What search engines tell governments about the economic here and now

What search engines tell governments about the economic here and now
In the midst of the recession, Google's chief economist, Hal Varian, released a paper showing how to use the company's search data to measure auto sales and consumer spending, among other things. Now researchers both inside and outside of government ...
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Search engines will be able to flirt with users by 2029
The idea of falling in love with an algorithm may seem a distant prospect, but flirting and joking with your search engine will be a routine part of life by 2029, one of the world's leading futurologists has predicted. Speaking at the Exponential ...
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