Goose dating app launches as alternative to Grindr

There is a new dating app on the horizon for gay men looking for something a little more serious. Goose, created by model and ...
Out

Is Goose, the Grindr alternative, using fake AI-generated dates to lure gay men?

A new investigation found many Goose accounts and related social media users that don't appear to be real.

These human TV and movie picks trounce Netflix’s algorithm

Ready for the antidote to streaming indecision? Meet 'A Good Movie to Watch.' ...
The Guardian

‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion

Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting back What are you into? What floats your boat? What ...
TechCrunch

As X shuts down Communities, Acorn debuts an alternative that puts creators in control

A new project called Acorn has launched a way for organizations and creators to build their own online communities as an alternative to centralized social media platforms like Instagram, X, and ...
The Next Web

China orders its apps to stop sending orders to exhausted drivers. The algorithm is now subject to collective bargaining.

China’s CPC Central Committee and State Council issued comprehensive labour rules for the country’s 200+ million gig workers, the first time the party’s highest authority has formalised protections ...
The Hollywood Reporter

“Death-by-Algorithm,” “Unintended Consequences” of AI, and Big Tech’s Responsibility in Copenhagen Spotlight

'Molly vs the Machines' director Marc Silver, Denmark's tech ambassador, featured in new doc 'Techplomacy,' and other experts discussed the dark sides of technology at CPH:DOX’s industry conference.
Publishers Weekly

Pagebound Bets on Human Curation Over Algorithms

Pagebound, a social reading and book-tracking platform launched in January 2025, has built its brand around a simple proposition: human book recommendations trump any algorithm. Co-founders Lucy Zhao ...
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

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 ...
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Web Summit Qatar: Social app UpScrolled takes on Big Tech with anti-algorithm ethics-first approach

Launched last year, social media platform UpScrolled has already amassed millions of global downloads. Today, the app sits at the top of several app store rankings in multiple countries, including the ...
The Guardian

What the US TikTok takeover is already revealing about new forms of censorship

It’s not what we can or cannot say that matters – rather, it’s whether what we say can get any visibility at all under the US-specific algorithm We tend to think of censorship as the direct ...
Mashable

Why the algorithm serves you wedding content when you just got divorced

Long before social media feeds or targeted ads, my mother used to say that life tends to show you the thing you're looking for. Or the thing you're afraid of. Or the thing you keep insisting you don't ...