2023-09-26 08:28
New York Times: C.E.O. of Google Rival Describes Obstacles to Efforts to Compete. “The chief executive of DuckDuckGo on Thursday described Google as a monopoly that has hurt competitio… Read More
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I've been writing about search engines and online information collections since 1996. My first book, OFFICIAL NETSCAPE GUIDE TO INTERNET RESEARCH, came out that year. I'm still obsessed with them over 25 years later. ResearchBuzz Firehose contains the individual items listed in ResearchBuzz newsletter, only separately tagged and categorized so they're easier to follow via RSS feed or search feed.
2023-09-26 08:12
Jamaica Gleaner: Digital archive to shake up access to, understanding of Jamaican poetry. “[The digital Jamaica Poetry Archive] will serve as a vital educational resource for students… Read More
2023-09-26 08:07
Washington Post: Amazon unveils a ‘smarter’ Alexa. Its AI has a lot of work to do.. “Rebooting Alexa is Amazon’s effort to compete in Big Tech’s arms race to pu… Read More
2023-09-26 08:02
Lifehacker: You Can Now Get Your Free Credit Report Every Week, Forever. “Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, each credit bureau offered one free credit report per year, meaning consumers… Read More
2023-09-26 07:58
New York Times: Will Hurd Releases A.I. Plan, a First in the Republican Presidential Field. “The policy plan on artificial intelligence released by former Representative Will Hurd of T… Read More
2023-09-26 07:56
Ars Technica: FCC plays whack-a-mole with telcos accused of profiting from robocalls. “A suspicious phone company is on the verge of having all its calls blocked by US-based telcos aft… Read More
2023-09-25 20:19
Florida State University: FSU philosopher awarded NEH grant to archive, translate the works of a trailblazing German philosopher. “A researcher from Florida State University’s De… Read More
2023-09-25 20:17
NME: Kevin James meme explained: why are people sharing ‘King Of Queens’ photo?. “Social media users might have noticed an old photo of Kevin James doing the rounds on soci… Read More
2023-09-25 19:58
Harvard Gazette: How federal missteps opened door to COVID misinformation. “Federal agencies helped set the stage for a wave of COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories about it… Read More
2023-09-25 19:50
Design Week: V&A launches interactive website in a bid to engage Generation Alpha. “The V&A has launched Mused, a new interactive website, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies… Read More
2023-09-25 19:36
North Carolina State University: New Method Helps AI Navigate 3D Space Using 2D Images. “Photos are two-dimensional (2D), but autonomous vehicles and other technologies have to navigat… Read More
2023-09-25 19:33
PetaPixel: Getty Images Makes U-Turn as it Launches its Own AI Image Generator. “After months of rejecting AI imagery, Getty Images has today launched its own AI image generator that i… Read More
2023-09-25 19:31
Council for Museum Anthropology: Routes to Return. “Routes to Return is a new web resource providing information to aid those interested in understanding pathways for international rep… Read More
2023-09-25 19:26
WIRED: Meet the Law Geeks Exposing Google’s Secretive Antitrust Trial. “MONTHS OUT OF law school, Yosef Weitzman already has a huge courtroom role in the biggest antitrust trial… Read More
2023-09-25 19:12
VentureBeat: Google Bard fails to deliver on its promise — even after latest updates. “Unfortunately, in practice, I find Bard to be a disappointment on many levels. It fails to… Read More
2023-09-25 19:10
TechCrunch: Google expands its subsea cable infrastructure with Nuvem, connecting the US, Bermuda and Portugal. “Google has announced another subsea cable system, as the internet giant… Read More
2023-09-25 18:57
Ars Technica: Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds—use them for 3D printing instead. “Most coffee lovers typically dump the used grounds from their morning cuppa strai… Read More
2023-09-25 18:32
Financial Advisor: New Website Offers Help In Finding Donor-Advised Funds. “Selecting a donor advised fund from the about 1,000 that are available can be a daunting task for advisors a… Read More
2023-09-25 18:26
404 Media: Congress Introduces Bill That Would Let Farmers Repair John Deere Tractors Without Hacking Them. “A group of lawmakers introduced federal legislation that would make it easi… Read More
2023-09-25 08:08
TechCrunch: Darrow raises $35M for an AI that parses public documents for class action lawsuit potential . “The [US] may not have the highest per capita amount of lawsuits (that’… Read More
2023-09-25 07:56
The Guardian: AEC struggles to get Twitter to remove posts that ‘incite violence’ and spread ‘disinformation’ ahead of voice. “The Australian Electoral Commissi… Read More
2023-09-25 07:47
Michigan Daily: A closer look at toxic family vlogging channels. “Over the past several years, the curtain has begun to be lifted over many of these ‘wholesome’ family vlog… Read More
2023-09-25 07:32
CleanTechnica: Where Does Your Member Of Congress Stand On Offshore Drilling?. “NRDC’s new tool let’s you check out where your state’s delegation stands on new offsho… Read More
2023-09-25 07:24
The Register: Google killing Basic HTML version of Gmail In January 2024 . “Google will discontinue the Basic HTML version of its Gmail service in January 2024. It’s unclear when… Read More
2023-09-25 07:11
Spotted via Google Alerts: Amplify Colorado. “Amplify Colorado is a publicly accessible directory of experts from communities of color and other diverse communities that newsrooms need… Read More
2023-09-24 16:55
Gizmodo: Snap Is Doing What Twitter Can’t. “As Elon Musk threatens to charge all users with a monthly subscription to access Twitter, Snap is seeing a userbase more willing to pa… Read More
2023-09-24 16:50
Engadget: Windows’ Copilot AI starts rolling out September 26. “Microsoft announced that its Copilot AI, which currently exists in various iterations in the Edge browser, Microso… Read More
2023-09-24 16:48
Analytics India: Google is Officially Killing the Internet with AI. ” In the latest iteration of the company’s ‘Helpful Content Update’, the phrase ‘written by… Read More
2023-09-24 14:29
The Guardian: Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate. “McCue Jury & Partners, the firm representing four British women who have accused Tate of sexual and physical assault, claim… Read More
2023-09-24 14:07
Reuters: With TikToks, memes and Musk comments, Argentina election battle goes viral. “In a high-rise office in downtown Buenos Aires, a loose band of twenty-something influencers gath… Read More
2023-09-24 13:44
WIRED: How ChatGPT Can Help You Do More With PDFs. “THE GENERATIVE AI bot ChatGPT has been busy helping writers, debating issues, generating code, and more—and now that developer… Read More
2023-09-24 13:30
Texas A&M Today: Texas A&M-Led Humanities Project Seeks To Preserve An Endangered Language. “Texas A&M University historian Dr. Daniel Schwartz has devoted the last decade… Read More
2023-09-24 13:13
Baptist Press: Paying for X (Twitter)? Churches, pastors consider the cost. “Churches tend to focus their social media presence on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Accounts on X exist… Read More
2023-09-24 13:07
Washington State University: WSU students create database to accelerate skin science. “The website — skinregeneration.org — was created for researchers but allows anyone to… Read More
2023-09-24 12:41
TechCrunch: Mastodon’s latest release makes the open source Twitter alternative easier to use. “As changes at Elon Musk’s X continue to push former Twitter users to seek al… Read More
2023-09-24 12:40
The Hill: Biden campaign launches strategy to combat misinformation on social media. “President Biden’s reelection campaign is creating a working group centered on combating misi… Read More
2023-09-24 12:36
BBC: AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo. “A sleepy town in southern Spain is in shock after it emerged that AI-generated naked images of young local gir… Read More
2023-09-24 10:28
Ubergizmo: Blackmagic Introduces Free iPhone Video App For Pro-Level Filming. “Blackmagic Design, renowned for its high-end digital movie cameras and video editing software, has introd… Read More
2023-09-24 10:22
New York Times: Google Says Switching Away From Its Search Engine Is Easy. It’s Not.. “I decided to test how easy or hard it really is to switch to a different search engine. In… Read More
2023-09-24 10:22
Washington Post: Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks. “Academics, universities and government agencies are overhauling or ending research programs designed to c… Read More
2023-09-23 11:20
Lifehacker: Unsubscribe From Unwanted Mailing Lists With This Chrome Extension. “Across all my email addresses, which include school, personal, spam, and work inboxes in both Gmail and… Read More
2023-09-23 11:13
Engadget: The FTC may file an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon as soon as next week. “The Federal Trade Commission looks set to drag Amazon into another legal battle between the two si… Read More
2023-09-23 10:36
Reuters: X social media’s India, South Asia policy head Gupta resigns-sources. “Social media platform X’s head of policy for India and South Asia, Samiran Gupta, has resign… Read More
2023-09-23 10:35
Ars Technica: iOS 16.7 arrives for older iPhones and people who don’t want to upgrade. “The iOS and iPadOS 16.7 update covers all devices that could run version 16, including old… Read More
2023-09-23 10:23
CNN: How California is using AI to snuff out wildfires before they explode. “Firefighters want every leg up they can get to knock out a blaze before it becomes an inferno. The Californ… Read More
2023-09-23 09:54
US Census Bureau: Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Data for Nearly 1,500 Detailed Race and Ethnicity Groups, Tribes and Villages. “The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2020 Census p… Read More
2023-09-23 09:27
Deutsche Welle: Tanzanians demand return of ancestral skulls. “In a major research project, scientists from Berlin’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History, together with colleag… Read More
2023-09-23 08:45
Times Argus Online: Vermont State University names David Bergh a new interim president. “Vermont State University has named a new president. The Vermont State Colleges System board of… Read More
2023-09-23 08:39
NBC News: Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, ranks last in climate misinformation ‘scorecard’. “Environmental groups slammed Elon Musk’s X app in a report Wednesday ra… Read More
2023-09-23 08:26
NonDoc: Oklahoma Historical Society secures CNHI approval for online archive of The Edmond Sun. “Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. and the Oklahoma Historical Society have come to an… Read More
2023-09-23 08:23
Vox: Stuart Russell wrote the textbook on AI safety. He explains how to keep it from spiraling out of control.. “So what do we need to know about AI right now? What are the questions w… Read More
2023-09-23 08:20
404 Media: First Google Search Result for Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” Is AI Generated Selfie. “The first thing you’ll see if you search Google for ‘tank man&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-09-23 08:17
TechCrunch: Google wants to map more of the world’s roads with expansion of ‘Road Mapper’ volunteer community . “Google announced today that it is opening access to m… Read More
2023-09-23 07:44
New Zealand Herald: Social media star jailed for two years for eating pork in viral Bali video. “Lina Lutfiawati, also known as Lina Mukherjee, created a ‘blasphemous’ vide… Read More
2023-09-23 07:40
Reuters: US Supreme Court Extends Pause on Order Curbing Biden Social Media Contacts . “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday extended a temporary block on an order restric… Read More
2023-09-22 15:01
TheNextWeb: Poland investigates ChatGPT after alleged data privacy breach. “Poland’s data protection watchdog is investigating OpenAI’s ChatGPT after an unnamed complainant… Read More
2023-09-22 14:38
WTVQ: Appalshop in Whitesburg receives grant to treat, digitize images damaged in flood. “Appalshop Archive, a media, arts and education center in Whitesburg, recently received a grant… Read More
2023-09-22 14:33
Hackaday: Whisperframe Depicts The Art Of Conversation. “At this point, you gotta figure that you’re at least being listened to almost everywhere you go, whether it be a home ass… Read More
2023-09-22 14:23
New York Times: Being 13. “As eighth grade began, Anna was worried that she wasn’t very popular because her parents wouldn’t let her on Snapchat. London had a tough couple… Read More
2023-09-22 14:02
New Jersey Institute of Technology: Data Science Techniques Help Evaluate COVID’s Impact on Mental Health. “In case of another pandemic, authorities might only have a 28-day wind… Read More
2023-09-22 14:01
404 Media: Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can’t. “The ‘verified fan’ concert ticket presale for pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming Gut… Read More
2023-09-22 10:52
Engadget: Microsoft AI researchers mistakenly leaked 38TB of company data. “A Microsoft AI research team that uploaded training data on GitHub in an effort to offer other researchers o… Read More
2023-09-22 10:45
BBC: Fortnite: Parents in US offered refunds for game purchases. “The US regulator accused the game of tricking players into making unintended purchases and breaching privacy. Fortnite… Read More
2023-09-22 10:41
Ars Technica: Hell freezes over, MS Paint adds support for layers and PNG transparency. “The venerable, equally derided and beloved MS Paint app has been on a roll lately, picking up a… Read More
2023-09-22 10:26
Google Blog: Get playful with art in four new cultural experiments. “At Google Arts & Culture we have always been committed to creating innovative ways for people to engage with cu… Read More
2023-09-22 10:23
XDA Developers: Google Bard gets smarter with Extensions support. “To take the competition head-on and challenge rival platforms like ChatGPT, Google has announced a couple of new feat… Read More
2023-09-22 10:21
Variety: Stephen Fry ‘Shocked’ to Discover AI Stole His Voice From ‘Harry Potter’ Audiobooks and Replicated It Without Consent, Says His Agents ‘Went Ballistic… Read More
2023-09-22 10:08
Bloomberg: Google Tweaks Ad Auctions to Hit Revenue Targets, Executive Says. “Alphabet Inc.’s Google has tweaked its advertising auctions to ensure it meets revenue targets, some… Read More
2023-09-22 10:01
Stanford Bioengineering: Phil’s Laberia: A Game Changer in Bioengineering Education. “This free, educational video game provides an immersive experience into a digital version of… Read More
2023-09-22 09:53
New York Times: Trump Attacked Me. Then Musk Did. It Wasn’t an Accident.. “This isn’t a story I relish revisiting. But I’ve learned that what happened to me wasn&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-09-21 09:12
McGill University: Assessing unintended consequences in AI-based neurosurgical training. “A new study from the Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre at T… Read More
2023-09-21 09:07
San Francisco Standard: AsianWeek, San Francisco’s Pioneering Asian American Newspaper, Has Been Reborn Online. “On Tuesday night, after years working on digitalization, the Fang… Read More
2023-09-21 08:58
Hongkiat: 10+ Free Logo Makers and Logo Generators (Best of) . “While initiating a business, most people consider hiring an expert graphic designer to craft a logo. Although this is a… Read More
2023-09-21 08:47
Philly Voice: Mütter Museum asks the public to weigh in on ethical battle over displaying human remains. “Philadelphia’s shrine to unusual medical history is in the midst of… Read More
2023-09-21 08:39
New York Times: Google’s Bard Just Got More Powerful. It’s Still Erratic.. “I put the upgraded Bard through its paces on Tuesday, hoping to discover a powerful A.I. assista… Read More
2023-09-21 08:30
State of Massachusetts: DCR Launches New Online Mapping Tool Highlighting Agency’s Decarbonization Initiatives. “In celebration of Climate Week, the Department of Conservation an… Read More
2023-09-21 08:26
Associated Press: Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence. ” Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry m… Read More
2023-09-21 08:15
Motherboard: Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike. “YouTube Music contract workers went on strike on Wednesday morning because of Google&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-09-21 08:10
ABC News: Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions. “Philip Paxson, a medical device salesman and father of two, drowned Sept. 30… Read More
2023-09-21 08:08
Found via Google Alerts: Wildfoods4Wildlife.com. From the Getting Started page: “The purpose of this website is to assist permitted wildlife rehabilitators to acquire wild plant foods… Read More
2023-09-21 08:00
Gizmodo: Google Quietly Removes ‘Written By People’ From Suggestions for Website Owners. “Google quietly removed the suggestion that the text of a website should be ‘… Read More
2023-09-21 07:40
USPTO: Introducing the USPTO’s new cloud-based trademark search system with basic and advanced search options. “This new, cloud-based search system will replace our current… Read More
2023-09-21 07:38
CNBC: How a North Korean cyber group impersonated a Washington D.C. analyst. “Six years ago, a well-respected researcher was working late into the night when she stepped away from her… Read More
2023-09-21 07:36
TechCrunch: OpenAI unveils DALL-E 3, allows artists to opt out of training. “OpenAI’s new tool, DALL-E 3, uses ChatGPT to help fill in prompts. Via ChatGPT, subscribers to OpenAI… Read More
2023-09-21 07:30
UK Government: Regulator publishes new guidance on charities’ social media use. “The new guidance is clear that charities using social media should have a social media policy in… Read More
2023-09-20 11:54
I’m testing it and writing an article about installing it. Won’t be a moment, carry on. The post This is a test of the ActivityPub Plugin first appeared on ResearchBuzz: Firehose… Read More
2023-09-20 09:39
9to5 Google: Nest Hub Max ending Google Meet and Zoom support in September. “Video calling was originally pitched as a key feature of the Nest Hub Max, but Google Meet and Zoom are dro… Read More
2023-09-20 09:39
California Department of Natural Resources: DWR Collaborates With UC Davis to Expand Plant Database for Landscape Community. “The Water Use Classification of Landscape Species database… Read More
2023-09-20 09:33
Jakarta Globe: National Museum that Houses Pre-Historic Artifacts Ravaged by Fire. “The National Museum in Jakarta, housing hundreds of thousands of ancient artifacts, including prehis… Read More
2023-09-20 09:27
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Machine learning analysis of research citations highlights importance of federal funding for basic scientific research. “Biomedical research aimed at i… Read More
2023-09-20 09:22
Online Journalism Blog: The third edition of the Online Journalism Handbook is now out!. “A new, third, edition of the Online Journalism Handbook is now out. A comprehensive update to… Read More
2023-09-20 09:15
MIT Press: The MIT Press announces the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, a paradigm shift in open access reference works. “For over a generation, the MIT Encyclopedia of the Cogn… Read More
2023-09-20 09:10
The Register: Scattered Spider traps 100+ victims in its web as it moves into ransomware. “Scattered Spider, the crew behind at least one of the recent Las Vegas casino IT security bre… Read More
2023-09-20 08:57
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Lahaina’s 150-year-old banyan tree has sprouted green leaves. “The 150-year-old banyan tree in Lahaina is showing signs of life more than a month after… Read More
2023-09-20 08:54
MakeUseOf: 8 Vintage iPhone Film Camera Apps Worth Using . “For many of us, the blemishes and imperfections that come with shooting film are a distant memory. While the fundamentals of… Read More
2023-09-20 08:50
The Japan News: Google, X Among Six Search, Social Media Operators Subject to Japan’s New Government Regulations to Protect Personal Data. “Google LLC and X Corp., which operates… Read More
2023-09-20 08:43
Yahoo Finance: Americans spent $71B on social media impulse buys: Survey. “Americans are spending a lot of money on social media. According to a new Bankrate survey, 48% of social medi… Read More
2023-09-20 08:39
TechCrunch: X’s crowdsourced fact-checking system will now let contributors consider opposing viewpoints . “X (formerly Twitter) this week changed how its crowdsourced fact-check… Read More
2023-09-20 08:32
Hell Gate: The TikTok NPC Streamers of SoHo . “People attuned to the summer’s internet fads would have known what the brothers were doing—the Flints are NPC streamers, a ge… Read More
2023-09-20 08:23
Syracuse University: University Football Films Collection Now Available Online. “Of the 430 films digitized from the larger Syracuse University Audiovisual Collection, nearly 400 are n… Read More
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