Infinite scrolling: The 'gateway to addiction' at the heart of the war on social media

The government is currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s in the UK, and has highlighted infinite scrolling as a feature which "drives addictive or compulsive use".
IEEE

MBISort Algorithm: A Novel Hybrid Sorting Approach for Efficient Data Processing

Abstract: A novel and efficient hybrid sorting algorithm, termed the Merge-Block-Insertion sort (MBISort) algorithm, is proposed. MBISort combines the principles of insertion sort, block sort, and ...
IEEE

Fault Tolerance of Sorting Algorithms Under Varying Input Characteristics

Abstract: Bit flips in main memory or in the CPU can lead to silent data corruptions (SDCs) and therefore pose a threat to all modern computer systems. The selection of particularly fault-tolerant ...
The Verge

Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

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