On April 25 and 26, 2019, NSF’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the European-based Virgo detector registered two new gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time predicted by Albert Einstein. The first was from a neutron star crashing into another neutron star 500 million light-years away, and the second was …

In touchscreen experiments that allowed animals to provide food to others, wolves (Canis lupus) acted more prosocially toward their pack members than did pack dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). While wolves rely heavily on cooperation, dogs do so substantially less thus leading to the prediction that wolves are more prosocial than …

  Two years ago, Apple changed the way its app store ratings worked by allowing developers to decide whether or not their ratings would be reset with their latest app update — a feature that Apple suggests should be used sparingly. Today, Google announced it’s making a change to how …

  Today, the Android platform sees more app downloads than iOS, but Apple’s App Store continually dominates in terms of revenue. Now, Google is aiming to narrow the revenue gap by introducing a new way for users in emerging markets to pay for apps: with cash. The company today announced …

  Intel’s CPU shortage has hit the PC market hard the last six months, but while it’s expected to linger into the back half of the year, it’s also expected to start improving before too much longer. Intel made a strategic decision to de-prioritize shipments of low-end CPUs, effectively ceding …

  Google talked about a minor Android feature during the Google I/O opening keynote — it’s the sort of thing that wouldn’t usually get so much attention. While talking about the upcoming changes to Android Q, Google’s Stephanie Cuthbertson came on stage to talk about the numerous improvements coming to …

  The overall smartphone market is beginning to level off as the market becomes saturated. That’s why many small players are being squeezed out, and even Apple is seeing sales dip. The overall Android platform is still growing, though. At Google I/O, the company confirmed that Android runs on more …

  It seems as though everyone is throwing their collective hats into the ring around the idea of a foldable phone, despite the demonstrated failure of the single company that attempted to launch one. Now we know Google is also prototyping the idea. The head of Pixel design, Mario Queiroz, …

Google announced at Google I/O they are testing a new Speed Report within Google Search Console that is powered off of CrUX data. This new report gives you an aggregated view over your web site field metrics and you are able to drill down into specific issues and even see …

Google has confirmed that store visits and store sales data has been impacted by the bug that hit Google Ads reporting more than a week ago. New information. Store visits and store sales reporting is inaccurate as of 12:01 PDT on April 28, Google said in an update to its …