Instagram debuted “Your Algorithm,” an AI-powered feature that gives users control over their Reels recommendations The tool shows an AI-generated summary of interests (e.g., “creativity, sports hype” ...

A campaign involving 19 Visual Studio (VS) Code extensions that embed malware inside their dependency folders has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Active since February 2025 but identified ...

For the first time, Instagram will start letting you control the topics its algorithm recommends, much as you now can on TikTok. The new feature is starting with the Reels tab but will eventually come ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

Anthropic has launched a beta integration that connects its fast-growing Claude Code programming agent directly into Slack, allowing software engineers to delegate coding tasks without leaving the ...

The shoe is most certainly on the other foot. On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly declared a “code red” at the company to improve ChatGPT, delaying advertising plans and other products in the ...

Google has entered the fast-emerging category of AI-first coding environments with Google Antigravity, an agentic development platform that aims to reimagine the IDE in the era of autonomous coding ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A new bill would hold social media platforms responsible for foreseeable algorithmic harms. A new bill would hold ...

As a journalist who covers AI, I hear from countless people who seem utterly convinced that ChatGPT, Claude, or some other chatbot has achieved “sentience.” Or “consciousness.” Or—my personal favorite ...

LinkedIn support accidentally revealed its algorithm: it tracks "viewer tolerance," reducing visibility for authors whose posts are consistently ignored. To succeed, diversify content types weekly, ...

TikTok's owner, ByteDance, is expected to sell its US business to a buyer consortium. The new owners will retrain TikTok's content-recommendation algorithm, the White House said. TikTok staffers and ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...