How to understand this hidden driver of the modern world

To get a clearer grip on what that something is, we need to understand what happens when we change between fuzzy values and ...
The Washington Post

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

More than 800 U.S. TikTok users shared their data with The Washington Post. We used it to find out why some people become power users, spending hours per day scrolling. Each circle in the chart ...
The Conversation

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S.
Forbes

How To Make Friends With The Algorithm (And Actually Get Hired)

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. To pass ATS job application filters, tailor your resume and ...
IEEE

A Dissimilarity Measure Powered Feature Weighted Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm for Gene Expression Data

Abstract: The fuzzy C-Means (FCM) algorithm is widely used in gene expression data. However, the FCM clustering algorithm often exhibits poor clustering performance on datasets, and similarity ...
Everyday Health

Is It Safe to Take B-Complex Vitamins and Vitamin C Together?

Vitamin C and B-complex supplements are both common, so you might wonder whether it’s safe to take them together. The short answer: Yes, it’s generally safe to take vitamin C and B-complex supplements ...
Scientific American

The Internet Is Making Us Fluent in Algospeak

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...
Politifact

How does Washington, D.C.’s homicide rate compare with other countries?

The chart President Donald Trump displayed during an Aug. 11 news conference included 2023 data for Washington, D.C. homicides. Since then, the district’s homicide rate has fallen considerably. The ...
IEEE

Robust Federated Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm in Heterogeneous Scenarios

Abstract: The federated fuzzy C-means (federated FCM) extends the traditional Fuzzy C-means (FCM) to the federated learning (FL) scenario, aiming to address the data privacy preservation issue of soft ...
MarketWatch

Chart Industries, Flowserve Shares Slip Premarket on Deal to Merge

Shares of Chart Industries and Flowserve moved lower in premarket trading Wednesday after the companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger. Under the agreement, Chart shareholders will receive 3 ...
Task & Purpose

Good luck figuring out the Air Force’s algorithm for shaving waivers

The Department of the Air Force’s process for determining if airmen and Space Force guardians should receive medical waivers for shaving is about as indecipherable as the infamous flow chart about ...