The Trouble With Searching Google for 'the Best'

The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo

Yes, people want justice — as long as justice costs them nothing or very little.

The New York Times - 3h

The Trouble With Searching Google for 'the Best'

Shopping sites tout five stars. No. 1 rankings. Media endorsements. But how do you know what’s real?

The Wall Street Journal - 8h

Google’s Sundar Pichai on Antitrust, Trump and A.I.

Google’s chief executive spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit

The New York Times - 9h

Searching for Syria’s Disappeared

Taher al-Zain’s father disappeared 12 years ago at the height of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Now, like thousands of other Syrians, he is trying to find clues about what happened, and whether or not ...

The New York Times - 1d

Avant Gardner, Troubled Brooklyn Venue, Promises Security Changes in Major Renovation

The planned overhaul comes more than a year after two patrons who left the mega-club were found dead nearby.

The New York Times - 2d

Leaders of Rich Nations Are Deeply Unpopular. That Spells Trouble Ahead.

If you are in charge of a slow-growing democracy, it’s not looking good right now. Almost no leader of an industrialized country has a net-positive approval rating.

The Wall Street Journal - 2d

Lawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban

The top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) told Apple and Google on Friday to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores, as a potential ban looms next ...

The Hill - 1d

These are the Trump appointees who have faced legal troubles

President-elect Trump has named several people to his next administration who have faced legal troubles, including Trump himself who was convicted in a New York hush money case during his 2024 ...

The Hill - 2d

Tangled and Troubling Legacy Pushes Romanians Further to the Right

An ultranationalist politician’s surge shows how many people would rather forget the country’s fascist past, experts say.

The New York Times - 3d

Lawmakers troubled by Northeast drone sightings as calls for investigation mount

The Northeast, especially New Jersey, has been rattled by reports of drone sightings in recent weeks, and multiple lawmakers in Congress want more information. In a letter posted to social platform ...

The Hill - 3d

Google Hints at a Return to the Smart Glasses Game

Google’s AR Glass experiment earned the company praise and scorn when it launched in 2013. Wearable devices have evolved since then, and the tech giant may be ready to try again.

Inc. - 3d

Vlahovic sparks Juventus to leave Manchester City deep in trouble

Missing in action during the past six torrid weeks: Manchester City’s pizzazz. It was absent here again, in the latest moping performance that has become the recognisable face of Pep Guardiola’s ...

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Why a photo of Syria's interim leader could hint at trouble ahead

A Salafist flag behind Syria’s new interim Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir has concerned those hoping for a future of moderation and tolerance.

NBC News - 4d

Google Unveils A.I. Agent Based on Gemini 2.0

The experimental tool can browse spreadsheets, shopping sites and other services, before taking action on behalf of the computer user.

The New York Times - 4d

We Take [Whatever We Just Got in Trouble for] Very Seriously

If you have to issue a public apology, avoid using these four phrases.

Inc. - 4d

A Search in Syria for the Disappeared

Syrians raced to newly emptied prisons to reunite with loved ones snatched away by the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad, but their quest sometimes took them to the morgue.

The New York Times - 4d

What did you Google in 2024? From the elections to Copa América, here's what search trends show

Remember what you searched for in 2024

ABC News - 4d

GM to stop funding troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

General Motors says it will move away from the robotaxi business and cease funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle division that originated as a San Francisco start-up.

CBS News - 5d

RFK Jr. becomes latest troubled Trump pick

His problems have been largely drowned out by the likes of Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth, but the HHS pick has sparked some concern among Republicans.

Politico - 5d

EU Looks Into Google Ads Targeting Teens

The European Union’s digital regulator is looking into Google’s advertising practices under an online content law that bans companies from using minors’ data for targeted advertising.

The Wall Street Journal - 5d

The Search Ends

The police identified a suspect in the UnitedHealthcare killing. We explain what we know about him.

The New York Times - 5d

Google Makes New Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)

The New York Times - 6d

Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip

It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says.

BBC News - 6d

Google unveils ‘mindboggling’ quantum computing chip

Chip takes minutes to complete tasks that would otherwise take 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. It measures just 4cm squared but it possesses almost inconceivable speed.. Google has built ...

The Guardian - 6d

Trump’s tariffs didn’t spark inflation last time? Here’s the trouble with that defense.

When allies of President-elect Donald Trump address one big criticism of his tariff plans — that the levies would boost inflation at time when Americans are already frustrated with elevated prices ...

MarketWatch - Dec. 7

Why Is Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Among the Best Tech Stocks for Long Term Investment?

We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Tech Stocks For Long Term Investment. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stands against the other tech ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

Google’s CEO Says Search Will Change ‘Profoundly’ Next Year

Google is one of the pillars of the internet, so it’s time to pay attention when Sundar Pichai predicts an upheaval.

Inc. - Dec. 6

Google says its AI agent outperformed the world's best weather predictions

Google said Wednesday its artificial intelligence (AI) agent outperformed the world’s best weather predictions. In a blog post, Ilan Price and Matthew Willson, researchers with Google’s DeepMind, ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Search for gunman in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Surveillance video from the scene shows the moment a person approaches UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson from behind and opens fire with a handgun equipped with a silencer outside a Manhattan ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

A Manhunt in Manhattan, and Another Trump Pick in Trouble

Plus, the A.I. that aces weather forecasts.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Are Rams ankle-deep in trouble with impeded Matthew Stafford facing the Bills?

The Rams must be at their best to compete with the 10-2 Buffalo Bills, so Matthew Stafford's ankle injury could be detrimental to the offense.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Pete Hegseth’s Troubles at Work Raise Questions About Leadership

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary led two nonprofits into debt, and episodes of drinking continued into his days as a Fox News personality.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

The Memo: Hegseth troubles open up Trump World palace intrigue

President-elect Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of Defense was listing badly but had not yet capsized on Wednesday evening. Hegseth stuck several notes of defiance, penning a ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system

AI program GenCast performed better than ENS forecast at predicting day-to-day weather and paths of hurricanes and cyclones. For those who keep an eye on the elements, the outlook is bright: ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts

GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Google Cloud launches Veo AI video generator model on Vertex

Unveiled at Google’s I/O developer conference, Veo is Google DeepMind’s response to competitors like Runway’s Gen-3 and OpenAI's Sora.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations

The tech giant, which has defended the deal to employees who oppose supplying Israel’s military with technology, feared the project might damage its reputation.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

The troubled marriage of Ashley and Doug Benefield

The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.

CBS News - Dec. 3

What’s Next for Google’s Search Monopoly

The federal judge who ruled Google was a monopolist in search is weighing the U.S. government’s proposal to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. Here’s what happens now.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts

President Biden granted blanket clemency to stop his son from being prosecuted by the Trump administration for his foreign business. Experts reached for historical parallels.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

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