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 original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

The Portland City Council voted Wednesday to ban the use of algorithms to set residential rents. The ban passed 8-2, with two councilors absent. Councilors Dan Ryan and Olivia Clark voted no.

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 ...

The Portland City Council will vote as soon as next week on a proposed ban on the use of algorithms to set residential rents. Following a tense debate Wednesday, Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney ...

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Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...

On October 16, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S.7882, which amends New York’s antitrust law, the Donnelly Act, to prohibit the use of pricing algorithms by residential landlords to set ...

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(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 ...

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 ...

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