Meet speed cubing prodigy Jenson who can solve a Rubik's Cube in under a minute

A PRIMARY school boy who can solve a Rubik's Cube in under a minute is set to test his skills against some of the world's best 'speed cubers'. Prodigy Jenson Ward, from Middlewich, first enjoyed ...
Phys.org

Quantum algorithm beats classical tools on complement sampling tasks

Quantum computers—devices that process information using quantum mechanical effects—have long been expected to outperform classical systems on certain tasks. Over the past few decades, researchers ...
Phys.org

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing—and it doesn't wear off quickly

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
Gizmodo

X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...
Scientific American

Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...
CNBC

Meta launches AI algorithm personalization feature for Threads

Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called "Dear Algo" that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms. Threads users will be able to tell the Dear Algo tool what kinds ...
The Verge

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

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Yahoo! Sports

Competitors love 'addictive' sport of speedcubing

Competitors of all ages have spoken of their love of speedcubing – solving the Rubik's cube and its variants as quickly as possible. Among those hoping to show off their skills in Honiton, Devon, was ...
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

The need for speed: La Jolla Elementary students form ‘speed cubing’ club

Be honest — how long would it take you to solve a Rubik’s Cube? A few minutes? A few hours? Days? Never? Looking not only to finish one of the perplexing puzzle cubes but to do so in less than a ...