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An upcoming feature in Chrome 90 will allow users to create a link to a section of a website that they’ve highlighted. First launched as a browser extension called Link to Text Fragment last year, Google has now added the feature within Chrome itself. The new feature is still rolling out to users; I wasn’t able to get it to work even after I updated to Chrome 90. But the feature works just like the browser extension did, according to a blog post from Google product manager Kayce… Source link

undefined A vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at South Shore University Hospital. Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Europe’s medical regulator has opened an investigation into possible links between Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) COVID-19 vaccine and blood clotting events.  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement on Friday it had started a “review” of the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by J&J subsidiary Janssen, following reports that some patients who had… Source link

Google is marking 10 years of Chromebooks by unveiling new features for Chrome OS today. The biggest addition is a new Phone Hub feature that connects an Android phone to a Chromebook. It allows Chrome OS users to respond to texts, check a phone’s battery life, enable its Wi-Fi hotspot, and locate a device easily. Phone Hub is packed into a taskbar widget that even expands to show you recent Chrome tabs that you have been browsing on your phone. It looks like it will be a super useful… Source link

Google Hotel Ads and Free Booking Links Free Hotel Booking Links Google Under Anti-trust Investigation Citation Google announced a new Hotel Booking Links program was formerly offered through the Hotels Ads system. Hotels and travel companies are encouraged to join. Current Google Hotel Ads advertisers don’t have to change anything as their listings will be shown automatically. According to the announcement: “Partners who already participate in the Hotel Prices API and Hotel Ads do not need to… Source link

Google’s John Mueller answered a question about links in the button element, confirming that Google can’t see them. Some SEOs have been hiding internal links in the button element in order to block PageRank from “unimportant” pages. Mueller’s answer seems to confirm that the tactic works. Google’s John Mueller discussing links in the button HTML element. PRG Pattern for Hiding Links from Google The concept of the Post/Redirect/Get Pattern (PRG Pattern) for hiding links is the topic… Source link

Google has decided to hide some Australian news sites from its search results, in a move that is being interpreted as a response to the Australian Government attempting to make the tech giant pay for original news content. Key points: Google is currently burying links to some Australian commercial news sites The company says the “experiment” only affects about 1 per cent of Australian users Experts say tech giant is “throwing its weight around” while under pressure to pay for local news content

NEW DELHI: At least 1,700 private WhatsApp group links were visible on Google through a simple web search, according to a recent research. Published by internet security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, the research claimed that the groups’ links available on the web posed a threat to WhatsApp users’ privacy. Rajaharia had shared screenshots of the WhatsApp group links on his Twitter profile on Sunday afternoon. “Anyone who had access to these links could join these private groups, see… Source link

If you’ve recently spotted a little secondary box underneath a Google News story that gives you a big-picture understanding of the news, you’re not alone: Google confirms it’s launching a new “for context” feature in Google News, one which that links to a second, broader story on the same topic. Spotted earlier by Valentin Pletzer on Twitter, the feature appears to be live on mobile phones for some very specific search results: It’s a smaller box in Google’s news box It’s… Source link