Brushstroke-mapping AI reopens a centuries-old mystery about one of El Greco's masterpieces

Spanish Renaissance master El Greco is often considered one of the greatest painters of all time, and many of his artworks ...
Computer Weekly

SMRT taps AI and analytics to predict rail faults and speed up maintenance

The Singapore rail operator has developed an intelligent analytics platform to support predictive maintenance and pinpoint track issues, maximising its three-hour nightly maintenance window ...
Business Insider

Meta is forming a new AI engineering org for its superintelligence push, with teams as large as 50 people per manager

Meta is creating a new applied AI engineering organization to support its superintelligence push The org will have an unusually flat structure, with manager-to-employee ratios of up to 1:50. The group ...
The New York Times

How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed

The New York Times reviewed these clips, along with more than 1,000 other videos recommended to young children on YouTube, and found that the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, ...
techtimes

How Social Media Algorithms Work to Rank Content and Boost Your Online Reach

Social media algorithms determine what billions of users see daily, yet most creators barely scratch the surface of how they operate. Platforms prioritize content ranking using engagement metrics, ...
InfoQ

AlphaEvolve Enters Google Cloud as an Agentic System for Algorithm Optimization

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
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 ...
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 ...
CNN

TikTok’s algorithm will be overseen by Oracle in the US after the sale is completed

The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...
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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Hardware Technologies And Algorithms for Vector Symbolic Architectures (Purdue Univ., Georgia Tech)

A new technical paper titled “Cross-Layer Design of Vector-Symbolic Computing: Bridging Cognition and Brain-Inspired Hardware Acceleration” was published by researchers at Purdue University and ...