methodology of how we used AI to count gambling references in 50+ hours of sports: wapo.st/4fuVEOK
Love this @jeremybmerrill.com @fox.computer piece mapping TikTok's brain, especially the tool they made to find a content theme's diametric opposite.
People who like the "Fallout" games, for instance, aren't very interested in videos about having hair
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
We used 1,100 real users' data to help re-create TikTok’s algorithm, and then made a map, allowing you to explore the hidden divides that decide what content you see - and what you don't.
Awesome work by @fox.computer, Leslie Shapiro & @jeremybmerrill.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Newsmax just went public. Its 10-K annual report says:
"A diverse and inclusive workplace is not merely a strategy or business objective; it is fundamentally woven in the fabric of the Company."
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
TikTok's algorithm knew how much Olympics content to give you four months early -- in April 2024. This chart shows quintile cohorts based on how much Olympics content users got during the Olympics (Jul/Aug). But -- amazingly -- the rank order of Olympics vids stays the same, even months beforehand.
One more thing to note about the USAID cuts: Project 2025's text actually recommended *more* USAID programs to counter China’s Belt + Road Initiative. and criticized Biden for discontinuing particular Trump-era USAID programs.
Speaks to how quickly all this blew up.
27 crypto wallets acquired ~$1,000,000+ of the president's memecoin after top holders were invited to a special dinner with Trump.
It "creates the specter of a pay-to-play deal". So who are payers? There are hints that many aren't even American.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
gift link: wapo.st/4fuVEOK
This shot from a hockey game exemplifies how omnipresent gambling has become: it has THREE different companies advertised in one frame: FanDuel (twice), Kalshi and Circa -- plus 2x odds at the bottom.
I wondered: How much has the legalization of online sports gambling transformed watching sports on TV?
We got an AI to watch fifty hours of sports to find out.
Every single game had gambling ads, promotions or other references. Every single one!
But some sports had far more than others.
Jeremy Merrill
Drew Harwell
Jeremy Merrill
Jeremy Merrill
Jeremy Merrill
Jeremy Merrill
Jeremy Merrill
Jeremy Merrill
Meghan Hoyer
ence morse
We re-created TikTok’s algorithm based on 1,100 users’ feeds. Explore which topics are in your feed and see what the algorithm is least likely to show you.
The billions of dollars in advertising invested annually by sports betting companies have profoundly changed televised sports in the U.S., the analysis showed.
Nearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.
The billions of dollars in advertising invested annually by sports betting companies have profoundly changed televised sports in the U.S., the analysis showed.
