algorithm
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In 2016, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, taking inspiration and personnel from Barack Obama’s two election wins, was a data-heavy enterprise that relied on analytics — and, famously, an algorithm named Ada.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
This algorithm scanned all 20,000 human protein-coding genes to identify where prohormones could be cut into peptides.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
The spokesman said the majority of fares typically go to drivers, but the exact percentage varies and depends on a range of factors determined by an algorithm, including distance, location and traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
This is splashy entertainment with a few sharp elbows, like when Arthur grins, saying that “the algorithm loves remakes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
He only had the resources to retest 120 classrooms, however, so he asked the creators of the cheating algorithm to help choose which classrooms to test.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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