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Google's John Mueller clarified that localized duplicate content across regional websites is acceptable. Unique content is still recommended for specific page types.
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Threads will start showing live Major League Baseball scores starting today, the company’s CEO Adam Mosseri said on the social platform.
The company started testing the feature with live NBA scores in March, which Mosseri said has “been a hit.” They’ll continue to roll out more sports and league coverage, he added.
The news comes as Threads continues its efforts to take on Elon Musk
A new set of laws governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union will force companies to be more transparent about the data used to train their systems, prying open one of the industry’s most closely guarded secrets.
In the 18
Google's John Mueller answers if having a lot of affiliate links on a web page can negatively impact rankings
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Elon Musk is on the verge of yet another massive payday.
Tesla shareholders were set to approve a $56 billion pay package for the billionaire, the electric vehicle-maker’s CEO said in a post on X late Wednesday.
Musk shared early results on the social media platform that he owns that show via a
Chipmaker Broadcom released its latest earnings report on Wednesday, which beat expectations and sent share prices soaring. It also announced a 10-for-1 stock split, which will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on July 15.
“We are announcing a ten-for-one forward stock split of Broadcom’s common stock, to make ownership of Broa
As a Delta Air Lines jet began roaring down a runway, an air traffic controller at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport suddenly blurted out an expletive, then ordered the pilots to stop their takeoff roll.
The controller saw an American Airlines plane mistakenly crossing the same runway, into the path of the accelerating Delta jet. JFK is one of only 35 U.S. airports
Hackers linked to Hamas have been implicated in five cyberespionage campaigns targeting Palestine and Egypt. The evidence emerged in new research from ESET, a cybersecurity company based in Slovakia. Analysts at the firm detected five campaigns spreading troj
Ahead of the 2024 election, Donald Trump is pitching himself as the chosen candidate for crypto adherents. He reportedly told a campaign stop in California earlier this month he wants to be the “crypto president” (a major about-face for a guy who in 2019 said he was “n
For SEO, Google's John Mueller says to evaluate AI-translation quality, get third-party feedback on AI-assisted content.
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In May, a research team from MIT announced a new programming language, Finch. It’s designed to support both flexible control flow and diverse data structures. “Finch facilitates a programming model which resolves the challenges of computing over structured arrays
The European Union has hiked tariffs for EVs imported from China, drawing reproach from Beijing and some of its own member states, including Germany, Sweden, and Hungary. The tough new tariffs range between 17.4% and 38.1%, on top of the existing import duty of
This week, Apple unveiled iOS 18, the next-generation operating system for the iPhone. The flagship feature of iOS 18 is Apple Intelligence, a layer of artificial intelligence embedded within iOS 18 itself. It will allow everything from generative image capabilities to having AI help you draft the perfect email.
But in addition to Apple Intelligence, iOS 18
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.
We finally get a look at Apple’s big AI play
The past couple of years of AI have been marked by grandiose claims th
A new pilot program from LinkedIn will offer users AI-delivered advice, crafted based on wisdom from particular LinkedIn Learning instructors.
LinkedIn worked closely with instructors including chartered psychologist Gemma Leigh Roberts and business professor and strategy expert Anil K. Gupta to train AI based on their LInkedIn Learning courses, LInkedIn posts, and som
Two of Europe’s emerging leaders in artificial intelligence have signed a deal to spread “sovereign AI” across the continent. Germany’s Aleph Alpha and Finland’s Silo AI announced the partnership today. The duo plan to create a “one-stop-solution” for Europea
AI—or artificial intelligence—is often used as a way to summarize data and improve writing. But AI tools also represent a powerful and efficient way to analyze large amounts of text to search for patterns. In addition, AI tools can assist with developing research products that can be shared wi
In this month's Ask A PPC, learn possible reasons for your Google ads having no impressions, from bid and budget to low search volume issues.
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Sluneční soustava se řítí Mléčnou dráhou. Podle nových simulací jsme před 2–3 miliony let prosvištěli velmi hustým a chladným mračnem vodíku, což mohlo rozbořit naši heliosféru. Pokud to tak bylo, mohly na Zemi padat radioaktivní izotopy včetně železa a plutonia z mezihvězdného prostoru. Mohlo to také ovlivnit klima na Zemi? http://www.osel.cz/13514-zeme-pred-2-miliony-let-prosla-chladnymi-mracny-zesililo-to-doby-ledove.html
Harness Schema Markup to create a content knowledge graph. Explore the reasons behind adopting structured data and its benefits in the age of generative AI.
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How to make sense of what Google is saying about updates, fixing an algorithm that's not "broken" and turning that into better rankings
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Vzácné zeminy jsou slabinou západní civilizace. Máme ohromnou spotřebu, nutně je potřebujeme pro „zelené“ technologie, ale nemáme téměř žádnou kontrolu nad jejich těžbou a zpracováním. Podivuhodný objev masivního ložiska vzácných zemin v oblasti Fen Carbonatite Complex v Norsku by to teď mohl změnit. http://www.osel.cz/13513-v-pravekem-norskem-vulkanu-byla-objevena-ohromna-zasoba-vzacnych-zemin.html
Vulnerability alert for WooCommerce plus a critical vulnerability rated 10/10 patched in Dokan Pro WooCommerce plugin
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Rocket maker SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk were sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against women.
The engineers—four women and four men—claim Musk ordered their firing in 2022 after they circulated a letter calling the billionaire a “distraction and embarrassment” and urging executives to disavow sexually charged comments he had made on social media. The lawsuit wa
New study shows simpler headlines with common words can increase reader clicks and engagement.
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Google identifies a quirk in some hreflang implementations and updates documentation to make it more widely known
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Tech and competition watchdog groups have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to probe YouTube, saying the video-streaming platform could enable Google and its parent company, Alphabet, to dominate home entertainment.
In a letter to Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter dated Tuesday, th
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Ioanna and Andrii ta
With only a little over a week left till the TNW Conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we’re highlighting some of the sessions we’re most excited about. One of the talks I’m really looking forward to this year touches on a purpose very close to my heart:
When disinformation researcher Wen-Ping Liu looked into China’s efforts to influence Taiwan’s recent election using fake social media accounts, something unusual stood out about the most successful profiles.
They were female, or at least that’s what they appeared to be. Fake profiles that claimed to be
Databricks and Shutterstock have developed a new text-to-image diffusion model similar to DALL-E and Stable Diffusion, but without the risk of copyright violations.
Most image generators are trained on images scraped from the web, but ImageAI, as it’s called, is trained only on Shutterstock images. That means there’s no risk of copyright infringement lawsuits resulting from the AI producing images closely derived from those of unpaid creators.
Databricks head of gen
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Gain insights into algorithm updates and their effects on Google search rankings for different industries in this latest analysis.
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Google launches custom event data import for GA4, enabling businesses to combine external data sources with Google Analytics data for enhanced reporting.
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Get started with Google Search Console and take control of your website's performance in the search results. Boost rankings and fix issues with ease.
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Amid a global race for semiconductor leadership, an Aachen-based startup has raised €254.4mn for its chip technology in a big boost for the German as well as the European semiconductor sector. Brothers Daniel and Sebastian Schall launched Black Semiconductor i
Stability AI today launched Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, which the British startup calls its “most advanced text-to-image open model yet.” Comprised of 2 billion parameters, SD3 Medium promises photorealistic results without complex workflows. Crucially, the mode
During the World Wide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple’s long-awaited entry into artificial intelligence took shape. While a recent OpenAI conference showing off new tech evoked comparisons to the title character in the 2013 film Her, Apple Intelligence brought to mind someone else: Gary from Veep.
For the uninitiated, Gary (Tony Hale
It’s been a big week for Apple—and an even bigger week for Apple investors. Yesterday, the company’s stock (ticker AAPL) closed at an all-time high of $207.15 per share, according to data from Yahoo Finance. AAPL shares climbed 7.26% in one day—one of the biggest single-day jumps for the stock in recent memory.
The stock surge propelled Apple to a market valuation of over $3.17 trillion. But just why did AAPL shares have one of their best trading days in a long time yesterday? Here
Many of us seemed to have already fallen in love with our iPhones well before Spike Jonze’s techno-love story Her took that concept ">all the way. On its tenth anniversary last fall, Her attracted plenty of ">fresh analysis about its prophe
Amsterdam has refused to grant Cargoroo a new license to operate its shared cargo ebike rental service in the Dutch capital. Instead, it has handed over exclusive operating rights to BAQME, an upstart rival from Rotterdam. The City first
Say quantum technologies and most people probably still imagine something decades into the future. But, as a new report released today demonstrates, quantum is already here — especially as it relates to the telecom industry. After years of increme
If you want to track changes in the Amazon rainforest, see the full expanse of a hurricane or figure out where people need
When Raspberry Pi launched, in 2012, it was a tech tinkerer’s dream come true.
With a price of just $35, the credit card-sized computer was an inexpensive way for students to learn new programming languages, but it quickly became a platform for all kinds of creative tech projects. With
Google discontinues support for rich results associated with Covid-era livestreamed events, classes and pre-recorded videos
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Discover the secrets behind Google ad auctions: explore how understanding these dynamics can improve your return on investment and business outcomes.
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Black Semiconductor, a pioneer in next-generation chip technology, announced €228.7 million round, one of the largest funding for a deep tech company manufacturing chips in Europe to date. The company has secured the public funding from the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia over the next 7 years under […]
Light, the creator of a fully automated general ledger for multinationals, has come out of stealth today with a €12.1 million seed round to scale the first AI-powered general ledger for automating global company finances. The round was led by European VC Atomico, with participation from Entrée Capital, Cherry Ventures and Seedcamp. In addition, a […]
Rivia, a Swiss startup specializing in AI-driven analytics and clinical trial data infrastructure for Biotechs, has secured a €3 million seed funding round led by Speedinvest. The funds will be used to hire new teams across engineering and client services, and will also advance product development to fully harness the potential of integrated trial data […]
SpaceX’s next rideshare launch is almost upon us, and that means satellite companies have spent the last quarter scrambling to obtain the government permission they need to operate their spacecraft—a challenge that can take them by surprise.
Case study
Take Aethero, a firm developing edge computing in space. It’s launching a
YouTube is rolling out thumbnail A/B testing to all channels, letting you optimize videos for higher watch time.
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The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it planned to award Rocket Lab $23.9 million to dramatically boost the production of compound semiconductors used in satellites and spacecraft.
The award for Rocket Lab unit SolAero Technologies Corp. “would help create a more robust and resilient supply of space-grade solar cells that power spacecrafts and satel
Ancestry.com is releasing a new collection of searchable newspaper articles published before the 1900s that contain details on formerly enslaved people in the U.S., the company announced Tuesday.
The database, which is free to access, could help Black Americans discover more information about their families’ pasts. The tool
WeWork CEO David Tolley stepped down after the flexible workspace provider emerged from bankruptcy on Tuesday, bookending a months-long restructuring process that featured a strategy revamp and exits from several locations.
The company named commercial real estate industry veteran John Santora as its new to
Artificial intelligence has wowed me, but it was never something I wanted to use daily, especially because it required a cumbersome number of apps and subscriptions, depending on the task.
And then there was the privacy issue. Using AI even for scheduling or communicating with colleagues entailed blindly trusting that big, data-hungry AI companies wouldn’t a
Google revised their structured data guidelines to enhance brand panels in a way that may improve merchant search traffic and sales
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The Local SEO guides you need to expand your local presence and visibility, all in one place.
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In this episode, Alexa Montelibano and Tiago Torre, sales engineers at Stack Overflow, take you behind the scenes to show how customer feedback shapes our products, including OverflowAI. Alexa and Tiago have been working with clients to explore the three features of OverflowAI—Enhanced Search, an Auto-answer App for Slack and Microsoft Teams, and an IDE extension. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/11/overflow-ai-enhanced-search-slack-ide-sales-engineering/
We know from reports earlier this year that VC investment is once more on the rise for European startups. And the wave of optimism seems to be continuing — at least for the continent’s deep tech sector. Munich’s Vsquared Ventures today announced
Google's Gary Illyes reveals lastmod signal treatment is binary - trusted completely or ignored.
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This article features an interview with Vinted CEO Thomas Plantenga, who is speaking at TNW Conference on June 21. Check out the full event schedule here. Vinted CEO Thomas Plantenga has reason to celebrate. His company recently became the first “pre-loved” c
The startup landscape in 2024 has undergone a significant shift. A recent report from Pitchbook highlights that fewer rounds are taking place. Gone are the days of funding rounds fueled by inflated valuations based on the ‘potential’ for a business to disrupt or soaring user numbers. Economic headwinds have made angel investors more cautious, prioritizing […]