The Atlantic unpaywalled – AI is transforming how billions navigate the web. A lot will be lost in the process. “…Although ChatGPT and Perplexity and Google AI Overviews cite their sources with (small) footnotes or bars to click on, not clicking on those links is the entire point. OpenAI, in its announcement of its new… Continue Reading
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20 things you didn’t know about Google Scholar
Google Blog: “To celebrate 20 years of Google Scholar, we’re sharing some fun facts about the go-to resource for researchers worldwide. …some features available on Scholar Review a paper efficiently and effectively with AI outlines. We recently added AI outlines to Scholar PDF Reader to help you read papers both quickly and in depth. PDF… Continue Reading
The rise of Bluesky, and the splintering of social
MIT Technology Review: “..Last year, we put “Twitter killers” on our list of 10 breakthrough technologies. But the breakthrough technology wasn’t the rise of one service or the decline of another. It was decentralization. At the time, I wrote: “Decentralized, or federated, social media allows for communication across independently hosted servers or platforms, using networking… Continue Reading
America’s News Influencers
The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media – In the heat of the 2024 election, news influencers seemed to be everywhere. Both Republicans and Democrats credentialed content creators to cover their conventions – and encouraged influencers to share their political messages. Influencers also interviewed the candidates and held fundraisers… Continue Reading
DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly
Bloomberg unpaywalled – “Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world. The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally… Continue Reading
Search the Hollywood AI Database
The Atlantic [unpaywalled] – Use this search tool to see how writing from 139,000 movies and TV shows has trained generative AI. Continue Reading
Find out where to watch TV & movies streaming in the US
“Streamin [available for countries around the world] is your ultimate streaming guide, designed to help you discover where to watch any movie or TV show across all your favorite streaming platforms. Easily search for any title to see its availability, or set up alerts to be notified as soon as it’s ready to stream. Get… Continue Reading
What’s most useful about Perplexity
Wonder Tools – Jeremy Caplan – “Perplexity is this year’s best new search tool. It uses AI to answer your questions based on online sources. You get concise, relevant summaries with specific citations. These source links allow you to verify information and dig deeper. Read on for examples, limitations, and alternatives. What’s most useful about… Continue Reading
Google will let you search for products on Maps to help with holiday shopping
The Verge: “Google has added some new travel and shopping features to Maps that aim to make it easier to find local products and stay on time during busy periods. Starting today, Maps now allows users to search for items like home goods, clothing, and electronics, and find stores nearby that sell them — a… Continue Reading
Google Maps just got 5 big upgrades in time for the holidays
Tom’s Guide – “Today, Google announced the arrival of several new features meant to help with your holiday plans. The features cover everything from traveling on public transit to planning trips with your electric vehicle or a trailer. Most of the features are built around making travel easier and to help you get around without… Continue Reading
Zen Browser is the customizable Firefox I’ve been waiting for
ZDNet: “I’ve been a fan of Firefox for a long time. However, a few years ago, I dropped it as my default browser because I found its tab management lacking. On top of that, the browser was missing some other UI customizations. Plus, it’s been nearly four years since the Firefox developers implemented a major tweak… Continue Reading
Kagi Translate
Kagi Translate delivers precise translation across 244 languages using advanced language models. You can translate any web page by adding “translate.kagi.com/” before the URL in your browser address bar. Or, drag this bookmarklet Kagi Translate to your browser bookmarks for one-click translation of selected text on page/entire web page. Follow @KagiHQ for updates or join… Continue Reading
