algorithm
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"Our new algorithm is over 1,600 times faster, which was critical to this breakthrough," Moore said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Highland Council says a Home Office algorithm has allocated it with a "significant increase" in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to look after.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
When she helps users with this calculation, she uses the same inputs, but they get crunched by an algorithm that does the same thing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
I’m considerably less enthusiastic about the possibility of an algorithm deciding that my apparent dependence on black beans means I could stand to pay another 30 cents per can.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
The results were as compelling as the cheating algorithm had predicted.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Its ability to repeatedly observe the Southern Hemisphere sky, combined with advanced computer algorithms, makes it possible to search enormous quantities of astronomical data for subtle changes in the positions of objects.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
He says evidence points to the opposite: These algorithms are likely to withstand most attacks by any kind of computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Their algorithms push small people into major power.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
But Linebaugh said he worries that “everything is just going to become so uniform,” as the industry seems to lean too heavily on algorithms and audiences’ preferences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Not only that, but its algorithms were built on the full sum of human knowledge.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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