Among Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s efforts to boost the company into greener pastures comes word on a couple of internal projects, one that is quite ambitious: getting Apple to replace … Continue reading
While Microsoft isn’t quite ready to release Cortana to the desktop world, they’re letting it be known that they’re more than happy to spread the personalization love. With Cortana you … Continue reading
It’s been suggested this week that Google may be in talks to boost search results for websites that correctly implement encryption. This was hinted by the engineer at Google in … Continue reading
A class-action lawsuit against Google over allegedly scanning the contents of emails has been turned down in a US District Court. This marks a strong victory for Google, which would … Continue reading
Sorting through Web images can be a hassle, particularly if you’re on the hunt for a specific resolution in addition to a certain arrangement. While filtering tools help narrow down … Continue reading
Yahoo has inked a deal with Carnegie Mellon University to test machine-learning research, new mobile interfaces, and natural-language recognition on search and other real-time data. Dubbed Project InMind, the five … Continue reading
Google’s attempts to escape privacy sanctions in France that will force it to publish an embarrassing mea-culpa on its site have failed, with the French courts insisting there’ll be no … Continue reading
Google’s EU deal has rivals livid: Here’s what escaping a $5bn fine looks like
Posted in: Today's ChiliGoogle’s tentatively-agreed antitrust settlement may have pacified the European Union but the search giant’s rivals are still spitting mad, billing the concessions as “worse than doing nothing.” Years of search … Continue reading
In a research paper published on the 17th of January, 2014, several Princeton researchers found the end of Facebook’s popularity to be taking place within the next few years. Using … Continue reading
Searching the Web is a rote task, often filled with clicking and quick scanning, followed by backtracking and trying again with a different link. Some extensions exist to make this … Continue reading