Category «Search Engines»

What We Discovered on ‘Deep YouTube’

The Atlantic [no paywall] – The video site isn’t just a platform. It’s infrastructure [The article is an important read especially in this turbulent time]. “Until last month, nobody outside of YouTube had a solid estimate for just how many videos are currently on the site. Eight hundred million? One billion? It turns out that …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines, Social Media

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

The Atlantic – Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration. “Editor’s note: This search tool is part of The Atlantic’s investigation into the Library Genesis data set. You can read an analysis about LibGen and its contents here. Find The Atlantic’s search tool for movie and television writing used …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Internet, Libraries, Search Engines

Be aware of this sneaky Google phishing scam

The Verge: “Phishing scammers are bypassing Google’s DKIM authentication by using Google Sites to send fake “subpoena alerts” that appear to come from “[email protected].” The scam creates authentic-looking emails by entering email text as an app name, which Google automatically sends and then links directly to sites.google.com instead of accounts.google.com to steal credentials…”

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, Internet, Search Engines

MW YouTube Metadata Search – Video, Playlist, Channel

MW Metadata normal grabs singular details about a YouTube video and its uploader, playlist and its creator, or channel. Submit a link or id to a video, playlist, or channel. After each submission: Click here to see detailed property descriptions; the playlist submitted, click here to see detailed property descriptions. The video author, playlist creator, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech

The New York Times no paywall – “Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, adding to legal troubles that could reshape the $1.88 trillion company and alter its power over the internet. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …

Subjects: Courts, E-Commerce, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Google Files New Patent On Personal History-Based Search

Search Engine Journal: “Google recently filed a new patent for a way to provide search results based on a user’s browsing and email history. The patent outlines a new way to search within the context of a search engine, within an email interface, and through a voice-based assistant (referred to in the patent as a …

Subjects: Intellectual Property, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines

Meta silenced a whistleblower. Now she’s talking to Congress.

Washington Post [no paywall]: “Sarah Wynn-Williams tells the Senate Judiciary Committee that Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow executives were willing to “betray American values” to secure a foothold in China. A former global policy director at Meta told a Senate committee Wednesday that top executives at the social media giant were willing to undermine national …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Free Speech, Recommended Books, Search Engines, Social Media

Google Maps is launching tools to help cities analyze infrastructure and traffic

The Verge: “Google is opening up its Google Maps Platform data so that cities, developers, and other business decision makers can more easily access information about things like infrastructure and traffic, the company announced on Wednesday. Google is integrating new datasets for Google Maps Platform directly into BigQuery, the tech giant’s fully managed data analytics …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines, Transportation

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 12, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 12, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines