Barry Schwartz, Search Engine Land – “Google Search has added to its file types indexable by Google help document that it can now index Comma-Separated Values (.csv) files. I confirmed with John Mueller of Google that this is not just a help document update but a new update to Google Search in what it can… Continue Reading
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11 Cool Tricks You Can Do With the Google Search Box
Gizmodo – “There’s a lot of fun and useful functions hidden away in that empty white bar. Getting Google to search the web for you is all well and good, but there’s a ton of functionality available through the simple-looking box on the world’s most-visited website. You could call these bonus features, or Easter eggs,… Continue Reading
How ChatGPT turned generative AI into an “anything tool”
Ars Technica: “The chief technology officer of a robotics startup told me earlier this year, “We thought we’d have to do a lot of work to build ‘ChatGPT for robotics.’ Instead, it turns out that, in a lot of cases, ChatGPT is ChatGPT for robotics.” Until recently, AI models were specialized tools. Using AI in… Continue Reading
Well-Known Resource Index
“Well-Known is a free, open index of well-known resources. It scans millions of domains at regular intervals, compiling a searchable database of structured well-known resource data. The search engine supports specific search filters for each resource type, enabling detailed queries to answer a wide variety of questions. 10 resources are currently supported. Well-known resources are… Continue Reading
Are YouTube Advertisers Inadvertently Harvesting Data From Millions of Children?
The New York Times [read free]: YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, Research Says. “YouTube’s advertising practices on kids’ channels could have resulted in companies tracking children across the web, a report said.This year, BMO, a Canadian bank, was looking for Canadian adults to apply for a credit card. So the… Continue Reading
How to Customize Your Google News Feed
Tech Republic: “Add sources, locations and topics you want to track in Google News — and hide those you don’t want to display — for a reliable and free way to aggregate global news. As a news aggregator, Google News showcases stories from thousands of sources around the world. It provides an effective and free… Continue Reading
Will Artificial Intelligence Make Contract Interpretation Easier?
ContractsProf Blog – By Jeremy Telman: “In case you’ve been on a Barbieheimer binge for the last few weeks and missed it, Yonathan Arbel (below, left) and David Hoffman (below, right) have posted Generative Interpretation on SSRN, and the early reviews, e.g. here, are glowing. A new land speed record has been established in that… Continue Reading
The 9 Best Alternatives to ChatGPT
MakeUseOf: “Since its public launch in November 2022, ChatGPT, the mesmerizing AI chatbot by OpenAI, has grown in popularity like wildfire. Social media feeds are filled with incredible things people do with the chatbot. Jobseekers, programmers, high school teachers, content creators, and professionals in almost every field are finding good uses for the tool. However,… Continue Reading
Learn as you search and browse using generative AI
Google Blog: “Today, we’re sharing a few more upgrades to SGE to help you better learn and make sense of information on the web: whether it’s deepening your understanding of complicated concepts, boosting your coding skills or tracking down details within a complex topic. See definitions within AI-generated responses – When you’re researching something new,… Continue Reading
How to Use Google Bard AI: 10 Ways It Can Make Your Life Easier
PCMag: “In the battle of the AI chatbots, Google Bard hasn’t yet caught on the way that OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing AI have. But that doesn’t mean Bard isn’t worth trying. In fact, it received the highest rating in PCMag’s reviews of the three chatbots, earning points for its web connection and the option… Continue Reading
Google Maps 5 more examples of how the app has lost its way
Fast Company, Michael Grothaus: “Last week I wrote a piece highlighting how Google Maps has become a bit of an eyesore in recent years. While Google Maps’ data on businesses and other points of interest is second to none, using the map to navigate has become a challenge, mainly due to excess visual clutter. Since… Continue Reading
Your Phone Isn’t Spying on You to Show You Ads (It’s Worse Than That)
Lifehacker: “…What data your phone is actually collecting. Instead of eavesdropping and storing your voice as many assume, your apps, phone, watch, game system, computer, and probably your oven are greedily collecting every data point they possibly can, including but not limited to your: Location information (both through your device’s location settings and IP address)… Continue Reading
