A look inside TikTok’s all-knowing algorithm [Charlotte Hu]
The New York Times recently reported about leaked documents on how Tik Tok’s recommender system works (PayWall). The report followed an investigation of the Wall...
Real-World Recommender Systems for Academia: The Pain and Gain in Building, Operating, and Researching them [Beel & Dinesh]
The article “Real-World Recommender Systems for Academia: The Pain and Gain in Building, Operating, and Researching Them” provides an in-depth look into the practical and...
On YouTube’s recommendation system [Cristos Goodrow]
Cristos Goodrow, VP of Engineering at YouTube, published a blog post about YouTube’s recommender system that provides “a deeper look into how YouTube’s recommendation system...
Apple’s opt-in for cross-app advertisement leads to a 15% – 20% drop in revenue, says Brian Bowman
A few months ago, Apple changed its practice regarding user-tracking across apps. Since then, Apple requires app developers to explicitly ask users whether they agree...
Microsoft introduces a machine-learning lecture/tutorials
Microsoft launched a 12-week, 24-lesson curriculum for machine learning. They cover the standard topics like linear and logistic regression and clustering but also topics like...
Google Android Users May Emphasize Importance of News Recommendations
Google Android phones display news recommendations on the very left virtual screen (at least on my Pixel 5 phone). Until now, users only were able...
‘Microsoft Academic’ Discontinued
Microsoft announced to discontinue its Microsoft Academic Services (MAS), including its Academic Search Engine (like Google Scholar) and Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG). This is a...
Free MOOC on Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) is one of the techniques that will greatly advance recommender systems in the near future (see also AutoRecSys). Recently, there was...
Alyce, a personalized corporate gifting service raises $30M
Alyce offers personalized corporate gifts for employees and business partners. It offers several plug-ins to e.g. Chrome or Salesforce, and then makes recommendations for gifts...
Google Maps’ route recommendations now consider environment/fuel consumption
Sustainability and eco-friendliness found their way into Google Maps. Google announced that Google Maps will offer route recommendations that might take a bit longer than...