How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.

They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians ...
JD Supra

Collusion by Code: DOJ Forecasts Criminal Scrutiny of Algorithmic Pricing Tools

DOJ’s acting head of criminal antitrust enforcement recently warned that companies and individuals who reach collusive agreements using algorithmic pricing tools can be subject to criminal antitrust ...
Engadget

Irish regulators are investigating whether Meta is using 'dark patterns' to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds

Irish regulators have opened two investigations into Meta over whether the company is sufficiently complying with a European law requiring platforms to offer users alternatives to targeted algorithmic ...
Psychology Today

Kids Can Feel AI Hurting Them, They Have to Use It Anyway

I recently read a newly released Gallup poll about Gen Z. Two numbers stood out as particularly interesting to me, especially with regard to how AI is already affecting childhood development. The ...
Investopedia

How Many People Really Use a Roth IRA? Two Answers Tell Very Different Stories

Roth IRAs are less common than traditional IRAs overall, but IRS data shows they’re used more often for new contributions Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, ...
Science Daily

Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...
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Learn to identify the parts and divide two numbers using long division

In this video series you will learn how to divide integers. We will discuss basic division and then move to division using long division. Integers will be single digit as well as multi-digit problems.
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States Target ‘Surveillance Pricing’ in Grocery Aisles

One online grocery shopper got charged $3.99 for a box of Wheat Thins, while another — buying from the same store at the same time — got charged $4.89. A consumer watchdog detected this price ...
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N.J. among states cracking down on use of personal data to set grocery prices

One online grocery shopper got charged $3.99 for a box of Wheat Thins, while another — buying from the same store at the same time — got charged $4.89. A consumer watchdog detected this price ...
Reuters

Collusion by code? Understanding algorithmic pricing and antitrust enforcement

March 20, 2026 - For years, businesses have used algorithms to set prices across a variety of markets. Increased adoption and sophistication as a result of large data sets and advances in machine ...