'Autoplay got me there': How YouTube's algorithm built a following for fascist group Patriotic Alternative

YouTube is a key tool in recruiting far-right activists to the largest British fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA), ...
collider

The ‘Stranger Things’ Wild Conformity Gate Theory Has Ties to Another Beloved Netflix Series

The internet has been going wild during the last few days because of the Stranger Things finale. The theory that has become known as Conformity Gate dives into implied clues indicating there might be ...
TechCrunch

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
GitHub

Visualize pixel maps or mazes, and test Dijkstra/A* algorithms to find the shortest path between two points on the map. This project is part of a biannual report for Paris ...

This project is an exercise that forms part of the semester report in the Advanced Algorithms course. It introduces the basics of graphs and shortest path search algorithms for weighted graph, which ...
Frontiers

AgriPath: a robust multi-objective path planning framework for agricultural robots in dynamic field environments

1 Faculty of Information Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan 2 School of Data Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Robot path planning is a cornerstone of ...
Wired

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
Quanta Magazine

The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...
The Aspen Times

Beyond the Algorithm: The ‘Dinner Party Theory’

Picture this: you’ve decided to host a dinner party. The guest list is small but important. You spend the week cleaning the house, polishing the silver, and making sure every detail reflects care. You ...
Jane's Information Group

Special Report: Theyr multi-objective optimisation software begins voyage of discovery on NOMARS

T-VOS has been integrated into the Marine AI technology platform developed for DARPA's NOMARS programme. NOMARS is being delivered by Serco in the shape of the demonstrator vessel USX-1 Defiant ...
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“This critic is an a**hole”: The Big Bang Theory Star Mayim Bialik Was Shattered When One Critic Called Her Ugly, Basically Said She Looks Like Frankenstein

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“This critic is an a**hole”: The Big Bang Theory Star Mayim Bialik Was Shattered When One Critic Called Her Ugly, Basically Said She Looks Like Frankenstein

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IEEE

Improved A* Algorithm Based on Artificial Potential Field Method for Global Path Planning of Unmanned Surface Vessels in Complex Environments

Abstract: Aiming at the problems of long path planning time, excessive ineffective expansion nodes, and easy collision with obstacles that may occur when using traditional A* algorithm for unmanned ...