What does it mean to “destroy” an algorithm? The Federal Trade Commission has ordered some companies to destroy algorithms built on deceptively gathered data, a penalty that could affect them ...

Amazon’s Choice, according to Buzzfeed, “is a label automatically awarded to listings by an algorithm based on customer reviews, price, and whether the product is in stock.

Lawmakers have spent years investigating how hate speech, misinformation and bullying on social media sites can lead to real-world harm. Increasingly, they have pointed a finger at the algorithms ...

Who Broke the SHA1 Algorithm (And What Does It Mean for Bitcoin)? The SHA1 encryption algorithm was recently 'broken' by researchers at Google and CWI Amsterdam. Should the bitcoin world worry?