algorithm
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Many service sector workers find that they only get shifts when an algorithm says their labor is required – leaving their schedules and earnings unpredictable.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Rather than manually extracting proteins and peptides from tissues and then using methods such as mass spectrometry to identify huge numbers of molecules, the researchers created a computer algorithm called Peptide Predictor.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The joint venture has retrained the recommendation algorithm to guard against any future manipulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
An old-school tip for finding new music: If Spotify’s algorithm makes you feel stuck in a musical rut, there’s an easy way out.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
He took Goldman’s algorithm, presented it to the doctors in the Cook County ED and the doctors in the Department of Medicine, and announced that he was holding a bake-off.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
His firm’s algorithms still trade markets every day.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
None of the protesters interviewed for this story spoke about algorithms, engagement or going viral.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Instead, sophisticated algorithms are needed to describe the entire system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
It also stressed the need for greater transparency around how social media works as "opaque algorithms and content moderation hampers the ability of young users to understand why certain content is recommended, suppressed or removed".
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nevertheless, I’ve been running algorithms on the possible future of the Scythedom, and found something very curious.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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