Inspired by a mother’s question, the new method will be introduced across Israel this fall, just in time for flu season, and could be coming soon to the U.S. By David M. Halbfinger BEERSHEBA, Israel — ...

The use of animals to test the toxicity of chemicals may one day become outdated thanks to a low-cost, high-speed algorithm. The use of animals to test the toxicity of chemicals may one day become ...

With companies looking to move away from animal testing, a new toxicity tester algorithm could save thousands of animals’ lives. After decades of animal testing for everything from industrial cleaners ...

South Africa has been using HIV rapid diagnostic tests (fingerprick, same-day testing) for years. Now, the Health Department has decided to align with the World Health Organization’s recommendation of ...

With social media and online services are now huge parts of daily life to the point that our entire world is being shaped by algorithms. Arcane in their workings, they are responsible for the content ...

Some Instagram users are starting to see an algorithm-based version of their feeds on the photo app, and it’s caused some chaos as users try to adapt. The social-media giant has begun testing its ...

Most social media platforms, from X to Facebook, are designed to make it difficult to put down your phone. Companies achieve this goal via algorithms, which in short are mathematical formulas that ...

Threads has begun testing swipe gestures to help users improve the algorithm that populates the For You feed. It’s reportedly called Algo Tune as, well, it helps people tune their algorithms. It’s ...