To efficiently analyze a firehose of data, scientists first have to break big numbers into bits.

The vast amount of streaming content practically renders us useless to pick our our next show — here’s how both the algorithm and the human aspects help us make our decision.

With streaming, your algorithm—which fits into very limited memory—examines input data element by element in a single pass, deriving a summary, sketch, or synopsis of the data.

Streaming service algorithms aren’t always the be-all end-all for finding things to watch and, based on HBO’s new human curator-focused tool, the company wants to help.

Video streaming and torrent sites have dropped precipitously in Google rankings after the company altered its algorithm last Monday, according to reports from Searchmetrics. One of Project Free TV ...