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Google faces stricter regulation in UK over search dominance  Reuters Google Search Could Change Forever in the UK  WIRED Google search comes under renewed scrutiny in UK as competition watchdog flexes new powers  CNBC Google Labeled U.K. Tech Gatekeeper Under New Competition Law  The Wall Street Journal The CMA’s designation of Google Search  The Keyword Source link

Google may have to make changes in the UK so people have more choice over which search engine they use, following a landmark decision from the regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has designated Google with “strategic market status” under a law which came into force in January. The decision does not mean the regulator has found wrongdoing at …

Facebook has announced some new updates to boost Reels engagement, including indicators on posts that your friends have liked, and algorithm improvements, designed to surface newer videos faster. Which should help Facebook get more people spending more time watching, and with over 3.5 billion Reels shared on Facebook and IG every day, it makes sense for Facebook to double down …

With the number of exoplanets having recently passed the 6,000 mark, astronomers are busy preparing for many thousands more in the coming years, with underutilized planet-finding techniques about to come to the fore to add the deluge from transit surveys. “We’ve found 6,000 planets, but none of them are like Earth,” said Aurora Kesseli, an astronomer at Caltech who works …

Jared Decker was on his way to lunch when he received the phone call that kicked off a monthslong real estate nightmare. It was the fall of 2023, and the caller was an aggrieved local businessman in Tampa, Florida, who had just discovered thousands of dollars missing from his bank account. The property management firm Decker works for, the caller …

This week, Ring, an Amazon-owned smart security company, announced Search Party, a new feature to help find lost dogs. When someone posts a picture of a lost dog on Ring’s Neighbors app, they will be able to initiate a Search Party. Ring then uses AI to scan footage from nearby outdoor Ring cameras and doorbells for the lost pet. If …

Mars hasn’t given us proof of life, but it has handed scientists a new kind of mystery. On the western edge of Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Neretva Vallis, a river-carved valley that once fed a vast Martian lake. There, in an outcrop of ancient mudstone called the Bright Angel formation, the rover found one of its …

What a Signal in a Failed Star’s Clouds Means for the Search for Life  The New York Times Detection of phosphine in a brown dwarf atmosphere raises more questions  Phys.org Wolf 1130C: Phosphine, Evidence, and an Exercise in Scientific Restraint  SETI Institute James Webb Space Telescope Detects “Sign of Life” Molecule Phosphine on a Brown Dwarf 54 Light Years From Earth  The Debrief Phosphine …

Buster Posey rules out Bruce Bochy from Giants’ search for a new manager  San Francisco Chronicle Tracking MLB offseason manager changes: Snitker won’t return — who could Braves target?  ESPN Giants not interested in Bochy reunion for manager job  MLB.com Buster Posey needs to nail this SF Giants manager hire. I have the perfect guy.  SFGATE Pinpointing the moment the Giants determined they had …

Google is updating AI Mode to offer a more visual experience when searching for inspiration and shopping. AI Mode responses can now show images alongside text for a richer experience. Getting visual inspiration and shopping are the primary use cases touted today. For example, asking “show me maximalist inspo [inspiration] for my bedroom” will return “rich visuals that match the …