Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The ultimate guide to bot herding and spider wrangling — Part TwoMay 2, 2018 by Stephan Spencer Next up in a series on bots and why …

When we reach the age of 70 ½ we must — in order to avoid tax penalties — take Required Minimum Distributions from IRAs, 401ks and other types of tax advantaged accounts — all  retirement accounts funded with pre-tax contributions. Here are some strategies to manage Required Minimum Distributions ( (RMD …

Most people struggle and worry about being able to retire in their mid to late 60’s. At that point, you are expected to have hundreds of thousands (maybe even millions) of dollars in your retirement accounts, get additional money from Social Security, and also get some government assistance with healthcare …

The award-winning Sutra is finally heading to Toronto. The show premiered in London in 2008, and since then has travelled the globe while stunning audiences with their mix of Kung-Fu and Dance, as they interact with coffin-like wooden boxes that represent the Shaolin discipline of self-control. The show features 19 Shaolin …

After leaking some of the details itself, LG has finally taken the wraps off its newest smartphone. The LG G7 ThinQ (yes, that’s actually the name) matches all the leaks from unofficial sources. It has some things we expect out of the G-series, including a dual camera and high-resolution LCD …

CPU utilization is wrong. That’s the argument Brandon Gregg, Netflix’s senior performance architect, has leveled against one of the most fundamental performance measurement tools we use when evaluating a system. According to Gregg, CPU utilization as reported by Windows isn’t just wrong — it’s actively getting worse over time. If …

The recent dust-up with Facebook has made secure communication more popular than ever, but many law enforcement agencies aren’t happy with that prospect. In the US, federal authorities have made their dislike of encrypted communication widely known. In some countries, private messaging services are effectively banned. Signal is one of …

The Curiosity rover is still trundling around the red planet, and NASA’s next ambitious rover mission remains a few years away. However, the space agency has a non-wheeled Mars mission launching this very week, weather permitting. The InSight lander will delve deep into the interior of Mars, searching for clues …

Some 7,000 years ago, inhabitants of a small settlement at the Early Neolithic waterlogged site of La Draga (Girona, Spain) dried non-edible fungi for use as tinder to light and transport fires. An artist’s impression of prehistoric humans in Europe. The La Draga site is located on the eastern shore …

Living a healthy lifestyle — eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking — during adulthood may extend longevity by 14 years for women and 12 years for men, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. …