Two years ago, the real-estate company Zillow began a program to buy and sell homes. The idea of the program, Zillow Offers, was to use the company’s large amount of historical real-estate data to ...

Are we shaping our feeds or are they shaping us — and is this healthy? Faculty weigh in recommendation algorithms.

This guide is designed to explain what an algorithm is and how they are used. In the ever-evolving and vast landscape of technology, the term “algorithm” consistently stands out as a key idea that ...

Tyler Lacoma has spent more than 10 years testing tech and studying the latest web tool to help keep readers current. He's here for you when you need a how-to guide, explainer, review, or list of the ...

More than ever, even highly skilled workers find themselves being evaluated, rewarded, and punished by opaque algorithms. A new book, Inside the Invisible Cage, investigates. In this excerpt from the ...