
Google acknowledged three things that can cause an increase in Googlebot's crawling frequency
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Iran is increasing its internet activity that appears intended to influence November’s U.S. presidential election, according to a new report from Microsoft.
As part of the efforts, hackers with ties to the Iran government tried breaking into the account of a high-ranking official on a U.S. presidential campaign in

Toxický bičíkovec Prymnesium parvum umí při přemnožení „vodní květy,“ kterými masově tráví ryby. Padouchem je v tomto případě bizarně složitý hemolytický fykotoxin prymnesin, jehož chemický název byste nikdy nechtěli vyslovovat. Bičíkovcům ho vyrábí dvojice superproteinů PKZILLA-1 a 2, z nichž ten větší budí hrůzu 1 250 nanometry a 4 730 kilodaltony. http://www.osel.cz/13604-rekordne-giganticky-protein-pkzilla-vyrabi-jed-toxickym-prvokum.html

China is currently busy accumulating most of the gold medals in the table tennis events in the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, an AI-powered robot from Google DeepMind has achieved “amateur human level performance” in the sport. In a study published

Samsung Electronics America has issued a recall for more than one million of its Slide-in Electric Ranges after hundreds of the units caught fire, causing injury and property damage. Here’s what you need to know about the recall and which Slide-in Electric Ranges are affected.
Why is there a recall?
At issue is that the front-mounted knobs on the Slide-

Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack,

As a sophomore at a large public North Carolina university, Nick did what millions of curious students did in the spring of 2023: He logged on to ChatGPT and started asking questions.
Soon he was having “deep psychological conversations” with the popular AI chatbot, going down a rabbit hole on the mysteries of the mind and the human condition.
He’d been to therapy and it helped. ChatGPT, he concluded,

Get started on your social media career path with our guide. Learn how to break into the industry and become a successful social media marketer.
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Artists have long criticized Spotify for its meager royalties system and its questionable content moderation practices. Now artists must contend with an entirely different problem: increased competition from AI-generated tracks, some of which have gained hundreds of thousands of

On Wednesday night, hundreds took to Zoom to hear a group of venture capitalists pitching a hot new startup: Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign for the presidency.
The Zoom was organized by a roughly two-week-old group called VCs for Kamala, which founder Leslie Feinzaig said was born from a “rage tweet” she posted on July 22, the day after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Superstar investors Ma

I wouldn’t call myself a technology guru. But as a leader and founder of a company firmly rooted within the healthcare sector, I sure do understand its importance.
Telehealth visits with providers, ordering essential medications online (delivered by drone in some cases), and engaging in preventive care are just a snapshot

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Pitch battles are a great way for startups to gain exposure and attract a room full of potential investors, future employees, and new customers, all in a quick-fire three minutes on-stage. But… what if you have a complicated product that solves a proble

Whether you’re working from home, in a traditional office, or part of a hybrid experiment, your desk serves as the command center for your daily operations.
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Here are seven essential gadgets that can transform your desk into a productivity paradise.
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Google's Gary Illyes warns of URL parameter issues causing crawler inefficiencies, especially for e-commerce sites.
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Google's Gary Illyes reveals Googlebot collects links instead of "following" them, contradicting official documentation.
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Elon Musk’s Grok spewed election disinformation for a week
The result of this year’s hotly contested presidential election will likely be decid

Donald Trump might be positioning himself as the crypto candidate, but when it comes to tokens, he may not necessarily have the Midas touch.
The DJT token, which “Pharma Bro” Martin Shrkeli claims to have helped launch, cratered earlier this week, plunging 90% within 15 minute

NASA has contingency plans to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth on board a SpaceX Dragon capsule, NASA commercial crew manager Steve Stich says, but no final decision has been made.
Wilmore and Williams arrived at the ISS on the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner for a planned eight-day mission on June 6. They have remained there since, while engineers investigate Starliner thruster failures, now traced to a teflon seal expanding and shrinking a

Za jednu z nejperspektivnějších známek nové fyziky za Standardním modelem hmoty a interakcí se dlouho považoval rozdíl mezi experimentální a teoretickou hodnotou magnetického dipólového momentu. Po nedávném opětném nezávislém potvrzení brookhavenského experimentu novým měřením v laboratoři Fermilab vypadalo vše ještě nadějněji. Nyní však byly prezentovány nové teoretické výpočty, ve kterých se zpřesnil a opravil popis příspěvku velmi slabých virtuálních procesů spojených se silnou interakcí. Teo

Elektronického odpadu je čím dál tím víc. Představuje ohromný poklad, protože obsahuje nemalé množství zlata a dalších cenných látek. V jeho těžbě hledá novou příležitost britská mincovna Royal Mint, které je jasné, že mince už zřejmě nečeká oslnivá budoucnost. Na rozdíl od recyklace a dalšího zpracování drahých kovů. http://www.osel.cz/13602-kralovska-mincovna-otevrela-zlaty-dul-s-pouzitymi-plosnymi-spoji.html

Elon Musk is having a rough week. His daughter has denounced him as a fake Christian, an absent father, and a serial adulterer. He’s been in court to fight a custody battle. His ex-partner Grimes said he “‘cannot distinguish the truth.” And that’s just his pers

…aneb Jak rychle se pohybovali vládci druhohorních souší. http://www.osel.cz/13601-dinosauri-olympiada.html

Volocopter won’t be operating an air taxi service at the Paris Olympics after all, following a delay in the certification of its aircraft’s engine, AFP reports. The setback deals a major blow to the German startup, which has been lob

In the weeks since she stepped into the presidential race, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has repeatedly drawn attention to her time working in the criminal justice system. Harris, who served as the San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General before entering national politics, has called herself “smart on crime,” and claimed she was a “

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Že chemtrails jsou konspirační ptákovina je nám nejspíš všem jasné. Přistoupíme li ale na definici, že chemtrails jsou molekuly chemických látek rozprašované do atmosféry ve vysokých výškách pro tamní prostředí nepřirozené a škodí, tak v argumentaci co jsou neškodné contrails a co už jsou chemtrails, začneme tahat za kratší konec. Můžeme pak dopadnout jako v USA, kde se zákonodárcům státu Tennessee v návrhu zákona podařilo zakázat neexistující.
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“There comes a time when free speech can cause real-life harm and that’s when social media platforms need to react,” said former Danish PM and current chair of Meta’s Oversight Board, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, during a session at TNW Conference 2024.

Unlock the secrets of running a successful affiliate program. From onboarding affiliates to creating a communication strategy, part 2 of this series has you covered.
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Delft-based VSParticle has raised €6.5mn to accelerate material discovery for industrial solutions, such as the production of green hydrogen. Discovering new materials in the lab typically takes years, often close to 10 or even more. VSParticle aims to change

A stargazing satellite called Mauve has booked a flight on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Mauve is the brainchild of British startup Blues Skies Space. The London-based company has a unique plan for the satellite. After launching into space in October 2025, Mauve

For U.S. chip giant Intel, the darling of the computer age before it fell on harder times in the AI era, things might have been quite different.
About seven years ago, the company had the chance to buy a stake in OpenAI, then a fledgling non-p

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

Google introduces AI photo selection for Local Services Ads, potentially impacting ad rankings and engagement.
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Reddit announces plans for AI-powered search features, reports 54% revenue growth in Q2 2024.
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Imec, a leading semiconductor research company based in Belgium, today announced a series of chipmaking breakthroughs at its joint lab with ASML. The lab opened its doors in June with the aim to provide ecosystem partners with early access to the High NA EUV

Lyft is testing a new subscription-based feature called Price Lock, which offers commuters a capped fare on specific routes at specific times.
Rideshare platforms automatically increase the cost of rides when demand is high, like during rush hour, or when supply is low. The Price Lock feature is meant to combat that surge pricing (or as Lyft calls it, “primetime”) for commuters who are using Lyft to go into an office or workplace during peak driving times everyday

Instacart projected its third-quarter gross transaction value and core profit above analysts’ estimates on Tuesday, betting on higher transaction and advertisement fees and more orders on its online grocery delivery platform.
Shares of the company jumped more than 7% after the bell.
Instacart has partnered with retailers to offer same-day delivery of products ranging from home imp

Lockheed Martin od roku 2017 vyvíjejí hypersonickou raketu Mako, která by měla být v porovnání s jinými hypersonickými systémy velmi levná. Vděčí za to digitální výrobě, 3D tisku a intenzivnímu kanibalismu osvědčených komponent a technologií. Předností střely Mako by mělo být i univerzální využití pro stíhací letouny, bombardéry, ponorky i hladinová plavidla. http://www.osel.cz/13599-hypersonicka-strela-mako-od-lockheed-martin-ma-klicovou-vyhodu-je-levna.html

A “space balloon” for tourists is set for a test flight in Saudi Arabia this September. Spanish startup Halo Space built the balloon for zero-emission trips into the stratosphere. Each ticket is expected to cost around €150,000. On each flight, Halo plans to welc

The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that officials say risk i


NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing’s troubled new crew capsule.
The space agency said Tuesday it’s bumping SpaceX’s four-person flight from this month to next. It’s now targeted

How we took a proactive approach to making our sites and products accessible to all. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/08/07/accessibility-by-design-building-interfaces-for-everyone-at-stack-overflow/

Depop and Selfridges are sewing an AI thread into their clothes. The fashion retailers have enlisted British startup Kelp Technologies to analyse market trends and prices of second-hand apparel. Kelp — aka Truss — will apply AI to automatically assess items of

No one was surprised when British actor Neil Newbon won the “Best Performance” category at The Game Awards last year for his role as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3 — beating Hollywood royalty Idris Elba’s appearance in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom L

Over the past three years, the White House has quietly been working to raise the nation’s information-security shields. And it has done so largely without the help of Congress.
Instead of seeking new legislation, the Biden administration built its own scaffolding for this effort, starting with an 8,000-plus word executive order (EO) on cyb

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? When can we really remind someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?

When Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Monday that Google had engaged in illegal behavior to maintain a monopoly on web search, major media outlets didn’t hesitate to call the decision a “landmark.” That would be a fair assessment if we were talking about the fate of


Supercharge your global website management with AI tools. Explore the benefits of leveraging AI technology for content, SEO, research, and more.
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Last month, Mozilla made a quiet change in Firefox that caused some diehard users to revolt.
Deep in the browser’s privacy settings, Firefox introduced an experimental “privacy-preserving ad measurement” toggle, enabling it by default without explanation or disclosure. It’s a system that Mozilla designed in partnership with Meta, allowing advertisers to measure

Reddit forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, a sign that a recovering digital ad market would draw new advertisers to the social media platform.
The results, the company’s second after it went public in March, follow bigger rival Meta’s upbeat second-quarter revenue and rosy sales forecast, driven by robust digital-ad spending.
The earnings also fan optimism that Reddit&#

Charles Schwab & Co. said on Tuesday that high trading volumes and a technical issue with a key vendor triggered temporary outages on its trading platform on Monday, a day when its customers rushed to navigate an outsize market sell-off.
A spokesperson for the firm did not identify what kind of technical issue hampered the ability of Schwab client

Elon Musk and X (formerly Twitter) are escalating their fight with the advertising industry, filing a federal antitrust lawsuit against a coalition the social media site says cost it billions of dollars in revenue.
The company has filed suit against the World Federation of Advertisers (as well as member companies Unilever, Mars, CVS Health, and Orsted) in federal court in Texas, saying an initiative by the group, called the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), coordinated

Airbnb forecast third-quarter revenue below estimates on Tuesday and warned of shorter booking windows, suggesting travelers were waiting until the last minute to book due to economic uncertainty, sending its shares down about 14.63% after the bell.
Domestic travel in the United States has been pressured since the start of the year as more Americans have grown cautious about travel spending on worries about the health of the

Vědci si donedávna mysleli, že Grónský ledový příkrov sevřel nešťastné Grónsko na dlouhé miliony let. Poslední dobou se ale množí důkazy, že tahle masa ledu je mnohem mladší, než vypadá. Podle nového výzkumu i centrální část Grónska, v oblasti základny Summit Camp, byla bez ledu a porostlá svěží tundrou naposledy někdy před 1,1 miliony a 250 tisíci let. http://www.osel.cz/13598-nove-nalezy-v-gronsku-ukazuji-ze-zcela-roztalo-behem-posledniho-milionu-let.html

Swiss startup Terra Quantum announced today it has landed a contract to embark on a study with the US Air Force for a network utilising post-quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution, and quantum random number generators. Terra Quantum

Sweden remains the leading startup ecosystem in the EU, second only to the UK in Europe as a whole. That’s according to this year’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index Report by StartupBlink. In the past decade, the Nordic nation has emerged as one of the world’s t