When Lyft went on a mission to scrub inappropriate-sounding names from its app, it made a big mistake. The algorithm mistook some people’s real names as offensive. Imagine the surprise of Lyft users ...

The evolution of what posts get top billing on users’ news feeds, and what gets obscured Facebook’s news feed algorithm has been blamed for fanning sectarian hatred, steering users toward extremism ...

Cross-channel advertising platform TubeMogul on Wednesday announced a revamp of its display offering, adding partners and algorithms, to increase accountability and improve the effectiveness of ...