From public health campaigns to information about social services, algorithms that identify “influencers” have been used to maximize reach. Vedran Sekara and colleagues used the independent cascade ...
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In 2022, only 44% of surveyed high school students said they expected to earn a bachelor’s degree—down sharply from the 72% with that expectation in 2002. High school students’ expectations for ...
In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...
Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...
You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...
The modern internet is ruled by algorithms. When you boot up Instagram, for example, what you see in your feed is strategically sorted by the app's AI based on your past activity to keep you engaged ...
Abstract: This paper proposes a method for obtaining nonlinear models of distribution grid based on available measurements from the power grid. We formulate a maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) ...
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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nick Ladany writes about reimagining higher education. The college selection season is in full bloom and many students have ...
VISTA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLUX), a leading developer of advanced lithium-ion energy storage solutions and software-driven electrification for commercial and ...
US consumer sentiment fell to one of the lowest readings on record and long-term inflation expectations climbed to the highest since 1991 on fears of the economic fallout from tariffs. The final April ...