Police search for driver who purposefully crashed into pedestrians in North Seattle

SEATTLE, Wash. – Seattle Police say they are investigating two incidents of vehicular assaults in North Seattle where drivers intentionally targeted pedestrians. Those responsible have not been caught. The images are jarring to watch, but even more alarming, the victims haven’t been identified either. The first incident was reported just off Aurora Ave. on Nov. … Read more

Google Just Launched Gemini, Its Long-Awaited Answer to ChatGPT

Increasing talk of artificial intelligence developing with potentially dangerous speed is hardly slowing things down. A year after OpenAI launched ChatGPT and triggered a new race to develop AI technology, Google today revealed an AI project intended to reestablish the search giant as the world leader in AI. Gemini, a new type of AI model … Read more

Bing’s new Deep Search uses GPT-4 to get you more thorough search results

MirageC/Getty Images Search queries generally fall under two categories: Those searching for a quick answer and those who want to get a thorough understanding of a topic. Since both of those requests are significantly different in nature, Bing unveiled a new search dedicated to queries that are searching for in-depth responses.  On Tuesday, Bing introduced … Read more

Bing tests AI Deep Search that turns your simple question into a detailed prompt

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is readying a new Bing feature that should take the hassle out of coming up with your own AI prompt. The GPT-4-powered capability, called Deep Search, takes your Bing query and expands on it, allowing the search engine to find answers about several topics related to your question on the web. … Read more

Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern Japan

TOKYO — A search continued Saturday for seven missing military personnel following the crash of an Osprey off the coast of southern Japan, and a body pulled from the ocean was formally identified. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Galliher of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was formally identified by the the Air Force Special Operations Command on Saturday, … Read more

Google search ads spotted in compromising placements

Adalytics’ report contains a long list of the advertisers whose Google search ads it reports being able to observe displayed on US Treasury OFAC SDN sanctioned, Iranian, and/or pornographic websites — including the following public bodies, companies, organizations and politicians: The United States Treasury; the European Commission; political fundraising search ad campaigns for Senator Ted … Read more

Tiffany Haddish accuses police of unlawful search in first DUI arrest trial

Tiffany demands prosecutors not be allowed to use her certain evidence in her upcoming trial in Georgia Tiffany Haddish accuses police of unlawful search in first DUI arrest trial Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish was arrested on Driving Under Influence (DUI) charges while retuning from her performance at a Thanksgiving comedy show at The Laugh Factory. This … Read more

Private and Secure Web Search Engines: DuckDuckGo, Brave, Kagi, Startpage

When it comes to looking something up on the web, most of us default to Googling it—the search engine has become so dominant that it’s now a verb, in the same way that Photoshop is. But using Google for your searches comes with a privacy trade-off. Google’s business is, of course, based on advertising, and … Read more