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Google Search updated its language matching systems
Google has released another Google Search update around its language matching systems. This update was released two weeks ago, but Google only announced it earlier this morning. What Google sa...
Barry Schwartz
Atari doubles down on retro, buys beloved Atari homebrew maker
On Thursday, Atari announced that it will acquire AtariAge, a popular online community for Atari enthusiasts over two decades. AtariAge is best known for selling Atari 2600, 5200, and 7800 console hom...
Benj Edwards
Entities, topics, keywords: Clarifying core semantic SEO concepts
In this article I've curated some of the most commonly misunderstood elements of entity and semantic SEO, aiming to clear the fog around them.Here's our roadmap:What are the differences between entiti...
Paul DeMott
Starfield's missing Nvidia DLSS support has been added by a free mod
Further Reading
Since its initial release on Friday, the "Starfield Upscaler" is currently the most popular Starfield mod listed on clearinghouse NexusMods. That should be welcome news to a si...Kyle Orland
Google adds URL Contains targeting functionality to Performance Max
Google has launched the URL Contains targeting functionality on Performance Max.The feature, which is also available on Dynamic Search ads (DSA), enables you to manually specify which URL to show your...
Nicola Agius
A guide to effective PPC projections
"We want to hit {goal}. What should we expect to spend?"Whether in-house or at an agency, if you've been in PPC account management, odds are you've been asked some version of that question at least on...
Laura Schiele
Age of Empires and live ants used to test theoretical ideas on combat
Anyone who has played a real-time strategy game probably ponders this question when preparing for a fight: Is it better to have a huge number of relatively weak units or a smaller number of extremely ...
John Timmer
Hands-on with Mario Wonder, which freshens up one of Nintendo's oldest formulas
I have 100 percent cleared all four New Super Mario Bros. games, including the Super Luigi U expansion, so I'd say that I have enjoyed them all. But that "New" in the title could feel unearned; most o...
Andrew Cunningham
Are self-driving cars already safer than human drivers?
August was an eventful month for driverless taxis in San Francisco. On August 10, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to allow Google's Waymo and GM's Cruise to begin charging customers f...
Timothy B. Lee
CDPR's game engine transition means no more Cyberpunk 2077 DLC
Further Reading
"It's a technological decision to be honest," CDPR Senior VP of Business Development Michal Nowakowski said in a recent Q&A session (as transcribed by Video Games Chronicle). "...Kyle Orland
Nvidia quietly cuts price of poorly reviewed 16GB 4060 Ti ahead of AMD launch
Last week, AMD announced what are probably the last major GPU launches of this generation of graphics cards: the $449 Radeon RX 7700 XT and $499 Radeon RX 7800 XT. AMD's pricing and performance number...
Andrew Cunningham
Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge
Did you know that improper food canning can lead to death? Botulism--the result of bacteria growing inside improperly treated canned goods--is rare, but people can die from it. In any case, they'll ce...
Scharon Harding
James Webb telescope captures clearest-ever image of Whirlpool galaxy
First discovered in 1773 by French astronomer Charles Messier, the Whirlpool galaxy (aka 'M51') is one of the most well-known objects in the night sky. Everyone from amateur astronomers to NASA have b...
Siôn Geschwindt
X-Ray tech uncovers how Pompeii's fleeing residents met their end
It's been nearly 2,000 years since Vesuvius' eruption buried the vibrant Roman city of Pompeii under a deadly blanket of ash.The eerie ruins and the famous casts of Pompeii represent an invaluable win...
Ioanna Lykiardopoulou
Your Fitbit is 'useless' unless you consent to illegal data sharing, says advocacy group
Vienna-based advocacy group Noyb has filed complaints against Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy, alleging that the Google-owned fitness tracking company is in violation of EU data privacy ...
Siôn Geschwindt
Paris bids au revoir to rental e-scooters as ban comes into effect
Today, Paris became one of the first European cities to implement an outright ban on rented e-scooters, after residents previously voted overwhelmingly in favour of the motion.During a referendum in A...
Siôn Geschwindt
10X coders beware: Meta's new AI model boosts coding and debugging for free
Meta is adding another Llama to its herd--and this one knows how to code. On Thursday, Meta unveiled "Code Llama," a new large language model (LLM) based on Llama 2 that is designed to assist programm...
Benj Edwards
Judge tears apart Republican lawsuit alleging bias in Gmail spam filter
A federal judge yesterday granted Google's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC), which claims that Google intentionally used Gmail's spam filter to suppress Rep...
Jon Brodkin
Here's how the EU's Digital Services Act changes the content rules for big tech
The EU's latest crackdown on big tech begins before the end of the week. Starting on Friday, a total of 19 major companies must adhere to the sweeping rules of the Digital Services Act (DSA).Essential...