#GPT5, referred to as “
#ResearchGoblin,” excels at
#internetsearches, providing comprehensive results for both trivial and complex queries. It demonstrates impressive capabilities, such as identifying buildings, researching product availability, and uncovering historical information.
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/6/research-goblin/?eicker.news #tech #media #news 
GPT-5 Thinking in ChatGPT (aka Research Goblin) is shockingly good at search
“Don’t use chatbots as search engines” was great advice for several years... until it wasn’t. I wrote about how good OpenAI’s o3 was at using its Bing-backed search tool back …
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Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches
Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases secretly. If the process can be streamlined, fully private browsing could be possible.
WIRED
Data bombing and dead cats – how PR uses practices of secrecy to influence media and society
What’s kept out of the news is just as, if not more, important than what is included.
The Conversation#Google shared one of the most interesting end-of-year wrap-ups, revealing the #searches that everyone in the U.S. found most fascinating in 2022. Topping the list, the word-guessing game #Wordle is the most searched-for term of the year. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-just-revealed-what-you-found-most-fascinating-in-2022/
#Internet #InternetSearches #Search #SearchEngine

Google just revealed what you found most fascinating in 2022
Relive the best and most heart-breaking moments of 2022 with Google's top searches of the year for movies, songs, games, and more.
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