AMD’s Ryzen family has been a major story ever since it debuted several months ago. We know there’s a new high-end, 16-core variant, dubbed Threadripper, on its way in the not-too-distant future, and now we’ve got some early rumors on what clock speeds might be. Oh — and AMD has …
Read More »Noctua Unveils Cooler Designs With Improved Midrange Performance
Noctua is one of the best cooler manufacturers on the market, with an impressive array of hardware solutions for virtually every type of case or environment. They’ve earned a reputation for standing behind their designs with full-color installation instructions, kits that include any screwdrivers or other tools necessary for installation, …
Read More »Rheo, a personalized video app from ex-Apple product vets, launches on iOS and the web
On YouTube, you have to either know what it is you watch to watch and seek it out, or you can click through the site’s suggestions of popular or trending content. A startup called Rheo, founded by ex-Apple product veterans, has a different take on video discovery. Instead of browsing …
Read More »Researchers Create Molecular Version of Black Hole
When a team of physicists focused the full intensity of SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Coherent X-ray Imaging instrument — the world’s most powerful X-ray laser with an intensity of 100 quadrillion kilowatts per sq.cm — on a small molecule, they got a surprise: a short laser pulse stripped …
Read More »Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves for Third Time
Scientists from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration have made a third detection of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space and time, first predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago. The research is published in the journal Physical Review Letters. Artist’s conception shows two …
Read More »Warriors smash Cavaliers
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 38 points and Stephen Curry hit six three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors cruised to a lopsided 113-91 win in the first game of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The highly-anticipated meeting between the defending champion Cavaliers and the top-seeded Warriors did not disappoint initially, …
Read More »Search in Pics: Google big beach chair, street view cake & game room
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google street view 10 year anniversary cake: Source: Twitter Google game …
Read More »How to rank for ‘position 0’ in 3 simple steps: A featured snippets primer
For many site owners, ranking in position 1 is the holy grail of SEO. However, if you are in a competitive market, achieving that coveted first position in the Google SERPs (search engine results pages) may take a lot of effort and investment. I’m not saying you shouldn’t make the …
Read More »EU ready to fine Google billions in shopping search antitrust case [Report]
After several months of silence, it appears that antitrust regulators in Europe are ready to fine Google for “abuse of market position” in shopping search — one of three active cases against the company. Reuters reported the news based on discussions with “two people familiar with the matter.” The article says …
Read More »Google officially stops using DMOZ for source of search results snippets
Google has announced it will no longer use the Open Directory Project (DMOZ) title and descriptions as one of their sources of the search results snippets. On March 17, DMOZ officially shut down, and since the web directory is no longer being actively maintained, Google decided to stop using the …
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