The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the ‍app’s Chinese owner ByteDance signed binding agreements to ...

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Time was, entire social castes would be dedicated to divining the intentions of the gods. Chicken entrails, the flight of birds, the rolling of thunder—all this and more was used by ancient peoples ...