Federal regulators across multiple agencies are warning consumers that artificial intelligence tools marketed for personal finance carry serious risks, from outright fraud to misleading claims about ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

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For most Internet users, gone are the days when you backed up files to an external drive or home server. Instead, most of us rely on cloud storage to secure sensitive files, like banking information, ...

Creating a file named os_data in Windows’ system directory can trigger a permanent blue screen of death loop. Researchers believe the file is tied to specialized system configurations, and while ...

It has long been the case that certain sales and service providers increase or decrease consumer prices based on perceived data. A luxury item purveyor or home improvement contractor, for example, may ...

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One major issue facing artificial intelligence is the interaction between a computer's memory and its processing capabilities. When an algorithm is in operation, data flows rapidly between these two ...

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General suggests that personalization algorithms used by online content platforms may actively hinder the learning process. The ...