drive inflation but creates a world where you never know when your apps are ripping you off.

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Steven Mnuchin wants to buy TikTok without the one thing that makes it so valuable: the algorithm

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Steven Mnuchin, the former US Treasury Secretary, says he wants to rebuild TikTok.

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Elon Musk says Twitter will open source its algorithm next week after supporting the idea for months

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Elon Musk says Twitter's open-source algorithm will leave people "disappointed at first" but will "improve rapidly."

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Sorry ChatGPT, Some Problems Will Always Be Too Hard for AI

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Empowered by artificial intelligence technologies, computers today can engage in convincing conversations with people, comp

TikTok's opposite approach to Instagram is winning the social media race.

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Instagram got popular by favoring big brands over cool content — which is why it's now losing to TikTok

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Instagram is a victim of its own success. The reason it became popular is the reason it can't beat TikTok.

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Instagram is becoming as uncool as Facebook — and it has only itself to blame

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