Search Engine Land: “Google Search now has made it harder to find the number of search results for a search query. Instead of it being displayed under the search bar, at the top of the search results, now you need to click on the “tools” button to reveal the results count number.” Continue Reading
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Discover 6,000+ incredible plants
GetAnyPlant: “Discover 6,000+ incredible plants. Plant shops have limited selection and fluctuating inventory. We match plants across sites to give you the best selection at the lowest prices.” Continue Reading
Download 131,000 Historic Maps from the Huge David Rumsey Map Collection
“The world has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, albeit not quite as dramatically as how we see the world. That’s just what’s on display at the David Rumsey Map Collection, whose more than 131,000 historical maps and related images are available to browse (or download) free online. Since we last featured it here… Continue Reading
Would You Still Use Google if It Didn’t Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?
Wired [unpaywalled]- “A US judge who will decide Google’s fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was “odd” for the company to say it has the best search engine but also pay Apple billions to lock out rivals…Central to the government’s case against Google is the over $20 billion it says that Google pays… Continue Reading
Landmark Google antitrust case set to wrap after long break
Courthouse News Service: “The trial, which has been on hold since November, centers on whether the tech giant holds a monopoly over internet search, and could result in Google selling off core parts of its business. After a six-month break, a federal judge will hear closing arguments starting Thursday in a landmark antitrust trial against… Continue Reading
Microsoft’s “responsible AI” chief worries about the open web
Washington Post: “…Natasha Crampton, Microsoft’s chief Responsible AI officer, spoke with The Technology 202 ahead of Microsoft’s release today of its first “Responsible AI Transparency Report.” The 39-page report, which the company is billing as the first of its kind from a major tech firm, details how Microsoft plans to keep its rapidly expanding stable… Continue Reading
How to delete the data Google has on you
The Verge: “You can get rid of your info manually or ask Google to clean up after you.Whether or not you think the data collection and targeted advertising is a worthwhile trade for the free apps you get in return, Google does at least provide a comprehensive online dashboard you can use to see some… Continue Reading
The Historical Marker Database
The Historical Marker Database – “A catalog of public history cast in metal, carved on stone, or embedded in resin. This website is an illustrated searchable online catalog of historical information viewed through the filter of roadside and other permanent outdoor markers, monuments, and plaques. It contains photographs, inscription transcriptions, marker locations, maps, additional information… Continue Reading
Your Guide to Private Browsing in Safari
MakeUseOf: “What Private Browsing Does in Safari – First and foremost, Private Browsing keeps the website pages you visit out of your History. The aim is to prevent someone else from seeing which pages you have visited if they have access to your phone or computer. In Safari, Private Browsing does a lot more than… Continue Reading
Chatbot answers are all made up
MIT Technology Review: “This new tool helps you figure out which ones to trust. In many high-stakes situations, large language models are not worth the risk. Knowing which outputs to throw out might fix that. Large language models are famous for their ability to make things up—in fact, it’s what they’re best at. But their… Continue Reading
7 reasons to use Copilot instead of ChatGPT
ZDNET, Sabrina Ortiz: “OpenAI launching ChatGPT not only kicked off the generative AI craze, but the tool has remained the most popular AI chatbot. Yet Microsoft Copilot boasts features that make it, dare I say, better than ChatGPT. After using ChatGPT and Copilot for over a year, I keep coming to the same conclusion — Microsoft’s… Continue Reading
There’s More to Copyright Than Financial Incentives
ToreentFreak: “The Internet Archive is doubling down on its position that its digital lending library service operates under the bounds of fair use. Major publishers assert that digitizing books without appropriate licensing amounts to infringement but IA counters that the practice is in the public interest. It also fits copyright’s ultimate purpose; to promote the… Continue Reading
