How California homeless nonprofit is beating Trump on using Medicaid to fund social services

The nonprofit use of “in lieu of services” means it can continue to provide its residents with a host of social services.

Zaka VC Invests in DeepSeq.AI to Transform AI-Based Protein Drug Discovery

The team brings a strong balance of scientific and commercial expertise, has built a unique data foundation with a ...
TechCrunch

Social media follower counts have never mattered less, creator economy execs say

As social media becomes increasingly reliant on algorithmic feeds, creators are navigating a new normal: Just because you post something doesn’t mean your followers will see it. “I think that 2025 was ...
techtimes

How Recommendation Algorithms Shape What You Watch and Share: Streaming and Social Media Explained

Learn how recommendation algorithms, streaming recommendations, and social media algorithms use content recommendation systems to deliver personalized recommendations. Pixabay, TungArt7 From movie ...
SFGate

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed ...
The Boston Globe

Social media needs a reset button

Mark Bartholomew is the vice dean for research at the University at Buffalo School of Law. Martin Skladany is a law professor at Penn State University. We yearn to remake ourselves each new year. The ...
Charlotte Observer

If you suspect abuse, who do you notify? What should county DSS do with reports?

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. County social services departments across North Carolina are charged with keeping the most vulnerable people safe from abuse and ...
Hypebeast

Instagram Launches “Your Algorithm” Controls for Reels

Instagram debuted “Your Algorithm,” an AI-powered feature that gives users control over their Reels recommendations The tool shows an AI-generated summary of interests (e.g., “creativity, sports hype” ...
Digital Trends

Instagram supercharges creation and feed control with new Edits app features and “Your Algorithm”

Instagram has launched a major update for its Edits app. The app’s latest version adds pre-built templates, storyboards, advanced text customization options, and the ability to pull public Reels ...
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Your FYP Knows You a Little Too Well, This is Why

If you’ve ever grabbed your phone “for just five minutes” and somehow found yourself still scrolling through TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts an hour later, you can relate. Many people assume ...
Engadget

Instagram will let you control which topics its algorithm recommends

For the first time, Instagram will start letting you control the topics its algorithm recommends, much as you now can on TikTok. The new feature is starting with the Reels tab but will eventually come ...