The company's pricing strategy is grabbing headlines at a time affordability has become a major issue for U.S. consumers. Instacart customers are unknowingly participating in widespread algorithmic ...

Instagram is giving users a rare look behind the curtain of its recommendation engine. The company just introduced a new AI powered tool called “Your Algorithm” that finally lets people see and ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

Popular food delivery service Instacart has been using a shady algorithm that charges different prices to different customers on the same grocery items in the same supermarkets without telling them, ...

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A nostalgic hit built out of vintage pop-culture references captured the “If you liked that, you’ll like this” spirit of Netflix. In the summer of 2016, streaming TV was still figuring itself out.

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

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is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves ...

In 2025, the Instagram algorithm has become more advanced than ever, using artificial intelligence and machine learning to decide what content users see in their Feeds, Reels, Stories, Explore pages, ...