When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's "for you" algorithm last month, Elon Musk said the move was a victory for transparency. "We know the algorithm is dumb and needs ...

Political content is being inserted into new X users’ feeds, even if they have selected other interests such as cooking, sports, and crafts. Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company ...

The move comes months after Musk open-sourced parts of X’s recommendation system, with the aim of improving transparency.

Description of a digital payments scheme has been added to X’s algorithm, potentially paving the way for crypto integration ...

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A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...

Onlookers have long suspected that Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has a right-wing bias embedded in its digital DNA, and, in January of this year, cybercrime authorities in France took it upon ...

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This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Charlotte Gartenberg: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, October 30th ...