These days, much of our lives seem dictated by algorithms. Our streaming services decide which movies and TV shows would be a good fit for us based on our previous viewing history and apparent tastes.

In "The Equality Machine," an author and law professor examines the influence of algorithmic matching on the "meat market" of human companionship. Reading time 7 minutes Dating apps present an endless ...

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Ruby decided to join Tinder. It took seconds for the app to download. And after inputting their personal information and uploading some photos, they were swiping left and right on an abyssal database ...

A student-created matchmaking algorithm has taken Stanford University by storm, transforming campus social life as thousands of students eagerly await their weekly matches. Date Drop, a platform ...

It only took three days of swiping before he popped up. I froze, thumb hovering over the X. I scrolled through his photos and prompts, looking at what he had changed since I’d seen it the first time.