When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's "for you" algorithm last month, Elon Musk said the move was a victory for transparency. "We know the algorithm is dumb and needs ...

Political content is being inserted into new X users’ feeds, even if they have selected other interests such as cooking, sports, and crafts. Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company ...

The move comes months after Musk open-sourced parts of X’s recommendation system, with the aim of improving transparency.

Onlookers have long suspected that Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has a right-wing bias embedded in its digital DNA, and, in January of this year, cybercrime authorities in France took it upon ...

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A platform that so often seems to promote division is bringing people together for a change — and Americans are learning the ...

Meta plans to test out X’s algorithm for Community Notes to crowdsource fact-checks that will appear across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. In a blog, Meta said the testing in the US would begin ...

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This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Charlotte Gartenberg: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, October 30th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration shows 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and X logo Jan 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Saturday that social ...