Tag Archives: Updates

Google has made a couple of tweaks to two of its SEO-related help documentation. The changes include specifying that the title and link elements are most important for the RSS feed follow in Google Discover and that Google parses img elements even within other elements, such as the picture element. Google added a new line to the Get On Discover documentation under the feed guidelines for the Follow feature in Google Discover. Google wrote, “The… Source link

U.S. stock futures wilted Tuesday morning after back-to-back gains as investors evaluated another round of corporate earnings results. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) each fell roughly 0.3%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were off by 0.4%. Among specific names in focus early Tuesday, General Electric’s (GE) stock pushed higher in pre-market trading after the industrials company delivered an upbeat profit forecast, citing… Source link

Alphabet‘s GOOGL division Google is putting strong efforts toward making Android apps more user-friendly by adding innovative features. This is evident from the company’s latest step of adding a custom alarm sound feature to its Android app, Google Clock. This new feature will allow users to record their own custom alarm sounds for regular alarms or alarms at any time. Users will now be able to use their own voice clip as the alarm tone. It can be done by tapping the “Record new” sound… Source link

U.S. stock futures pointed to losses at Tuesday’s open as a shortened but busy week packed with corporate earnings got underway on Wall Street. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.3%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged down 60 points, or 0.2%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) declined 0.4%. The remainder of results out of the financial sector are set to trickle in across the coming days, with all eyes on megabanks Goldman Sachs (GS)… Source link

has broken out some accessibility features into a separate app. Switch Access has graduated from the Android Accessibility Suite and it’s now available through the Play Store. Offering Switch Access features via a separate app could allow Google to roll out more frequent updates instead of having to do so at the OS level.  The move could also let Google offer Switch Access features on older devices too. The app is available on 2017’s Android 8 (aka Android Oreo) and later.  Switch Access… Source link

I was pleased to get through the end of the 2022 seasonal holidays without a zero-day exploit landing for Google Chrome if I’m being honest. Attackers do like to strike when security teams and consumers alike are kicking back, after all. In fact, the last security update for users of the Google Chrome desktop browser, Windows, Mac, and Linux versions, was back on December 13, 2022. That is the same day that Microsoft, Adobe, and others release their scheduled monthly security updates: Patch… Source link

U.S. stock futures pulled back early Tuesday as Wall Street processed hawkish rate talk from Federal Reserve officials and awaited comments from Chair Jerome Powell. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 0.5%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed 150 points, or 0.4%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) declined by 0.7%. Fed chief Powell is scheduled to participated in a panel discussion at the Sveriges Riksbank International Symposium on… Source link

U.S. equity futures crept higher early Monday as stocks attempted to sustain momentum from their first big rally of the year last week. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.4%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 95 points, or 0.3%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were up 0.4%. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) gained 19% in pre-market trading — at one point ripping as much as 75% higher — after wiping out nearly half of their… Source link

After rolling out the this month’s Android security patches to the eligible Pixel smartphones last week, Google has now laid out some of what Android users across the globe can expect from the January 2023 Google Play system updates, including improvements to Play Protect. In addition, the January 2023 update brings along several under-the-hood optimizations to make the app download and installation phases as seamless as possible. Furthermore, beyond the generic patch notes provided… Source link

U.S. stock futures were higher Friday morning after the December jobs report showed the economy added more jobs than expected in the final month of 2022. About 40 minutes before the market open, futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) were up about 0.9%, while contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were higher by closer to 1%. The Labor Department’s final jobs report of 2022 showed the economy added 223,000 jobs last month while the… Source link