Twenty-four questions Google answers before you finish typing

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 15:10 in Mathematics & Economics

Google may already know what you're about to ask. (Andrew Lozovyi via Deposit Photos/)Finding answers to our questions has come a long way since the early days of the internet. Today, whether we’re looking for information through a browser or a smart speaker, we can get what we need faster than ever.So fast, in fact, that sometimes you don’t even have to finish typing your query for Google to show you what you’re searching for.The best way to see this magic in action is to open up Google Chrome on your computer and start typing into the address bar (or “omnibox”) at the top of the screen. These 25 examples should get you started—and you won’t even need to hit “enter.”It’s important to know that Google’s automatic answers work a lot like the autocomplete feature, which makes assumptions about what you’re looking for based on users’ search habits and...

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