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I ditched algorithms by building a start page that only shows what I care about

It works like a smarter RSS hub: tech, news, and projects in one place, without ads, ragebait, or engagement tricks.
Healio

Integrating medical records with AI 'a watershed moment' in medicine — is it dangerous?

Patients will soon have the option to integrate their medical records with popular AI programs, highlighting new dangers along with opportunities to bridge gaps in care, according to experts.OpenAI ...

Spotify's Prompted Playlist lets you describe exactly what you want to hear

Spotify says beta testers have used Prompted Playlist to revisit songs tied to specific moments and filter out tracks they've ...
The New Yorker

A Year of Listening Beyond the Algorithm

My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during one of the golden eras of college radio. I spent a significant ...
NPR

New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Ask An SEO: How To Manage Stakeholders When An Algorithm Update Hits

In this edition of Ask An SEO, we address a familiar challenge for marketers: How do you keep stakeholders from abandoning SEO when algorithm updates cause traffic drops? This is an all-too-common ...
financefeeds

Good and Bad Crypto Algorithms Explained Simply

Cryptography secures communication in banking, messaging, and blockchain. Good algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC, SHA-2/3, ChaCha20) are secure, efficient, and widely trusted. Bad algorithms (DES, MD5, SHA-1, ...
Android Police

Spotify now lets you kick individual songs out of your algorithm

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...
The Verge

Spotify now lets you exclude specific songs from your algorithm

Keep those guilty pleasures from ruining your recommendations. Keep those guilty pleasures from ruining your recommendations. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet ...
inforum

Royce Lewis hits a pair of home runs in support of Joe Ryan in Twins win

DENVER — Christian Vázquez had three hits on Sunday, threw out a runner attempting to steal a base and helped guide Joe Ryan to yet another quality start. But perhaps the veteran catcher’s impact in ...
netflixjunkie

Is TikTok the Real Star Behind Netflix’s Hits? Why the Algorithm Deserves Credit

What if the secret to Netflix’s biggest hits is not on your TV screen, but in your hands and the device you are scrolling? As millions scroll through TikTok, seemingly random clips turn shows into ...