This is a very powerful asymmetry: Anyone can notice a change in search results, but it’s extremely difficult to prove what caused it. That gives algorithm designers immense deniability.

A search algorithm is a massive collection of other algorithms, each with its own purpose and task. Here's how it all works.

Brave’s Goggles do not open up its own search algorithms or make its search index transparent, but they do give people more power over how they search.

A9 is Amazon’s organic product ranking algorithm that is composed of direct and indirect factors used to match users’ search queries to products they are most likely to purchase.

Quantum search algorithms could change the face of computing now that physicists have shown how to execute them on a scalable device.

Google's legendary search algorithm is carefully examined by Wired writer Steven Levy, who reveals that it will be updated about 550 times this year -- or once every 16 hours all year round.

Amazon changed its search algorithm in ways that boost its own products despite concerns raised by employees who opposed the move, The Wall Street Journal reported today. The change was made late ...

Exclusive: How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web from Wired has an excellent and detailed look at the evolution Google's search algorithm over the years.