Why the Information Gain score described in Google's recently granted patent might play a role in AI Overviews
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Since 2021, a critical part of the rushing process for sorority hopefuls at the University of Alabama has involved posting their outfit-of-the-day (or OOTD, for short) to TikTok. As the stakes grow for the SEC sorority hopefuls, they’re adding some expensive jewelry (think: $3,000 bracelets) to their rush portfolios.
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British police will experiment with uncrewed aircraft as part of new drone trials in the UK. Britain’s aviation regulator has backed the project, which the National Police Air Service (NPAS) will lead. The tests will focus on flights “beyond the visual line o
Google's August 2024 core update targets low-value SEO content, promoting quality websites. Full rollout expected within a month.
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Google Search expands AI overviews to six countries, adds a save function, and simplifies language while testing in-text links for web content.
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Although Mozart has no living descendants, his music still has countless inheritors. The latest in the lineage — born just this summer — is a digital twin. German tech giant Siemens conceived the prodigious clone. Last month, the company brought the system to M
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A new California bill requiring AI companies to enact stricter safety standards
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts, notably to track how misinform
Google parent Alphabet said on Thursday it was expanding its AI-generated summaries for search queries to six new countries, just two months after it rolled back some capabilities following a problem-riddled launch.
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is one of the best (and easiest) ways to specialize an LLM over your own data, but successfully applying RAG in practice involves more than just stitching together pretrained models. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/08/15/practical-tips-for-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag/
At 32, Tessa Mills and her husband were having trouble conceiving. They had spent two years trying and gone through a battery of tests. Mill’s husband’s semen analysis came back with a few abnormalities. Their clinician recommended three cycles of IUI (intrauterine insemination).
During an IUI, healthy sperm are separated from the rest of the semen and concentrated into a solution, which is then placed directly in the uterus. The catch was each IUI was $1500 and Mill’s insurance on
Imagine a gleaming, modern production line—where something has gone seriously wrong.
At first glance, it looks like a well-oiled machine. In reality, it’s the opposite. Workers have the latest equipment, but ironically, they still spend most of their hours on repetitive, manual tasks that should be automated.
As production slows to a crawl, burned-out employees make more mistakes. Products roll off the assembly line late, often with defects needing repair. Although staff
Master the art of building a personal brand through content. Position yourself as an industry expert and boost your online reputation.
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Get insights into the competition between Google and Microsoft Bing in the AI era. Understand the market share dynamics and the impact of artificial intelligence.
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Kamala Harris’s campaign has been editing headlines and story descriptions from news outlets within Google search ads to appear favorable to the vice president, Axios reported this week. Now former President Donald Trump is calling out Google and the Harris campaign for the practice.
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It’s been ages since Googling wasn’t the go-to method for finding information. But a new generation of contenders is hoping to put the ubiquitous search giant in our collective rear-view mirrors.
These AI-powered platforms leverage advanced language models and machine learning to understand context, generate human-like responses, and get you what you’re looking for more quickly than ever before. Just be a little cautious about the accuracy of factual statements, since A
Uncover the true importance of SEO and search engines in the ever-changing digital landscape. Learn why it's crucial to adapt your strategy.
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Je to ironie. Pokud mají geofyzici pravdu, voda Marsu nezmizela do okolního vesmíru, tedy přinejmenším její část. Zdá se, že nasákla do střední části marťanské kůry, kde vyplňuje praskliny a pukliny. Být na povrchu Marsu, sahala by do výšky 1-2 kilometrů. Takhle je ale nejspíš mimo náš dosah, pokud neprovrtáme 11,5 až 20 kilometrů. http://www.osel.cz/13612-ruda-planeta-je-plna-vody-ale-ukryva-se-uprostred-martanske-kury.html
NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty.
Rather than flying
Become Google Ads Certified with our comprehensive guide. Gain the knowledge and skills to successfully manage Google Ads campaigns.
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FTC bans fake reviews and deceptive practices in new rule. Businesses face stricter regulations on review acquisition and disclosure.
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Fast-food chain Shake Shack and Serve Robotics are partnering to use autonomous sidewalk robots to deliver orders placed on
There’s something irresistible about the sound a key makes when it’s been pressed down. Tech influencers have gone all in on that “thock” noise, investing in computer keyboards—known on social media as “creamy keyboards”—that bulge with colorful plastic buttons, built to optimize our hands’ clack-clack movements. That trend
But it’s not just tech influencers who are hooked. Creamy keyboards have also blown up with ASMR creators, an
Google updates Trends' Trending Now tool with improved real-time search trend analysis.
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is celebrating a $138 billion profit from the first half of the year, but has put the champagne on ice. The $1.6 trillion fund credited the returns to investments in tech. Driven by surging demand for AI, technology stocks surged
If you happen to drop a kid off at college this fall, you may be surprised to encounter representatives from assorted sportsbooks handing out free branded swag to returning students. Then again, you may not be the least bit surprised: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision that opened the door for states to legalize sports betting, even the most casual fan is aware of the gr
A quote from Wyoming’s governor and a local prosecutor were the first things that seemed slightly off to Powell Tribune reporter CJ Baker. Then, it was some of the phrases in the stories that struck him as nearly robotic.
The dead giveaway, though, that a
Anthropic's Prompt Caching makes it cheaper by up to 90% for complex projects that reuse large amounts of detailed context
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The English Premier League is giving offside calls a (semi) automated upgrade. The new system revamps arguably the most controversial rule in sports. First introduced back in 1863, the offside law prevents sneaky footballers from camping by the goal. In its curren
Even those who scoff at the Trump campaign’s claim that Monday night’s X Spaces conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk was the interview of the century may buy into my colleague Joe Berkowitz’s conclusion that the event was a coup for Musk and X. Exac
Když se lámou kontinenty v riftových zónách, dochází k narušení zemského pláště. Ten se rozvlní přízračnými vlnami, které se šíří geologickou rychlostí 15-20 km za milion let a vyzvedávají kratony, stabilní jádra kontinentů. Při tom vznikají masivní a divácky velmi atraktivní ostré srázy, eskarpmenty. http://www.osel.cz/13611-prastare-kratony-byly-vyzvednuty-nezmernymi-tektonickymi-vlnami.html
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, Linne
The robot arms train every night. About half a dozen of them, flexing in silence. They practise picking up items thousands of times over, to test whether their latest algorithms are working as intended. And in the morning, Nomagic’s engineers turn up fo
There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? How long do we really have to wait before reminding someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?
Fortunately, terminally online writers Delia Cai and
Despite a chaotic year of summer travel, including Boeing’s struggles, CrowdStrike’s outage, and more, airlines are experiencing record numbers of travelers. The Points Guy’s Brian Kelly explains why, and shares the airline industry’s best-kept secrets and insider deals right now.
Stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of PPC advertising. Explore strategies to improve campaign performance and adapt to new industry trends.
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Uncover the secret to achieving brand supremacy through a balanced approach to brand and performance marketing. Explore tactics that challenge traditional marketing norms.
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Both Texas and federal officials have reportedly found that SpaceX violated environmental regulations discharging wastewater at its Starbase facility.
SpaceX responded to the reports, saying that state and federal regulators gave it permission to continue operating its deluge system while it worked toward getting the appropriate permits. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had not confirmed waiving the permit requiremen
Google plans to add "Deep Research" to Gemini, sourcing information from multiple webpages. Launch expected soon, but details remain unclear.
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California and South Carolina could become the next states to limit cellphone use in schools, with state officials taking up the issue Tuesday.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is sending letters to school districts, urging them to restrict students’ use of smartphones on campus. South Carolina’s State Board of Education took up guidelines to tell local di
Study reveals gap between ChatGPT's training data and real-world uses, highlighting need for careful AI implementation in content strategies.
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With its new Pixel 9 phones, Google Assistant is getting a demotion.
In its place, Google’s will ship Gemini as the default voice assistant on its flagship phones. Gemini uses large language models to interpret questions and generate answers, which means it can respond in a more conversational way.
But while Google is eager to showcase Gemini as an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT,
A fringe group of parents think following your child’s learning instincts, rather than setting them a standard educational pattern, is the best way to foster their growth
The trend, known as “unschooling,” proposes a complete abandonment of standard curriculum. Gone are the days of regular math and literature classes; these parenting influencers insist on only following what the kid expresses curiosity about. But the trend has proved highly controversial, with critics suggest
Much has been said today about the interview that took place on Monday between Elon Musk and Donald Trump on X. Delayed by technical reasons, which Musk blamed on DDOS attacks, the two-hour conversation has been labell
Dawn Aerospace is a small startup with big ambitions: to build the first vehicle to fly over 100 km above the Earth — twice in one day. A couple of weeks back, the budding company — headquartered in the Netherlands and New Zealand — took a ma
Seldom has the medium been the message more than it was on Monday night, when Elon Musk hosted a live conversation with Donald Trump on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The students — most with gray hair, some with canes, all at least in their 60s — couldn’t believe what they were hearing.
“Oh, my God,” whispered a retired college professor.
“Does it come with viruses?” wondered a bewildered woman scribbling notes in the second row.
A 79-year-old in a black-and-white floral shirt then asked the question on many minds: “How do you know if it is fake or not?”
This is how older adults — many
For roughly three decades, experts in digital cryptography have been monitoring a distant threat: that a powerful enough quantum computer could one day render the most widely used forms of encryption—the layer of code protecting everything from national security secrets to personal banking records—obsolete. Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is unveiling the final version of three new algorithms, long in development, that are designed
Download our ebook to uncover the latest trends and challenges in SEO. Gain valuable insights into what SEO professionals are facing in 2025.
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Understanding the implications of the monopoly ruling against Google. Discover the potential effects on SEO and the online advertising landscape.
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Settling down in a new city (or codebase) is a marathon, not a sprint. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/08/13/navigating-cities-of-code-with-norris-numbers/
Když před 66 miliony let dopadla u dnešního Yucatánu planetka a ukončila křídu i celé druhohory, některé linie tehdejších organismů to přežily a následně zažily explozi diverzity. Jejich genomy dnes představují cenné svědectví o tehdejších apokalyptických časech. Ptáci jsou výtečným příkladem. http://www.osel.cz/13610-zkaza-po-dopadu-planetky-se-vypalila-do-genomu-ptaku.html
Discover the challenges and solutions for conversion tracking in enterprise SEO. From securing permissions to reporting, we've got you covered.
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Go was first released as an open source programming language in 2009, and it’s had its ups and downs over the past 15 years. Although it was only released in November 2009, Go saw such a dramatic rise in interest that it was named the 2009 Programming Language of the
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Raindrop is a terrific free tool for organizing bookmarks. I use it to save links for classes I’m teaching and topics I’m researching. I also save link collections to share with friends,
On this episode, Ryan and Cassidy talk to Satish Jayanthi, CTO and co-founder of Coalesce, about the growth of metadata and how you can manage it, especially in systems using generative AI. They explore the importance in providing context and transparency to data, how metadata can be generated automatically, and the future of metadata including knowledge graphs. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/08/13/satish-jayanthi-coalesce-ai-metadata-etl/
Size matters, and it matters to Donald Trump more than most. Trump kicked off his presidency by exaggerating the modest turnout at his inauguration; now, he’s desperate to diminish the crowds showing up for his 2024 opponent.
Over the weekend, the former president posted on Truth Social
Google halts AdSense monetization in Russia, impacting publishers and and further isolating Russia's digital economy amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
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The other day, on a long road trip in a rental car, I found myself looking for a place to pull off the road. As I’ve done many times before, I typed into Google Maps “Food Near Me.” I peered at the options. (Don’t worry, I was in the passenger seat.) The response was bleak: Google recommended a string of chain restaurants. Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and so forth.
It
