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
“With data. For a while now, I’ve been working on developing the perfect artificial intelligence, an algorithm that, when implemented through the NeuroLink, can fix our flaws better than any human police force.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Lindell objects in particular to claims that postquantum cryptographic algorithms, which are gradually being implemented, might be vulnerable enough to AI’s mathematical discoveries to force us to rethink the safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Their algorithms push small people into major power.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Australia said its restrictions would protect young users from graphic content, online predators and predatory algorithms designed to keep people scrolling.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Having optimism is tough these days, especially for people glued to their algorithms and, of course, watching too much news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
He also wrote a book about the Hindu numeral system, which allowed the new style of numbers to spread quickly through the Arab world—along with algorithms, the tricks for multiplying and dividing Hindu numerals quickly.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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