Angiosperms (flowering plants) are neither as old as suggested by previous molecular studies, nor as young as a literal interpretation of their fossil record, according to new research. Flowering plants likely originated between 149 million years ago (Jurassic period) and 256 million years ago (Permian period). Image credit: Ilona Ilyés. …

Attorneys for Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle spinout, are nearing the end of their plaintiffs presentation against Uber in a trial that is likely to have broad ramifications for the common Valley practice of acqui-hiring talent. The case hinges on whether the jury believes Uber’s assertion that the technology used in …

Within the Google Search Console, there is the ability to Fetch as Google and then submit the URL you fetched to the Google index for possible inclusion. In that submit feature, Google used to show how many URL submissions remained from a monthly quota. That limit notification no longer appears …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Search Console request indexing limit removed from interfaceFeb 8, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google won’t comment on why quota details in the fetch tool are …

India’s Competition Commission (CCI) today fined Google $1.36 billion rupees (roughly $21.1 million) for “abuse of its dominant position” in search. The specific finding made by CCI (in a 4 to 2 decision) surrounded Google’s treatment of flight search results. CCI said that Google “allocated disproportionate real estate” to the …

July is shaping up to be a big month for Google. Earlier this month, the company announced its Speed Update set to roll out in July, and today announced it will then also mark all sites that have not migrated to HTTPS as “not secure.” This move will coincide with the release …

If you want real retirement security, it may not be quite adequate to simply have enough money saved and have documented a detailed retirement plan. Even if you have created guaranteed retirement income, maximized your social security, have terrific supplemental medicare insurance and know exactly what you want to do …

Hosted by Steve Chen, founder of NewRetirement, the NewRetirement Podcast offers interviews about the wise use of both money and time in retirement.  Explore ideas and great insight so that you can achieve a secure and meaningful future. In Episode 3, Chen is joined by guest Jonathan Clements — 33-year …

The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace compared with other types of silicon. Where top-end CPUs and GPUs tend to evolve more slowly, mobile chips are launched each year, every year. But even by these standards, it’s surprising we’re already hearing rumors of a Snapdragon 850, barely two months …

Intel’s Optane memory is the first “new” storage technology to appear on the consumer and enterprise market since the earliest iterations of SLC NAND flash started showing up in enterprise solutions a decade ago. While the products have, thus far, been limited to a small slice of the consumer and …