Algorithm reveals 'magic sizes' for assembling programmable icosahedral shells at minimal cost

Over the past decade, experts in the field of nanotechnology and materials science have been trying to devise architectures ...

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 ...

Fewer posts, more engagement: This is how LinkedIn’s algorithm changed in 2025

Despite a decline in posting frequency, LinkedIn engagement has skyrocketed over the past year: what does this mean for your ...
TechCrunch

Threads is developing a tool that lets you ‘tag’ its algorithm to configure your feed

Instagram is experimenting with bringing tools to control your own algorithm to Threads, its X rival. The feature was uncovered while in development by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who ...
The Conversation

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from ...

Did Oracle buy TikTok in the US? What you need to know about the ByteDance deal

Oracle, whose former CEO Larry Ellison is close to Donald Trump, will control TikTok's algorithm in the United States ...
PBS

Oracle will manage TikTok’s algorithm for U.S. users under Trump administration deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of TikTok’s algorithm to operate for U.S. users, according to a senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday.
New Republic

Oracle Will “Retrain” Your TikTok Algorithm Under Shady Trump Deal

President Trump plans to “save” TikTok by handing it over to America’s oligarchs. A senior White House official confirmed Monday that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, plans to move an 80 ...
9to5Mac

TikTok’s algorithm will be retrained in US ‘from the ground up,’ per report

The ongoing TikTok-US saga seems close to reaching a conclusion, but we’re not there yet. As details get worked out for a potential Oracle-driven deal, a new Bloomberg report details the plans for ...
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 ...
Entrepreneur

Who’s Buying TikTok? Here’s What We Know About Who Gets the Algorithm.

A TikTok deal could be announced this week, according to White House officials. New details have emerged that suggest several new and old investors, including Oracle and private-equity firm Silver ...
Forbes

TikTok’s Algorithm And Board Will Be U.S.-Controlled In Deal With China, White House Says

TikTok’s algorithm and board of directors will be “controlled by America” as part of a deal reached with China earlier this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday, following ...