How does Luhn’s algorithm know when your fingers fumble? Every digit in a credit card number contributes a one-digit number to the final sum in the algorithm.

There is a new sorting algorithm a deterministic O (m log2/3 n)-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition ...

They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a remarkable window in the hidden engines powering social media.

An algorithm is described that prices European average options. The algorithm is tested against Monte Carlo estimates and is shown to be accurate. The speed of the algorithm is comparable to the Black ...

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

The polarising impact of social media isn’t just the result of bad algorithms – it is inevitable because of the core components of how the platforms work, a study with AI-generated users has ...

The deal, filed Friday in federal court in North Carolina, would bar Greystar from using any rent-setting algorithm built on competitors’ proprietary data or designed with anti-competitive ...

Labor unions mobilize to challenge advance of algorithms in workplaces The AFL-CIO and other labor groups are working with state legislators across the nation to advance AI regulations designed to ...

Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set ...

Revolving door of impunity During the war in the northern part of Ethiopia, when we stand in solidarity with victims of atrocities in one community, we face heat from others.