Oracle is boosting its cloud efforts with an announcement that it is hiring some 2,000 new employees. While Amazon, Microsoft and, to some extent, Google have dominated the cloud market, Oracle sees ongoing opportunity to expand. Oracle has been making moves to…
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YouTube to phase out exact counts for public-facing subscriber numbers
Starting September 2, the platform will begin showing abbreviated subscriber counts for channels with 1,000 or more subscribers. YouTube is phasing out exact counts for public-facing subscriber numbers on channels with 1,000 or more followers, beginning on September 2. This update will…
How WiFi6 Will Change Your Workplace
You know those days in the office when everyone is there and the WiFi just seems so laggy? As it turns out, even the most advanced WiFi technology up until now could only connect to a few devices at a…
5G is Designed So That Industries Can Use Cellular at Massive Scale, Says Qualcomm CEO
“The transitions, 3G to 4G, 4G to 5G, are very important in order to maintain your leadership position and also it enables you to really open up and expand your business in the new areas,” says Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf.…
AI and Robotics Are Fundamentally Changing Healthcare
AI, machine learning, and robotics are fundamentally changing healthcare, says Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky. “One of the most exciting parts of my job right now is to see the technology that’s usually equated with California and the West Coast,” said Gorsky.…
What does Google’s “Speed Update” mean for mobile?
In a short blog post entitled ‘Using page speed in mobile search ranking’, it explained that starting in July 2018, page speed will officially be a ranking factor for mobile searches. The catchily-named “Speed Update” (a feat of inventive naming on a…
Mobile search and video in 2019: How visible are you?
Here at Search Engine Watch we know that video content is a great way to achieve and maintain visibility online, as well as being a successful means for providing engaging content for followers and prospective customers. A quick look at our Twitter feed is…
Barry Diller on the Internet Revolution: Really Young, Truly Radical, Very Troubled
Internet pioneer Barry Diller says that the Internet revolution is still really young. He also says that this truly radical revolution is right now a very troubled revolution. Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia, Inc., recently reflected…
Yandex: Beating Google in Europe’s biggest internet market
Welcome to the fourth in my series on alternatives to Google. It follows my piece No need for Google back in May and my in-depth reports on Ecosia, DuckDuckGo and Baidu. Today we turn to Yandex. Since we last covered…
Apple search ads expected to generate $2 billion in revenue by 2020
The ad units are on track to bring in $500 million by the end of this year, according to an industry analyst. Apple search ads are likely to generate $2 billion in revenue for the company in 2020, reports Apple…