HackerNoon

Building an Urban Heat Island Detector with Python, Satellite Data, and Machine Learning

Urban heat islands are a solvable data problem: this piece shows how to combine free satellite imagery, standard ...
The Guardian

I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?

Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an ad Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...
Washington Monthly

How Online Algorithms Rig the College Search Process

Most students begin their college search on Google. A quick query of “colleges” returns a mix of AI summaries, sponsored results from for-profit institutions, organic results from public and nonprofit ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Opt-out laws for social media algorithms to be introduced to parliament

Draft laws would create an opt-out system to turn off algorithms on social media platforms. The bill would also make social media companies responsible for minimising and preventing harm on their ...
Phys.org

How algorithms are making our environments bland

The Pantone color of the year for 2026 is white. It's called Cloud Dancer, which is described as a "lofty white." This choice reflects a growing trend away from color in our visual world. You might ...
i24NEWS

Australia wants to let you turn off the algorithm. Here's why that's a much bigger deal than it sounds - analysis

Every time you open Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, something decides what shows up first. Not your friends, not the people you follow in the order you follow them, but an algorithm, a set of rules ...
Wired

Lowe’s Promo Codes: Up to $300 Off Appliances

With Lowe’s Deals, you can get up to 35% off select major appliances through June 16. During this Lowe’s Deals sales period, you can save up to $2,000 when you bundle select KitchenAid appliances, and ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Labor proposes social media algorithm choice under new digital duty of care

The federal government's proposed digital duty of care could let Australians opt in or out of algorithmically recommended social media content. The draft laws will require online platforms to reduce ...
The Sydney Morning Herald

Albanese’s fix for your social media feed has one big flaw

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Anthony Albanese has a good line for his United Nations speech in New York this month: Australians ...
Al Jazeera English

Australia’s proposed ‘opt out’ law targets Big Tech algorithms

Social media platforms could be forced to give users in Australia an option to turn off “powerful” algorithms under draft laws to be unveiled by the government this week, Communications Minister Anika ...
The Guardian

Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if

Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed Social media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the ...