Scientists have discovered an antibiotic produced by a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium from a tropical forest in Mexico that may help lead to a ‘plant prebiotic.’ Rhizobium sp. forms nodules on bean plant roots, resulting in a more robust plant (right) than on the left. Image credit: Dmitrii Y. Travin. The …

Using data from NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, a team of scientists has calculated the total pressure from particles in the outer region of the Solar System, known as the heliosheath — and it was found to be greater than expected. NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, one in the heliosheath and the other just …

Call intelligence company Invoca has released a new call analytics tool called “Signal Discovery.” It uses machine learning/AI to cluster calls into topics and reveal insights about customer interactions and the efficacy of campaigns. It can also help automate marketing optimization based on call content without human involvement, according to …

No matter how comfortable they are when you first buy them, mattresses always have an end point to their lifespan. Over time, the mattress material can begin to break down, causing your sleeping spot to sag, develop lumps or just stop supporting you in the same way. You have a …

  Using a screen lock on your smartphone will keep most prying eyes away from your personal data, but law enforcement is not so easily deterred. Police have access to tools and services that can crack phones, and we might not even know what capabilities they have until years later. …

  A new batch of Chinese companies are waking up to the harsh reality of US technology bans today. The US Commerce Department has updated its “Entity List” with 28 more Chinese firms, most of which are known for producing AI and facial recognition systems. This means companies like Hikvision …

NASA’s Curiosity rover recently discovered rocks enriched in mineral salts within the 3.7-billion-year-old Gale Crater on Mars. According to a new paper in the journal Nature Geoscience, these salt-rich rocks represent evidence of shallow briny ponds that went through episodes of overflow and drying. Lithology of sulfate enrichments in Gale …

While earned, owned, and paid media are all important to digital strategy, PPC and SEO touch all levels of the digital marketing trifecta. Paid media is the best way to promote your brand and message to your target audience. Good SEO and content strategies are the most controllable elements of …

Click traffic from the Google search partner network took two major blows in early 2019. The first was Yahoo’s move to begin showing only Microsoft Ads-powered sponsored listings following a more than three-year stint in which some of Yahoo’s listings were powered by Google. The second was Google’s update to …

  I love traveling overseas, but no matter how often I do it, I still dread those moments where I’m trying to communicate with someone who doesn’t understand English or the tiny bits of a couple of other languages I try as a last resort. So I was quite enthusiastic …