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Wiredscience12 hrs ago
New fossil salamander species Ambystoma quetzalcoatli described from Pliocene site in Hidalgo, Mexico
Researchers described the first fossil salamander species formally named in Mexico from specimens found in Hidalgo state. The Pliocene-era remains predate prior records of the Ambystoma genus in the country and show neoteny similar to modern axolotls.
Ars Technicatechnology6 days ago
Journal Retracts Two 1940s Papers by Nobel Physicist Max Planck
Ars Technica reported that Naturwissenschaften removed two papers by Max Planck from the 1940s. Historians found the retractions on a list of Nobel winners and published findings on arXiv. The current editor said an algorithm likely caused the action.
New York Posttechnology8 days ago
Australian prime minister describes algorithm-driven content in parliament
The prime minister addressed parliament on proposed changes to online safety laws. The remarks included references to hospital data on injuries and the spread of extreme material. A video clip of the speech circulated widely on social media.
rove.mebusiness11 days ago
Maryland and Connecticut Become First States to Ban Surveillance Pricing at Food Retailers
Maryland enacted the first state prohibition in April 2025 and Connecticut followed in June. California and New York are considering similar legislation. The Federal Trade Commission published a related study on algorithmic pricing the same year.
The Guardianai12 days ago
California Drivers Sue Major Gas Stations Over AI Pricing Tool
Drivers filed a class-action lawsuit Monday alleging several major gas station chains used an AI tool to coordinate higher fuel prices in California. The suit claims the practice violates a state law against algorithmic price fixing and seeks court-ordered relief.
science17 days ago
Aged care algorithm denies higher funding to Melbourne man with motor neurone disease
An 80-year-old Melbourne man with late-stage motor neurone disease was denied increased at-home support funding after an automated assessment. His wife appealed the decision, which the Department of Aged Care upheld last month.
The Japan Timesbusiness23 days ago
Chinese state newspaper calls for stronger labor protections with AI adoption
The Workers' Daily published an editorial calling for improved labor standards and greater oversight of AI algorithms. The piece appeared as China expands workplace use of the technology.
techjuice.pktechnology24 days ago
Instagram Adds Your Algorithm Feature to Main Feed
Users can now view and edit the topics Instagram’s algorithm uses to rank content on the main feed, Reels, and Explore.
pbs.orgworld27 days ago
Retailers Adjust Online Prices Based on Demand and Consumer Data
A review of shopping carts at three major retailers found prices changed frequently over several weeks. The practice uses algorithms that factor in supply, demand and buyer habits.
upi.compolitics30 days ago
Australian government faces questions on submarine plan and housing policy
Defense officials confirmed plans to acquire three second-hand submarines under the AUKUS pact. Ministers addressed concerns over housing prices and an algorithm used for aged-care assessments.
denverpost.comtechnology31 days ago
Colorado governor vetoes bill restricting surveillance pricing for wages and consumer goods
The veto blocks a measure that would have banned companies from using algorithms and personal data to set individualized prices and wages. The bill had been described as the strongest of its kind in the country.
dohanews.coworld33 days ago
International Labour Organization begins final talks on gig worker standards
The agency opened negotiations Monday on binding rules for ride-hailing, delivery, and e-commerce platforms. Discussions focus on wage floors, benefits, and algorithmic transparency.
app.buzzsumo.comscience37 days ago
Study Tests Algorithm Effects on Political Content Exposure
Researchers assigned 2,000 participants to custom social media feeds for eight weeks around the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The study compared an engagement-based algorithm, a diversified-extremity algorithm, and a reverse-chronological feed.
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vaticannews.vaai38 days ago
Pope Leo XIV Issues Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence
Pope Leo XIV released a 42,300-word encyclical Monday that calls for government regulation of AI companies, job protections for workers, and limits on lethal autonomous weapons. The document urges transparency in algorithmic tools used by governments and community involvement in…
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thecanary.coworld39 days ago
German Media Regulators Consider Algorithm Rules for Trusted Outlets
State media regulators in Germany are preparing rules that would require social media platforms to give greater visibility to certain media sources. The measures are being developed under existing European digital regulation frameworks.
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vaticannews.vaai39 days ago
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Public Oversight of Data and Algorithms
Pope Leo XIV posted on X Tuesday urging governments and technology companies to ensure broad access to digital infrastructure. The statement followed the release of an encyclical on artificial intelligence the previous day.
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bbc.combusiness43 days ago
Social Media Platforms Shift Focus to Short Video Content
Social media platforms have moved from personal communication toward entertainment and algorithm-driven video feeds. Reports show fewer users actively post content and more time spent viewing material from strangers.
sbs.com.aupolitics44 days ago
UK Committee Calls for Statutory Social Media Ban for Children
The Commons Education Committee recommended a legal ban on social media for children and limits on features such as infinite scrolling and algorithm-driven content. The proposals respond to a government consultation on online safety for minors.
Washington Examinerpolitics45 days ago
Enbridge Proposes Expansion of Algonquin Gas Transmission System in New England
Enbridge has proposed expanding the Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline system to increase natural gas capacity in New England. The project, called Project Beacon, would replace sections of existing pipeline and add storage facilities.
ncbi.nlm.nih.govai46 days ago
Study Evaluates Machine Learning Models for Health Insurance Risk Classification
Researchers tested three ensemble algorithms on a dataset of 59,381 insurance applicants to measure accuracy, fairness, and interpretability in underwriting decisions. The analysis compared performance across binary, three-class, and eight-class risk settings and examined dispari…
mhealth.jmir.orgai47 days ago
New Device Aims to Block AI Wearable Recordings
A tech startup has developed a portable device designed to prevent nearby AI wearables from recording conversations. The product responds to growing availability of small recording devices that use speech-recovery algorithms.
finance48 days ago
eToro CEO Says Retail Traders Are Becoming More Sophisticated
Yoni Assia, CEO of eToro, said retail investors have grown more sophisticated in recent years and are using AI tools to build trading algorithms and access institutional data. He stated that individual traders outperformed institutions during the 2025 tariff crash and the Iran wa…
ai51 days ago
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Discards AI-Written Commencement Speech for Lacking Soul
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said he asked artificial intelligence to draft his address to Emory University graduates but rejected the result because it lacked his personal warmth. He told the audience they wanted to hear from him rather than an algorithm. The remarks reflect ongoing dis…
Statscience52 days ago
FDA Medical Device Approval Pathway Examined in AI Newsletter
STAT's AI Prognosis newsletter published on May 13, 2026, reviewed the most common FDA medical device approval pathway and its characteristics. The edition also addressed sepsis algorithms and additional topics in health AI. Reporter Brittany Trang covers questions of whether AI…
finance52 days ago
Algoma Steel Group Reports Q1 2026 Results After Transition to Electric Arc Furnace
Algoma Steel Group completed its transition to a fully electric arc furnace operation in January 2026, ending 125 years of blast furnace steelmaking. The company reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of C$28.7 million for the first quarter and said it expects to return to profitabilit…
pandaily.comtechnology52 days ago
TikTok’s ‘For You’ Algorithm Delivered Asymmetric Partisan Content to Both Democratic and Republican Accounts in 2024 Study
A Nature study using 323 audit experiments on TikTok sock puppet accounts found systematic partisan asymmetries in the platform's 'For You' feed during the 2024 US presidential election campaign. Republican-seeded accounts received about 11.5 percent more co-partisan content than…
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ai57 days ago
Research Proposes Unsupervised Outlier Detection Method for IoT Using Autoencoders
A paper published on May 8, 2026, describes a framework that combines autoencoder representation learning with contrastive loss for identifying outliers in unlabeled IoT data streams. The approach includes an adaptive threshold algorithm based on reconstruction error statistics t…
CoinDeskfinance58 days ago
Altcoins Gain While Bitcoin and Ether Pull Back From Recent Highs
Bitcoin fell 0.7% to $80,953.28 on May 7, 2026, after hitting a three-month high of $82,800 the previous day. Ether declined 1% to $2,325 while ALGO and TON rose 8-9%. CoinDesk's DeFi and MemeCoin indices gained 2.5% as CoinMarketCap's altcoin season index climbed to 45/100.
The Guardianworld59 days ago
TikTok Algorithm Prioritized Pro-Republican Content in Three States Before 2024 Election
A study published in the journal Nature found that TikTok's For You page showed more pro-Republican videos to dummy accounts mimicking users in New York, Texas and Georgia during the 2024 presidential campaign. Researchers created hundreds of accounts trained on either Democratic…
washingtonpost.comai59 days ago
Scholar Examines First Amendment Coverage of Algorithmic Content Moderation
A forthcoming article reviews the Supreme Court's Moody v. NetChoice ruling that algorithmic editing by social media platforms constitutes speech protected by the First Amendment. The author discusses proposed responses to the decision, including treating platforms as state actor…
washingtonmonthly.compolitics59 days ago
Washington Monthly Releases Spring 2026 Issue
The April/May/June 2026 edition includes articles on the administration's approach to diversity programs, continued use of the A-10 Warthog jet in the Persian Gulf, and Amazon's pricing algorithms. Additional pieces examine education policy, immigration enforcement in Oregon, hom…
The Guardianai61 days ago
Investigation Finds Kenya's AI Healthcare System Overcharges Poor Households
An investigation revealed that Kenya's AI-driven healthcare contribution system overestimates incomes for poor households while underestimating for wealthier ones. The system, launched in October 2024 as part of President William Ruto's reforms, uses proxy means testing to determ…
The Boston Globetechnology61 days ago
New Mexico Prosecutors Seek Child Safety Changes to Meta Platforms in Trial's Second Phase
New Mexico state prosecutors are pursuing changes to Meta's social media apps and algorithms to protect children in the second phase of a trial. The case follows a jury's decision to impose $375 million in penalties on Meta for harming children's mental health and concealing expl…
Nprbusiness62 days ago
LanguageLine Adopts AI Scheduling Software Amid Reports of Interpreter Pay Reductions
Interpreters at LanguageLine Solutions experienced fragmented schedules and reduced hours in 2025 after the company adopted new AI-powered software. Pay for some workers fell sharply, prompting unionization efforts. The changes reflect broader trends in algorithmic management aff…
dailywire.comworld65 days ago
Sen. Ron Johnson Releases VAERS and COVID Vaccine Safety Report
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson has released a report addressing issues with the VAERS system for monitoring COVID vaccine adverse events. The report states that health officials were aware of limitations in the system that obscured safety signals. It also notes that officials were pres…
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Startup 10x Science Raises $4.8 Million to Analyze AI-Generated Drug Candidates
10x Science, a startup founded in December 2025, announced a $4.8 million seed funding round to develop a platform for characterizing potential drug candidates generated by AI models. The platform uses algorithms and AI to interpret mass spectrometry data for biologic drugs. Foun…
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Wiredtechnology81 days ago
Unitree Humanoid Robot R1 to Launch Internationally on AliExpress for $4,370
Unitree is preparing to sell its R1 humanoid robot on AliExpress for $4,370. The robot features aerobatic capabilities and targets laboratories and universities. It provides an affordable option for testing robotics algorithms.
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Rainfall Warnings and Flood Watches Issued for Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec
Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Deep River and Algonquin Park area, expecting 25 to 50 millimetres of rain on Sunday and Monday. Special weather statements cover western Quebec and eastern Ontario outside the Kingston-Belleville area with 20 to 40 millime…
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Early Sports Betting Algorithm Developer Faced Profits, Mob Connections and Federal Investigations in Las Vegas
An individual who developed one of the first algorithms for sports betting introduced it in Las Vegas. The effort resulted in millions of dollars in profits along with associations to organized crime and federal government examinations. The story details the background and outcom…
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ecns.cnfinance83 days ago
xAI Files Lawsuit Against Colorado Over Upcoming AI Regulation Law
Elon Musk's xAI has sued the state of Colorado to block a new law regulating AI systems that takes effect in June. The law aims to prevent algorithmic discrimination in sectors including education, employment, healthcare, housing, and financial services. The company argues the re…
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Formula 1 Advances Toward Resolution of 2026 Hybrid Power Unit Control Issue
Formula 1 teams and the FIA are addressing concerns with the 2026 power unit regulations, where algorithms currently determine acceleration levels instead of drivers. This development follows discussions on standardizing electronic control units to ensure driver control. The chan…
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investopedia.comfinance85 days ago
Goldman Sachs Traders Highlight Potential Record Buying from Algorithmic Funds as Market Catalyst
Traders at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have identified record buying from algorithm-driven funds as a potential catalyst for higher equity markets. This observation comes amid searches by investors for factors to propel stock prices upward. The insight reflects current trading dynam…
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Researchers Develop Algorithm for Parameter Optimization in Nonlinear Wiener Systems with Backlash
Scientists have introduced a repetitive learning-based fractional order parameter optimization algorithm for extended Wiener systems that include backlash nonlinearity and operate under binary-valued data. The method aims to improve accuracy in estimating system parameters. This…
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AI Tools Used to Adapt Social Media Content for Higher Engagement
Gary Marcus reported that social media algorithms prioritize content based on engagement levels. He noted that large language models (LLMs) enable users to rewrite posts and news stories into versions that attract more interaction. Marcus observed this practice occurring frequent…
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AI-Generated Fruit Character Dramas Gain Millions of Views on TikTok
AI-generated short videos featuring anthropomorphic fruits in dramatic scenarios, including affairs, racism, and sexual assault, have accumulated hundreds of millions of views on TikTok. One account, ai.cinema021, with its series Fruit Love Island, has over 3 million followers. T…