AI Is Rewriting Software Engineering Jobs, and 2026 Hiring Will Reward "Aptitude Over Syntax," New Data Suggests

While new technologies emerge, the data confirms foundational technical skills remain the gatekeepers for employment. The "Big Three" by assessment volume are Algorithms, SQL, and Data Structures, ...
csis.org

The Pentagon’s AI Problem Isn’t Algorithms, It’s Evaluation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new arms race and the centerpiece of defense modernization efforts across multiple countries, including the United States. Yet, despite the surge in AI investments, ...
The Washington Post

TikTok’s mental health ‘rabbit hole’? It’s not in your head.

TikTok’s algorithm favors mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and Taylor Swift, according to a Washington Post analysis. At first, the mental health-related videos ...
The Washington Post

Are you in TikTok’s cat niche? What 121,000 videos reveal.

You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about selected. While you’re on the app, TikTok tracks how you interact with videos. It monitors your watch time, the videos you like, the ...
Ars Technica

Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules

Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, and Meta recently released a paper suggesting that large language models (LLMs) similar to those that power ChatGPT may sometimes prioritize sentence ...
Wired

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
The Economist

Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?

Imagine appearing for a job interview and, without saying a single word, being told that you are not getting the role because your face didn’t fit. You would assume discrimination, and might even ...
Quanta Magazine

The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...
Forbes

Learning The Most Rigorous Approaches To Validating Algorithms And Greatly Boosting AI Safety

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the importance of performing ...
medtechdive

Heartflow receives FDA clearance for updated plaque analysis platform

Heartflow has received 510(k) clearance for an updated version of its plaque analysis algorithm, the company said Monday. The updated algorithm shows a 21% improvement in plaque detection, compared to ...
MassDevice

Heartflow gets FDA nod for next-gen plaque analysis tech

Heartflow (Nasdaq:HTFL) announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Heartflow Plaque Analysis algorithm. With clearance, the Mountain View, California-based company says ...