The Atlantic

The New ‘Transparent’ Twitter Isn’t Very Transparent

Elon Musk offered a rare look into the social platform’s algorithm. Experts say you shouldn’t take it too seriously. The move was unprecedented, but this probably won’t go down as a great day in the ...
Yahoo Finance

Elon Musk’s open source Twitter code is ‘completely dishonest’ and akin to misinformation because it lacks vital data to understand it, say critics

Elon Musk stayed true to his word. As the clock struck Noon on Friday, the renegade CEO revealed portions of Twitter's proprietary algorithm. The algorithm, which is basically the formula that decides ...

Measure Bottlenecks Before Learning Algorithms: Why Your Code Is Slow: The Cold-Blooded Measurement Mindset of Active Engineer Minato to Increase Processing S…

"The processing speed is slow, so let's rewrite it with a more advanced sorting algorithm.""The code is heavy because of the ...
BleepingComputer

Twitter open-sources recommendation algorithm code

Twitter announced on Friday that it's open-sourcing the code behind the recommendation algorithm the platform uses to select the contents of the users' For You timeline. However, the code made public ...
Forbes

What Is An Algorithm? Defining And Applying Algorithms

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...