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Friday, July 24, 2026
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Topic: Algorithm

Algorithms are modern-day equivalent of karma. We must go back to Bhagavad Gita

Instagram and YouTube know how long you hesitate, how long your thumb lingers, and shrink the world down until the “for you” page feels like the judgment of an algorithm regarding who exactly you are.

X tweaks its algorithm for a friendlier feed. Replies will now be less of a battleground

The fix, announced by X's head of product Nikita Bier, boosts mutuals in replies. He added that it should also help users form clusters around shared interests.

Science lost something when it stopped asking ‘why’. It’s now high-tech animal husbandry

We surrendered our attention to the feed. We surrendered our memory to the search engine. We surrendered our solitude to the notification. Why remember what can be retrieved?

Indians are falling for the big fat Instagram wedding – manufactured happiness for algorithm

Weddings today feel less about love, union, or companionship and more about pastels, the right songs, and cinematic wedding photography

AI is learning caste bias in India. Who will audit it for discrimination?

The real danger is not just discrimination, but that it hides behind a facade of objectivity. A recruiter can shrug: the system rejected the candidate.

Shrimp Jesus, fake self-portraits–AI-generated images the latest form of social media spam

Many of these images border on the surreal, often used to bait engagement from ordinary users.

AI deepfake algorithm can manipulate ‘you’ to say what it wants. Here’s how it works

Many of us already share details of our daily lives on the internet. This means the audio data required to create a realistic copy of a voice could be readily available on social media.

Overcoming these 3 obstacles in social media marketing will boost your business, says Ahmed Khan

The young social media marketer believes that social media influencers are more interpersonal, more engaging, and communicate with their audiences at a different level.

US, EU pledge to make algorithms trustworthy. It needs to be seen if it’ll work

The pledge, made during the Trade & Technology Council's inaugural meeting, is a marker for the Biden administration’s move toward more accountability & regulation of Big Tech.

A secret algorithm is deciding who will die in America

The US govt's emergency management agency FEMA has a new pandemic-prediction model that is yet to be released to the public.

On Camera

From liberalisation to lost momentum—the promise of 1991 has been only partially redeemed

India once again finds itself at a cusp, confronted by new challenges of economic security, technological adequacy and an inclusive pattern of growth that have no easy answers.

India’s use of Quality Control Orders hurting MSMEs & supply chains, needs a rethink—CSEP study

CSEP study finds Quality Control Orders have disrupted supply chains and reduced value addition, with smaller manufacturers bearing the biggest burden

Project Kusha, India’s desi S-400, takes to the skies; maiden test flight successful

The plan is to have three variants of interceptor missiles, designated M1, M2 and M3 with ranges of 150 km, 250 km and 350–400 km, respectively. 

BJP’s push for one-party state has a flip side. It could be Congress’s chance for revival

Even if it’s a municipal election someplace where the Congress is a cipher, you will find BJP targeting it. It’s an acknowledgement that Modi sees Congress, however battered, as his only likely challenger.