Did they Google it? Google might be one of the most popular search engines on earth, but many people are just discovering how it got its unusual name. The title’s etymology has come to light via a resurfaced post on the forum platform Quora, in which a user inquired: “Is Google an acronym?” This prompted … Read more
Apple plans to add several new features to Apple Pay and Apple Wallet later this year that will more deeply integrate financing, rewards, and buy now, pay later options into the iPhone. The new features are part of Apple’s annual iOS update that will arrive in the fall, the company said. Apple revealed some of … Read more
New York’s former “hottest bachelor” Eric Schmidt has been spotted back with his wife Wendy — after he plowed $100 million into his much younger girlfriend’s tech startup. The ex-CEO Google and his longtime spouse — who reportedly enjoy an open relationship — rubbed elbows with fellow billionaires and celebrities at a 60th birthday bash … Read more
Google is sending a stern message to advertisers: Do not affiliate with the dark side of AI. The search engine is cracking down on the promotion of deepfake pornography, the act of using artificial intelligence to modify or alter a person’s face or body to depict sexual scenes. The tech titan is giving advertisers a … Read more
The No. 1 cocktail choice among New Yorkers is not the Manhattan or even the Long Island Iced Tea — it’s the vodka martini, a new study reveals. Margaritas were the second choice, and mojitos third, in the Big Apple, according to Google trend data collected by Casino.ca. There were a whopping 173,000 online searches … Read more
When determining what’s the best route to your destination, there are more factors to consider than directions. Google Maps typically shows the user a variety of options based on time, cost, mode of transportation, least amount of transfers and more. On Wednesday, Google announced that Google Maps and Google Search are getting new and updated … Read more
One-quarter of Americans would rather spend an evening doing homework than their taxes, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans split evenly by generation (500 Gen Z, 500 millennials, 500 Gen X and 500 baby boomers) revealed that they’d also rather dissect a frog (14%), take the SATs (11%) or take a calculus … Read more
LONDON — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy surface. You’re likely to pinpoint a spot in the water, which covers 71% of the planet. Maybe you’ll alight on a place you’ve never heard of — … Read more
Google, where do Americans want to go? The research team at SFT Project analyzed Google search results to determine the most googled tourist attractions in each state over the last year. Overall, Americans were most interested in visiting national parks and outdoor settings filled with nature, with people in 30 states searching for these types of trips more than any other tourist … Read more
You might think kids just use TikTok to waste time watching cat videos and doing silly dances. But they’re actually using it to learn about the world and form opinions — because TikTok is the new Google for Gen Z. According to a new report from Search Engine Journal, 64% of those 27 and under … Read more
Millions of Americans are hoping that 2024 will be the year of restful sleep for them. But how can they make this wish for dreamy sleep a reality from January to December? The challenge of getting quality shut-eye is very real. In a recent survey, the Sleep Foundation found that 37% of US adults slept somewhat or … Read more
Singles tired of swiping through endless online dating profiles are turning to an unexpected site in their search for love: Google Documents. A viral social media trend has daters deleting Tinder and Bumble and creating a shared document that they post publicly. The rudimentary method comes as dating app Hinge’s CEO admitted in an interview this week … Read more
Call it Google un-Earthly. An observant New Hampshire woman had online paranormal buffs quaking in their boots after seemingly spotting a ghost in a graveyard on a popular mapping service. “I think I might have just found, like, a ghost, or Google Maps’ first ghost,” the footage’s uploader Amy Pendleton intoned in a suddenly viral … Read more
Consider it a judgment call — some women find men who own a Google Android phone instead of an Apple iPhone less attractive. TikToker Travaine Barnett hit the streets in October to ask ladies what it is about Android devices, notorious for green text message bubbles that show up on iPhones, that give them the … Read more
How on earth did the human population ever survive without Google? Picture this. You’re watching a new movie on Netflix and you swear you recognize one of the actors. Can you imagine not being able to simply Google who they are and then go on a 20-minute deep dive to learn about every facet of … Read more
It’s hard to keep up the worldwide fib in the age of the world wide web. Parents are always trying to preserve the magic of Santa Claus for young children, but that’s becoming harder as technology becomes more ubiquitous. Searching “Is Santa real?” on Google, for example, yields a response from the online chocolate shop … Read more
Was it a sextra-terrestrial? Social media sleuths were left baffled over an eerie Google Street View image that appeared to depict a nearly naked, floppy-armed creature in Utah. The image showed the critter with elongated limbs seemingly sprinting across a field like an interstellar streaker near the Bears Ears Visitor Center in the town of … Read more
Let’s get knotty? The most-searched sex position in 14 states is the “pretzel,” according to a state-by-state analysis of Google Trends data performed by sex toy review site Bedbible. To emulate bread in bed, a person lays on their side while their partner straddles their bottom leg and holds up their top leg to penetrate them. … Read more
How does one catch a thief? Just Google them. A UK man redefined “search engine” when he used Google Earth to track down and recover his sports cars after they were pilfered from his driveway. “I wouldn’t have got the Seat [the brand of vehicle] back if I hadn’t taken matters into my own hands,” … Read more
A woman has revealed how she found out she was the other woman, as well as the desperate texts the cheater sent her after she confronted him. TikTok user Ellen Smith from Dallas, Texas, took to the social media platform to reveal a wedding registry site that helped her discover the truth about the man … Read more