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Google algorithm removed 170 million fake reviews

Google algorithm removed 170 million fake reviews

Google rolled out a new algorithm last year to fight fake reviews in Google Search and Maps better. The new algorithm intercepted 45 per cent more fake reviews last year than in 2022. A total of 170 million reviews that violated terms and conditions were removed in the previous year. In addit... Read more

date1 month ago
“Amazon manipulated prices with secret algorithm”

“Amazon manipulated prices with secret algorithm”

The FTC's recent competition case against Amazon has produced an unexpected by-product. The tech giant allegedly used a secret algorithm, Project Nessie, to artificially inflate its prices. A recent copy of court documents on the FTC's antitrust case against Amazon reveals more information about... Read more

date5 months ago
Researchers foil MitM attack on military robots with algorithm

Researchers foil MitM attack on military robots with algorithm

Australian researchers at UniSA University have succeeded in preventing Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks on autonomous military robots. They did so using an algorithm that taught the robot to detect MitM attacks. In the experiment, researchers from Australian universities succeeded in preventing... Read more

date5 months ago
‘Virtual assistant Alexa gives hazardous advice’

‘Virtual assistant Alexa gives hazardous advice’

A recent incident reveals that Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa can encourage users to perform dangerous actions. According to The Verge, Alexa encouraged a child to hold a coin against the exposed contacts of a powered phone charger after being asked to cite a 'fun challenge'. After the child i... Read more

date2 years ago
Google fined in France over misleading rating system for hotels

Google fined in France over misleading rating system for hotels

Google has been fined €1.1 million over misleading star ratings for hotels in France. The company has agreed to pay the fine after it had been applying its own algorithm-driven system of ratings for hotels applied on its search engine and Google Maps. However, back in 2019, several complaints ... Read more

date3 years ago
Researchers create an algorithm for forecasting COVID-19 outbreaks

Researchers create an algorithm for forecasting COVID-19 outbreaks

A team of researchers has come up with an algorithm that can be used to analyse Google searches and tweets to forecast COVID-19 outbreaks. The team, steered by Harvard scientists Nicole Kogan and Mauricio Santillana, presented the algorithm in a journal submitted last Thursday to the arXiv scien... Read more

date4 years ago
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