Gizmodo

X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Timothy Graham receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the Discovery Project, 'Understanding and Combatting "Dark Political Communication"'. A new study published today in ...
The Guardian

Algorithm-based tool for home support funding is cruel and inhumane, Australian aged care workers warn

Exclusive: Mark Aitken, who worked in the sector for 16 years, said eight times out of 10 he disagreed with the integrated assessment tool Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...
MIT Technology Review

How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater

The author of that post on X was referring to an online intelligence dashboard following the US-Israel strikes against Iran ...
Health Affairs

Reimagining Rural Health Equity: Understanding Disparities And Orienting Policy, Practice, And Research In Rural America

Anne N. Sosin ([email protected]), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Elizabeth A. Carpenter-Song, Dartmouth College. Health equity efforts in rural places have grown in recent years; however, ...
CNN

What is Tourette syndrome? Understanding the condition after man’s involuntary BAFTAs outburst

Tourette’s syndrome, a neurological condition that causes involuntary sounds or movements known as tics, has come under the spotlight after a man with the condition shouted a racist slur during the ...
The Guardian

At the algorithm’s mercy: Jean may have to leave her SA home as ‘outrageous’ tool cuts aged care support

Exclusive: South Australian woman, who has cerebral palsy, fears losing her independence after government assessment reduces her funding Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast “I ...
Forbes

X’s Algorithm Makes Users More Conservative, Study Suggests

The X algorithm’s promotion of conservative content may shift the political opinions of those who switch to its “For You” tab after previously using a purely chronological feed, a study published ...
Variety

BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters

BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the show. Davidson, who is ...
GIGAZINE

A new paper examines how X (formerly Twitter)'s algorithms affect politics.

A research paper published in the academic journal Nature has found that the algorithm of X (formerly Twitter) influences users' political opinions. According to this study, using X makes users' ...
Hindustan Times

Algorithms to outcomes: India’s moment to re-engineer AI for human impact, writes IIT-K director ahead of Delhi summit

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 arrives at a rare inflection point. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has crossed the threshold from promise to pervasiveness, yet the questions before us are no longer just ...