CNET

TikTok Ordered to Change Algorithm Over 'Addictive Design,' or Face a Hefty Fine

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...
The New York Times

Europe Accuses TikTok of ‘Addictive Design’ and Pushes for Change

European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children. By Adam Satariano Reporting from London TikTok’s endless ...
Fast Company

Algorithms killed taste. Lulu and Georgia wants to bring it back to life

A cozy, neutral sameness defines our era of interior design. Velvet sofas. Bouclé armchairs. All-white living rooms. Beds layered with fluffy faux-fur blankets. Calming sage green kitchen cabinets.
IEEE

A Fast Precoding Design Algorithm for MISO BC: An ADMM Approach

Abstract: In this letter, we propose a fast precoding design algorithm to solve the weighted sum rate (WSR) maximization problem with individual rate constraints for a multiple-input single-output ...
SciTech Daily

New Algorithm Lets Architects Design Stunning Curved Structures in Minutes

Thanks to computer numerical control (CNC) fabrication technologies, the method may also be applied to design-laminated timber gridshells. Credit: ©2025 Masaaki Miki and Toby Mitchell CC-BY-ND A new ...
KSL

Here's how 2 Utah lawmakers want to hold social media accountable for harmful algorithms

SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of Utah lawmakers in Washington are pushing to amend a nearly 30-year-old law governing online communications to hold technology companies accountable for harms caused by ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Algorithm–HW Co-Design Framework for Accelerating Attention in Large-Context Scenarios (Cornell)

A new technical paper titled “LongSight: Compute-Enabled Memory to Accelerate Large-Context LLMs via Sparse Attention” was published by researchers at Cornell University. “Large input context windows ...
IEEE

Improved Analysis and Design of ADR Algorithm for Energy-Efficient LoRaWAN System

Abstract: For an energy-efficient adaptive data rate (ADR) algorithm in a long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) system, an asymptotic analysis on the spreading factor (SF) by the ADR-MIN algorithm ...
PBS

TikTok's algorithm to be licensed to U.S. joint venture led by tech giant Oracle and investment firm Silver Lake

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok's popular video platform under the terms of a deal laid out this week by President ...
Semiconductor Engineering

KAN Acceleration: Algorithm Hardware Co-Design Approach (Georgia Tech, National Tsing Hua Univ., TSMC)

A new technical paper titled “Hardware Acceleration of Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN) in Large-Scale Systems” was published by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, National Tsing Hua ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Researchers Design Algorithm to Improve Wearable Robot for Stroke, ALS Patients

Harvard researchers created an algorithm that allows a wearable robot to adapt to and assist the arm movements of stroke and Lou Gehrig’s disease patients in real-time. The researchers’ machine ...