And he seems to have realised what biologists themselves are only starting to come to grips with that biology is basically a software problem in which biochemical pathways stand in for computer algorithms.

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Then they come to conclusions about the human condition, which they put to use in improving their matching algorithms and, perhaps just as important, in getting out the word that they are doing so.

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In 1999 I moved to Florida to start another hedge fund and opened a brokerage firm catering to big traders and institutions looking for direct access trading of their high frequency algorithms, which is what my funds specialized in.

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Provide a Credibility Score for each review, which could be used to weight reviews in their ranking and recommendation algorithms.

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In a post Friday on Google's blog, Amit Singhal, a top search executive, said Google's Web "search algorithms, " which determine how websites are ranked in search results, would now take into account the number of valid copyright removal notices that Google receives for a particular site.

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To develop these algorithms the 60 researchers involved used techniques that include game theory (in which agents have to overcome barriers to collaboration in order to get the best outcome), probabilistic modelling (which is employed to predict missing data and reduce uncertainty) and optimisation techniques (which can provide means of making decisions when communications between agents are limited).

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Backed by Warburg Pincus, Benchmark Solutions has spent about 40 million developing its Market Calibrated Framework engine which, the company says, has algorithms that work like an experienced trader in pricing bonds.

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The free-to-download app uses algorithms to process news stories into summaries which users can then swipe to see in full if they wish.

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