Advertisers running PPC ads on Google may have woken up to an email this morning outlining its new policy regarding redundant keywords. What’s changed. The “Remove redundant keywords” recommendations suggest redundant keywords within the same ad groups. You may see the notification at the top right side of your ads dashboard. But starting January 19, the recommendation can include keywords across different match types. Now, Google will… Source link
Read More »How Google’s Waze changed from its early days as car travel is remade
Waze app with icon showing police Source: Waze In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Nobody enjoys sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic jams, getting an arrival time delayed due to street construction and gaining more road rage by the minute as a result. Waze, the crowdsourcing navigation app, is continuing to find ways to make frustrating road bumps a little more bearable. Waze users – also known as “Wazers” – provide… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin little changed, Dogecoin leads pack in muted morning of trading
Bitcoin was little changed in Monday morning trading amid mixed results from the other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies following a relatively muted few days of trading over the Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S. Memecoin Dogecoin was the standout performer as longtime token advocate and new Twitter Inc. boss Elon Musk used the platform to announce a significant development for his electric car company Tesla Inc. See related article: Binance releases proof of reserves Fast facts Bitcoin… Source link
Read More »Stocks little changed as investors weigh flurry of earnings, downgraded IMF forecast
U.S. stocks were little changed Tuesday as investors processed a deluge of earnings reports and a revised forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicating the global economy is set to “slow significantly” amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each opened near the flatline after both indexes settled at one-month lows at the end of Monday’s session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also hovered around breakeven. Meanwhile, Treasury yields continued their climb,… Source link
Read More »Oil Little Changed as China Lockdowns Counter Libya Field Outage
(Bloomberg) — Oil was stable amid signs that continued coronavirus lockdowns in China are weighing on the economy, countering bullish news that protests are shutting in supplies from Libya. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermediate traded just below $107 a barrel after rallying last week by the most since early March. China reported its biggest decline in consumer spending and worst unemployment rate since the first months of the pandemic, while Shanghai reported its first deaths from… Source link
Read More »Google’s Pixel 6 and 6 Pro vibration changed after the March update
This may sound familiar, but there’s something wrong with the latest software update for Google’s Pixel 6 phones. As Google tweaks the version of Android it distributes to phones running its custom Tensor chip, there have been some odd issues, but instead of problems with Wi-Fi or a slow thumbprint scanner, this time, it’s affecting another key feature: notifications. They still pop up on the phone just as regularly, but for some reason, the strength of the vibration is now… Source link
Read More »Stock futures little changed after S&P 500 hits a death cross
Wall Street’s main benchmarks were little changed at the start of overnight trading Monday after stocks closed mostly lower to start the week. Investors continued to monitor the Russia-Ukraine war and braced for a key monetary policy decision due out of the Federal Reserve Wednesday that could place short-term interest rates above near-zero levels for the first time since 2018. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite ticked up slightly at the open after… Source link
Read More »Stock futures little changed after S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq cap losing streak
U.S. equity futures were flat heading into overnight trading Wednesday after stocks ended a losing streak to log their best session in two years. All three main benchmarks closed higher for the first time in four days and commodity prices retreated from a recent spike as investors looked optimistically toward a possible de-escalation of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Contracts on Wall Street’s key hovered near the flatline in post-market trading after the S&P 500 notched its best day since June… Source link
Read More »Google changed the Assistant’s white noise sound, and many aren’t happy about it
Google offers many ambient sounds from the Google Assistant, including one for white noise that might help block out noise to make it easier to sleep or study. But the company seemingly changed its white noise sound last week, and many have expressed frustration with the update, as reported by 9to5Google. The change has been disruptive for a lot of people, as documented in this Google Nest community thread with more than 150 replies. Some described the new white noise as quieter or
Read More »Stock futures open little changed
Stock futures opened flat Tuesday evening after a recovery rally during the regular trading day, with the major equity indexes recouping some losses after three consecutive sessions of declines. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Futures on the Nasdaq were little changed, after the tech-heavy index outperformed to jump 2.4% during Tuesday’s session. With trading volume relatively light during the holiday-shortened week, investors have continued to assess a multitude of developments on the… Source link
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