Google has announced that Chrome will soon start blocking resource intensive ads. Internet ads may be a fact of life, but not all ads are created equal. Some, such as poorly programmed ones, can consume a disproportionate amount of resources,…
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Zoom Turns to Oracle to Meet Its Infrastructure Needs
In a surprise move, Zoom has chosen Oracle to meet its cloud infrastructure needs as the company experiences unprecedented growth. As COVID-19 has forced people to social distance, work from home, engage in remote learning and socialize digitally, Zoom has…
Google’s Flutter Now Boasts 2 Million Users
Google’s open-source user interface (UI) framework (Flutter) has already hit the 2 million user milestone, just 16 months after release. Flutter is an open-source framework designed to help developers create applications for a variety of platforms, including Android, Google Fuchsia,…
Google Preparing Debit Card to Compete With the Apple Card
Following the success of the Apple Card, Google is preparing its own debit card. According to TechCrunch, Google is developing both a virtual and physical debit card. Unlike the Apple Card, which is a credit card backed exclusively by Goldman…
DOJ Inspector General Lends Support to Microsoft’s JEDI Win Over Amazon
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) has reviewed Microsoft’s JEDI win and found no interference by the Trump administration. Microsoft stunned the industry when it won the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, worth some $10 billion.…
View and change all your budgets easily with this script
You can download and modify all your budgets across multiple Google Ads accounts in a single Google Sheet. While effective budget management is Paid Search 101, it can also be hard work. Budgets are set at campaign level, and some…
Adobe Urging Users to Upgrade to Address Critical Vulnerability
Adobe is urging Creative Cloud Desktop Application customers running Windows to upgrade immediately to prevent hackers from deleting their files. According to a blog post, “Adobe has released security updates for Creative Cloud Desktop Application (APSB20-11) for Windows. This update…
macOS Apps Included In Universal Purchase
Apple has announced that developers can now include macOS versions of their apps as part of a universal purchase. iOS users have enjoyed universal purchases for some time, paying once to have access to both an iPhone and iPad version…
Coronavirus: Microsoft Teams Tops 44 Million Users
Microsoft has announced that Teams has topped 44 million users as more individuals work from home and rely on virtual interactions during the coronavirus pandemic. Microsoft has been locked in a rivalry with Slack for the business chat market. In…
Coronavirus: Google Scrambling to Catch Up to Trump’s Announcement
President Trump surprised Google Friday, saying the company was working on a coronavirus web portal. Now the company is scrambling to catch up. During Friday’s briefing, wherein he declared a national emergency, Trump said that Google was working on a…