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Google buys Pointy to bring SMB store inventory online

Google is acquiring Irish startup Pointy, the companies announced Tuesday. Pointy has solved a problem that vexed startups for more than a decade: how to bring small, independent retailer inventory online. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Pointy had raised less than $20 million so it probably …

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World’s Oldest Slime Mold Found in Amber

The fossilized fruiting bodies of a myxomycete from the extant genus Stemonitis preserved in Kachin amber date back some 100 million years (mid-Cretaceous period) and represent the oldest record of myxomycetes known to date. Overview of the Kachin amber specimen showing the close proximity of the myxomycete sporocarps (arrowhead) and …

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Google January 2020 Core Update rolling out later today

Google announced on the @SearchLiaison Twitter handle Monday morning that it is rolling out a new core update later today — the first core update for 2020. Google generally now rolls out these algorithmic updates every few months or so. The announcement. Google said, “Later today, we are releasing a …

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