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Want to test your Internet connection? Chances are your flow is something like this: Fire up Google, type in something like “speed test,” pick speedtest.net or some other equivalent from the search results, and off you go. Microsoft wants to cut that down those last few steps, at least for Bing users. The company is […]... →

Posted by EverettIf there has been one “SEO tactic” that we've seen work consistently throughout 2015, it's the idea of pruning underperforming content out of Google’s index. Sometimes it is a result of outdated SEO tactics like article spinning, or technical issues such as indexable internal search results or endlessly crawlable faceted navigation. Other times there are thousands of products with little or no content, or manufacturer-supplied product descriptions. This is why it's important to make distinc... →

After an aggressive response to his company, T-Mobile, being called out for being anti-Net Neutrality on its new “Binge On” product by the EFF, CEO John Legere has backtracked a bit. In case you missed it, he flippantly asked “Who the fuck is the EFF?” during a Twitter Q&A last week. EFF supporters told him. In droves. Here was his apology today, which is of course… Read More... →

Today a panel of New York State Supreme Court appellate judges decided to extend the temporary stay that was recently granted to DraftKings and FanDuel, meaning they can legally operate in NY until their appeal is decided. As a refresher, In December New York State Supreme Court Judge Manuel Mendez upheld a cease-and-desist request from New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman… Read More... →

Changes in macroeconomic forces — starting with the interest rate hike — could have a dramatic impact on Silicon Valley and other regions. Read More... →

SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by Mobile Games Forum (MGF). With the arrival of a new year, it’s natural to look ahead and try to guess what the future might hold. But if there’s an industry more difficult to do this for than mobile gaming, we’d be surprised. While 2015 may have featured a few things […]... →

Inspired by the conversation that came out of the Ellen Pao versus Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers trial, the creators of a new survey, “Elephant in the Valley,” asked over 200 women in tech — all with at least ten years worth of experience and the vast majority (91%) living in the San Francisco Bay Area — about what it’s been like working in the… Read More... →

PRESS RELEASE: Quanterix Corporation, a leader in high definition technology for life sciences and diagnostics, today announced that it will be presenting at the 34th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held at the Westin St. Francis...... →

Apple just seeded a new tvOS build to developers and it looks like from what’s new, it’s all about improving navigation from the home screen as well as search. First things first, the big news is that bluetooth keyboard support has been added to tvOS 9.2 beta which is awesome because the OS’s single-line text entry blows. Bluetooth keyboards were available to use with… Read More... →

Twitter is developing an ad format that will enable marketers to leverage your tweets in their brand campaigns. A source familiar with the matter tells VentureBeat that the company has begun testing a product called the “brand enthusiast gallery” with the goal of letting advertisers identify positive tweets about a brand or product and syndicate […]... →

You’ve probably heard quite a bit about social networking/messaging app Peach. Some say it’s dumb, some say it’s great, and a lot say something in between. What do I feel about it? It feels fresh. Fresh in a way that Twitter, Path, WhatsApp and Messenger doesn’t feel. Mind you, it’s on a massive hype-train right now so take it all with a grain of salt. But by… Read More... →

Here’s our set of favorite photos from the 2016 International CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week. We browsed the show floors across multiple convention centers, with tech products from more than 3,800 exhibitors covering 2.47 million square feet of space. We were among more than 170,000 attendees. We walked for […]... →

GUEST: How do you get people to play games? If you were a gamemaker in 2015, one of the go-to answers was apparently to advertise on television. A lot. Ad dollars spent on TV by the video game sector increased 47 percent last year vs. 2014, according to research firm iSpot.tv’s data. During 2015, 65 brands placed […]... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

EXCLUSIVE: AtScale, a startup with software for improving the performance of business intelligence (BI) tools when they’re taking in data from the Hadoop open-source big data software, is announcing today a new technology partnership with publicly traded data visualization software company Tableau. AtScale was already a certified Tableau partner, but now the companies are getting closer. […]... →

Slack just slated a former Palantir exec for its new Chief Security Officer position and an Ex-Facebook employee, who worked on the company’s AI efforts, for its newly created role of Chief Architect. Scott Belknap will be filling the role of Chief Security Officer at the popular office chat client. He previously worked as the Chief Information Security Officer of Palantir… Read More... →

Google is planning on reintroducing its Play Services to China sometime this year, according to Chen Xudong, head of Lenovo’s smartphone division. His comments, reported by Sina Tech (via 9to5Mac), echo a report from Reuters late last year. Google Play Services, a required component for Google apps such as the Play Store, Google Maps, and […]... →

Just like the Super Bowl, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl has become a tradition in my household. Every single year we’re treated to the most fluffy, cuddle-up-to-ity pups of all time. This year, Puppy Bowl XII will be broadcast partially in 360 degree video. Long live virtual reality. It will feature 84 puppies from 44 rescues across the United States and will represent “Team… Read More... →

Apple released its latest iOS developer-only preview today, introducing a feature called Night Shift that “automatically shifts the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum.” Apple says its goal is to make your screen feel “easier on your eyes” at night. If the feature sounds familiar, that’s because Apple isn’t first to the punch on this one; Night […]... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Healthline Media gets $95M from Summit Partners, breaks away from Healthline Newtworks Healthline Media, a company providing users with health, wellbeing, and fitness information, announced today that it took in a $95 million funding […]... →