Google’s management has reportedly issued a “code red” for the company’s search engine business amid the release of the experimental chatbot ChatGPT created by the artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI. Since its release, the AI chatbot has led to widespread speculation that it could potentially revolutionise several industries and might even replace tools like Google’s search engine with its ability to understand and generate human-like responses to a range of queries. While… Source link
Read More »Google tweaks Chrome’s release schedule to limit the impact of nasty bugs
Starting with Chrome 110, stable builds will arrive a week early for a small set of users Last year, Google updated its approach to Chrome’s release schedule as it moved from a six-week to a four-week cycle, with the release of Chrome 94. The change has sped up the delivery of new features to users while keeping’s Google’s approach to development channels relatively intact: early, unstable code starts taking shape in the Canary channel, Beta lets features be… Source link
Read More »Links Have Less Impact Today Than In The Past
In a Google SEO office hours video, a Googler answered a question about backlinks and rankings and offered the interesting fact that backlinks have less impact as a ranking signal than it used to in the past. Backlinks Ranking Signal Links and anchor text signals made Google a better search engine than the competition when it was first introduced. SEO used to primarily be about optimizing titles, headings, and content with keywords. After Google became important it was realized that links… Source link
Read More »Noindexed Pages Do Not Impact Crawl Budget
Google’s Search Relations team confirms that noindexed pages don’t adversely impact a website’s crawl budget, no matter how many a site has. This topic is addressed not once but thrice during the November 2022 edition of Google’s SEO office-hours Q&A session. Google Search Advocates John Mueller and Gary Illyes take turns answering three similar questions from people concerned they have too many noindexed pages on their sites. From Mueller’s and Illyes’ responses, we learn… Source link
Read More »Google: HTTP/3 Doesn’t Impact SEO
Google Search Advocate John Mueller debunks a theory that the faster speed of HTTP/3 can directly impact a website’s SEO. This topic is addressed during the November 2022 edition of Google’s SEO office-hours Q&A session. Joined by the Google Search Relations team, Muller answers the following question: Could the use of HTTP/3 improve SEO because it improves performance? HTTP/3 offers performance benefits over HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. However, the performance gains are unlikely to make a… Source link
Read More »From Temasek to Genesis, here’s the direct impact of FTX failure on other corporates.
Over the first two weeks of November, crypto exchange FTX went from leading crypto exchange to a $16 billion bankruptcy – this year’s largest so far. Insiders, customers, the press, and regulators are still piecing together what caused the largest corporate failure in crypto’s 14-year history and what such a fallout means as it ripples across the digital assets market. So far the fallout has meant the loss, freeze, or write down of at least $1.8 billion in funds comprising mostly equity… Source link
Read More »Why the stock market may see minimal impact from the midterm elections
Don’t expect a big move in the markets following the much-awaited conclusion of the midterm elections, Wall Street pros contend. “We actually think politics is going to have a somewhat minimal impact on the markets,” Emily Roland, co-chief investment strategist at John Hancock Investment Management, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). Wells Fargo strategist Chris Harvey echoed Roland’s sentiments in a recent note to clients: “Post-election, we would expect a small lift in the equity… Source link
Read More »Disney lays out key ‘levers’ to combat recession impact as theme parks weaken
Disney (DIS) laid out key levers it can pull to help battle a potential recession — as the media giant’s theme parks business showed signs of weakness in the fourth quarter. On the earnings call following the disappointing results, Disney CFO Christine McCarthy noted that the company has tools, both new and old, that it can utilize to keep its parks business afloat should consumers pull back spending. According to the executive, one tool includes discounting — something that McCarthy noted… Source link
Read More »The NHL offseason moves that will impact drafters the most
Special to Yahoo Sports The 2022-23 fantasy hockey season is still a ways away, but now’s the time to start getting familiar with every team’s roster, and what better way to do that than to look at their offseason moves? Below, you’ll find a rundown of all the most fantasy relevant trades and signings that could impact drafters this season. The Trades Matthew Tkachuk to Florida, Jonathan Huberdeau & Mackenzie Weegar to Calgary This was easily the biggest move of the summer. A player in… Source link
Read More »Baker Mayfield’s fantasy impact on Panthers after winning starting job
In the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens break down the news that Baker Mayfield has been named the Week 1 starting QB for the Carolina Panthers, and how that decision impacts other players on the Panthers like DJ Moore and Christian McCaffrey. Video Transcript MATT HARMON: This morning, I mean, as expected, I think Tom Pelissero tweeted it out and like, as we frickin’ hoped for, the Panthers have named a week one starter. And it is Baker Mayfield. We were hoping… Source link
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