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What you really Googled in 2014
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In 2013, people just wanted to know how to twerk.
It was a more innocent time. THIS YEAR, people
wanted to know if they had Ebola. Google has
released its annual round-up of the year's top
global searches (Monday). Apple, Facebook and
other companies also do these types of recaps,
but those only show what we bought or posted
publicly on social media. Our search history is a
more honest, sometimes embarrassing, peek into
what we really care about. In 2014, the entire
world was sad about the passing of Robin
Williams, excited to watch the World Cup and
worried about Ebola. Those three topics top the
list of global trending searches. Google is a
first stop for questions people may be to
embarrassed to ask their friends. This year's top
"What is..." queries included Ebola, ALS, ISIS,
Bitcoin and asphyxia. Google releases a
comprehensive list of top searches at the end of
each year.
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In Other News

• As Pakistan started three days of national
  mourning Wednesday, the Taliban said they
  targeted a Peshawar army school because its
  students aspired to follow "the path of their
  fathers" and target militants. Terrorists
  ambushed the school Tuesday, explosives strapped
  to their bodies, and burst into an auditorium
  filled with students taking exams. They sprayed
  bullets rapidly, killing 145 people. Of those,
  132 were children, authorities said.
• The 2016 presidential race isn't an abstract
  parlor game anymore. With a seven-paragraph
  Facebook post on Tuesday, Jeb Bush instantly
  transformed the nascent campaign. His decision to
  "actively explore" a presidential bid accelerates
  the scramble for donors. It also gives the former
  Florida governor time to figure out how to
  overcome suspicion in the Republican base while
  positioning himself as the establishment
  candidate in a fragmented field. The pre-holiday
  timing of the announcement was a big surprise to
  many beyond Bush's tight inner circle. Most of
  the political spotlight has been on Hillary
  Clinton this year, leaving GOP donors to sit
  back, hedge their bets and watch the field
  develop. But Bush's decision to make a move now
  -- 13 months ahead of the Iowa caucus -- speaks
  to the complicated political decisions facing
  potential 2016 GOP candidates.