Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Every time you scroll, like or share on a social media platform, an algorithm is watching, learning and deciding what you see next. But how many of us stop to think about what’s actually driving those ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week, defending his company against claims that social media harms children. A 20-year-old plaintiff alleges Instagram and ...

In February, Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—unveiled “Dear Algo,” an AI-based feature that lets users “talk” to the algorithm that decides what appears in our personalized online ...

Social media algorithms shape what billions of people see every day, yet their real-world effects remain widely misunderstood. This article examines eighteen critical dimensions of algorithmic impact, ...

Field-level analysis examines how ranking algorithms shape consumer trust, visibility, and competition in local service markets using real-world operator data. NUTLEY ...

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 ...

We’re looking for volunteers to share their social media feeds for a possible story about how algorithms shape people’s understanding and opinions on the ongoing immigration crackdown. If you’d be ...

Episode 231: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore how living inside algorithmic media is reshaping not just what we see, but how we understand the world — and each another. The conversation ...