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New EDGAR advanced search gives you access to the full text of electronic filings since 2001

  • What is Full-Text Search? Full-Text Search will allow you to search the full text of all EDGAR filings submitted electronically since 2001. The full text of a filing includes all data in the filing itself as well as all attachments (such as exhibits) to the filing.
  • What kinds of searches can I do on Full-Text Search? You can search by keyword, ticker, company name, CIK number, and/or reporter’s last name—individually or in combination.Boolean operators allow for searches where all words entered are required to be in the resulting documents, exact phrases matching, exclude terms, OR logic clauses, and wildcards. Any of these can be combined in a single search. Note: Natural language search capabilities are not currently supported.
  • How do I do a basic search on Full-Text Search? Type your search in the search field and click the “Search” button. If you would like to enter a new search, click the “Clear All” button and type your new search in the search field. Your search results will be presented in a table. To view a specific document, click on the form type link (within the “Form & File” column of search results table) next to your selected document.
  • Is there an advanced search feature on Full-Text Search? Yes. Full-Text Search provides an advanced search feature. To use this feature, click the “More Search Options” link below the search field. Additional optional search fields will appear, helping you further narrow your search. After you have entered information in any of these additional fields, click the “Search” button. When you receive your search results, click on the form type link (within the “Form & File” column of search results table) next to your selected document to view the full document.

100 million places

Data is Plural: “Foursquare has released an open dataset describing more than 100 million points of interest across 200+ countries. For each place, the dataset includes its name, address, latitude/longitude, date entered, date updated, date marked closed, telephone number, website, email address, and relevant categories. Among the many possible labels: casino, comedy club, 300+ kinds… Continue Reading

How ChatGPT Search (Mis)represents Publisher Content

Columbia Journalism Review – “ChatGPT search—which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing—launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively with the news industry” and “carefully listened to feedback” from certain news organizations that have signed content licensing agreements with the company. In… Continue Reading

Two Hundred Million Bluesky posts scrapped by 2 different groups

Failla A, Rossetti G (2024) “I’m in the Bluesky Tonight”: Insights from a year worth of social data. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0310330. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310330 “Pollution of online social spaces caused by rampaging d/misinformation is a growing societal concern. However, recent decisions to reduce access to social media APIs are causing a shortage of publicly available, recent,… Continue Reading

The Future of Online Privacy Hinges on Thousands of New Jersey Cops

Wired [unaywalled]: “Removing your phone number and address from the internet can be exceedingly difficult. A multibillion-dollar lawsuit led by an unlikely privacy crusader could soon catalyze change for everyone…In a pile of lawsuits in New Jersey—drummed up by a 41-year-old serial entrepreneur named Matt Adkisson and five law firms, including two of the nation’s… Continue Reading

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 23, 2024

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 23, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading

Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query

TechCrunch: “Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a query to give you an easy-to-read answer in response to a question. Now the… Continue Reading

Flush Toilet Finder

Flush Toilet Finder is the quickest, simplest way of finding a public bathroom or restroom. Simply open the app and it will display the nearest toilets to you. You can even search for restrooms without an internet connection! Search through over 200,000 public loos all around the world! Find which WC’s have disabled access, a… Continue Reading