KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — If you need to know something, the best way is to just Google it and this includes any questions such as currency exchange rates. However, it seems that Google has removed one feature on its search results if you want to know the current value of the Malaysian Ringgit (RM) … Read more
NEW YORK, March 10 — Financial industry heavyweights convened in New York last week to raise funds for a finance museum that has lost its iconic Wall Street address. At the Museum of American Finance gala, billionaire Ken Griffin welcomed attendees on enormous video screens in Manhattan’s art deco-style Ziegfeld Ballroom. Mark Carney, chair of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Digital travel platform Agoda has confirmed that there has been an increase in travel searches to Malaysia from China on their site. This is following the introduction of the 30-day-visa-free travel policy for Chinese visitors which was announced back in December 2023. According to a press release, Agoda saw over … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 30 ― Some searches including the terms “Taylor Swift” on X turned up no results yesterday after the company, formerly known as Twitter, apparently moved to prevent the spread of AI-generated porn videos using the star’s likeness. Certain queries attempted by AFP that included the megastar’s name, such as “Taylor Swift AI,” … Read more
Google said its most popular search terms in 2021 include ‘Squid Game’. ― Picture courtesy of Netflix SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 9 — Google said Wednesday its most popular search terms in 2021 include Squid Game, Alec Baldwin and the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. Sports were also big on the platform: the top eight search terms had to … Read more
SYDNEY: A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation, their lawyer told AFP Monday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Google is considering a new algorithm for answering complex questions. ― Istock.com pic via ETX Studio SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 24 ― Google hasn’t stopped tinkering with its search engine, looking to innovations and in particular an algorithm to transform searches for answers to complex questions. This new technology, which is at the moment still at … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Rescue workers scrambled to find survivors after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti early Saturday, killing at least 304 and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
— Almost two thirds of Google searches result in zero clicks. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SAN FRANCISCO, March 25 — Almost two thirds of Google searches result in zero clicks, usually for the simple reason that the search engine’s results page holds … Read more
