Most Rensselaer Republican committee candidates, including Mayor Mike Stammel, suffered heavy losses on election night. Rensselaer Common Council candidate Sara Beth Bollman, elected in November, is ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

You might have heard that algorithms are in control of everything you hear, read, and see. They control the next song on your Spotify playlist, or what YouTube suggests you watch after you finish a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — With Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s imminent departure and Buffalo Common Council President Chris Scanlon set to be sworn in as acting mayor later this month, the duties of ...

Social media platforms are more than just tools for sharing cat videos or keeping up with friends—they're powerful influencers of public opinion. The algorithms that drive these platforms determine ...

Visitation for Lynda P. Bollman, of Inverness, will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2024, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 647 Dundee Ave., Barrington, IL, 60010. The funeral ...

BOLLMAN (Losen) Gloria Jane, Age 64, of South St. Paul, Passed away peacefully on June 18, 2024, following her battle with cancer. Family will greet friends starting at 10:00 AM. Memorial Service will ...

Three new books warn against turning into the person the algorithm thinks you are. Like a lot of Netflix subscribers, I find that my personal feed tends to be hit or miss. Usually more miss. The ...

Companies, nonprofit organizations, and governments design algorithms to learn and predict user preferences. They embed these algorithms in recommendation systems that help consumers make choices ...

Elon Musk calls it “the algorithm,” a distillation of lessons learned while relentlessly increasing production capacity at Tesla’s Nevada and Fremont factories. According to Walter Isaacson in his new ...