The New York Times

Here’s a homemade version of the Codebreaker algorithm — and how to break it

You, too, can be a state-of-the-art sign-stealer. You can play along at home and download The Athletic’s homemade version of the sign-cracking algorithm, while we ...
Forbes

Is Learning 'How To Code' Still Worth It For Millennials?

I’m starting up to solve a problem I care deeply about…. Should I learn how to code to build out a prototype? Should I outsource development initially? Should I study computer science? These are ...
Mashable

Twitter's algorithm specifically tracks how Elon Musk's tweets are doing

Twitter has released part of its source code for its recommendation algorithm. It shows how it specifically tracks how Elon Musk's tweets are doing. Credit: Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via ...
Mashable

Doctors use algorithms that aren't designed to treat all patients equally

Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. In a perfect world, the computer science that powers these algorithms would ...