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Over 50% of Google searches result in no clicks, data shows

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by on August 14, 2019 at 8:58 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Google is hungry for your clicks. But it turns out that more than half of all Google Search queries now result in no clicks. As of June 2019, 50.3 percent of Google searches received zero clicks. By contrast, searches with organic clicks to non-Google websites now make up only 45 percent of all traffic. That is according to data from marketing analytics firm Jumpshot based on 40 million browser-based searches on desktop and mobile in the US. The data was crunched by Rand Fishkin, founder of audience intelligence search engine SparkToro. Even worse, it seems this trend towards zero-click searches has…

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Coinbase and Barclays split up – but the cryptocurrency exchange already has a new banking bae

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by on August 14, 2019 at 8:39 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Just days after Coinbase announced the removal of support for Zcash for UK customers, reports suggest the cryptocurrency exchange is parting ways with banking mainstay Barclays. Sources familiar with the matter told CoinDesk that Barclays is no longer working with Coinbase. It’s unclear if the sources are representatives from either of the companies mentioned, or are independent. The news has caused undue disruption, and Coinbase users have reportedly been indirectly affected. Coinbase‘s relationship with Barclays gave its UK customers access to the Faster Payments Scheme which allowed users to directly deposit and withdraw sterling into their exchange accounts. Coinbase has…

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Teen finds way around parents’ tech confiscation: Tweeting from the smart fridge

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by on August 14, 2019 at 8:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web


You hear the word “innovation” a lot in tech, and half the time, it’s never really that impressive or even innovative. But last week, for the first time, I was bewildered by the tech that is a LG Smart Refrigerator and the innovation of one Ariana Grande twitter fan account, @thankunext327. For today’s teens, having your mom confiscate all your tech must feel close to the end of the world. While some kids would simply look for their confiscated phone in their parents’ bedroom or their mom’s bag, this resourceful teen did what any future genius would do — tweet from…

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Twitter’s trying really hard to make itself a news app

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by on August 14, 2019 at 7:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web


New experiments at Twitter show it’s trying to further establish itself as the go-to news app for its users around the world. Today, the company announced its testing a way for you to follow specific interests, such as sports teams and celebrities. Once you choose these topics, Twitter’s machine learning algorithm will curate tweets for you and show it on your timeline. Right now, the company’s testing this on Android with a select number of users and only sports-based interests. With this, Twitter wants to make it easier for you to follow your interests, and receive updates on those topics…

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Amazon says its facial recognition tech can now detect fear

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by on August 14, 2019 at 7:25 am
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Amazon has announced that its facial recognition system can now detect “fear” in people. Dubbed Rekognition, the software offers a comprehensive range of tools for face detection, analysis, and recognition in images and videos. It’s one among several services it offers to developers as part of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure. “We have improved accuracy for emotion detection — for all seven emotions: ‘Happy,’ ‘Sad,’ ‘Angry,’ ‘Surprised,’ ‘Disgusted,’ ‘Calm,’ and ‘Confused’ — and added a new emotion: ‘Fear,’” the company said. Among other accuracy and functionality enhancements, the retail giant has made updates to its facial analysis tool…

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