Berkman Klein Center

Understanding algorithms — and how to make them work for you

Noah Giansiracusa asks: How nutritious is your social media diet? Containing too much social media 'junk food,' he notes for Science News Explores, can have deleterious effects, and so individuals ...
EurekAlert!

Image-based machine learning framework sharpens battery health estimation across varying conditions

Researchers have developed an integrated framework for estimating battery state of health, or SOH, by combining incremental ...
IEEE

Optimized XGBoost Model for High-Fidelity Load Forecasting in Rural Hybrid Energy Systems: A Case Study in Brikcha, Morocco

Abstract: The efficient and robust design of hybrid energy systems (HES) for rural electrification depends greatly on high-precision electricity load forecasting. The traditional methods seldom detect ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Black-Litterman Based Portfolio Optimization: A Hybrid Approach ()

We propose a hybrid approach that combines the time-series forecasting model and the ensemble learning algorithm to generate investor views in the Black-Litterman model. Specifically, we first use ...
pv magazine International

New algorithm reduces solar module temperature during clipping, curtailment

UNSW researchers have developed a thermal-aware tracking algorithm that reduces solar module temperatures and UV exposure during inverter clipping and curtailment, slowing degradation without lowering ...
FedScoop

DOJ ramps up AI for legal work, crime predictions, surveillance, inventory shows

From litigation to federal prisons to criminal investigations, artificial intelligence appears to have touched nearly every corner of the Department of Justice in the past year. Just two years ago, ...
CNET

TikTok Ordered to Change Algorithm Over 'Addictive Design,' or Face a Hefty Fine

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...
The Verge

Who’s afraid of the new TikTok?

After corporate ownership of TikTok US transferred last weekend, some users worry about what the platform will become. After corporate ownership of TikTok US transferred last weekend, some users ...
SFGate

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized ...
VentureBeat

X open sources its algorithm: 5 ways businesses can benefit

Elon Musk's social network X (formerly known as Twitter) last night released some of the code and architecture of its overhauled social recommendation algorithm under a permissive, enterprise-friendly ...
Digital Trends

You can now choose the kind of content you see on Instagram Reels

Instagram is finally letting people take the wheel of their Reels feed, instead of leaving everything up to a mysterious algorithm. After testing the feature with select users last October, Instagram ...