Google’s Recommender System Breakthrough Detects Semantic Intent

Google quietly published a research paper on personalized semantics for recommender systems like Google Discover and YouTube.
The Verge

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...
TechSpot

Analysts predict PC market will grow in 2025 despite recent quarterly declines

Forward-looking: The PC business is navigating a truly unprecedented transition period amid the AI bubble. Hardware component costs are soaring, and the DIY movement has essentially stalled while OEM ...
Medscape

First Omnipod 5 Algorithm Update Reflects User Requests

The US FDA has cleared the first updates to the algorithm of the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery (AID) system (Insulet Corporation) since its launch in 2022. Omnipod 5, the only tubing-free pump ...
Seeking Alpha

Insulet Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Omnipod® 5 Algorithm Enhancements that Redefine Insulin Delivery and Simplify the Pod Experience

New 100 mg/dL Target Glucose setting offers more customization and tighter glucose management. Enhanced algorithm helps users remain in Automated Mode to improve the user experience. Most requested ...
TechSpot

Online shoppers in New York are seeing a new warning: "This price was set by an algorithm"

Winners & losers: As Black Friday deals flashed across screens in New York this year, some shoppers saw something new beneath the price tag: a short, blunt line of text. "This price was set by an ...
Nation's Restaurant News

Starbucks might be able to predict your coffee order in the future

Will Starbucks’ AI be able to predict your order in the future? At the annual Dreamforce AI conference last week, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol hinted at blue sky innovations like predictive ordering and ...
TechCrunch

Facebook updates its algorithm to give users more control over which videos they see

Meta announced on Tuesday a new Facebook algorithm update that will showcase more Reels videos tailored to users’ preferences. The update includes features that offer users greater control over the ...
New York Post

Trump to sign TikTok deal giving US majority ownership, keep control of user data

President Trump is expected to sign a TikTok deal this week that would give American investors majority control and allow a US-based company to safeguard users’ data, a senior White House official ...
Frontiers

An explainable machine learning model for predicting chronic coronary disease and identifying valuable text features

Background: Chronic Coronary Disease (CCD) is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality. Existing Pre-test Probability (PTP) models mainly rely on in-hospital data and clinician judgment. This ...
Android

Oracle to Retrain TikTok's Algorithm with U.S. User Data

A deal to prevent a US TikTok ban is now in place. The app’s algorithm will be copied, overseen by Oracle, and retrained using only American user data. This new, separate system addresses national ...
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 ...