Latest News 

Google Helpfulness Signals Might Change – Why It’s Not Enough

Helpful Content Signals Google’s Helpful Content Signals (aka Helpful Content Update aka HCU) was originally a site-wide signal when launched in 2022. That meant that an entire site would be classified as unhelpful and become unable to rank, regardless if some pages were helpful. Recently the signals associated with the Helpful Content System were absorbed into Google’s core ranking algorithm, generally changing them to page-level signals, with a caveat. Google’s documentation advises: “Our core ranking systems are primarily designed to work on the page level, using a variety of signals and systems…

Read More

CVS Pharmacy® introduces Well Market™, a crave-worthy consumables brand

Today announced the launch of Well Market™, a new store brand consumables line featuring snacks, beverages and groceries. “Our goal at CVS Health is to be the most consumer-centric health care solutions company. Through this repositioning and expansion of our food and beverage portfolio, we are doing more by providing new nutritious options our customers crave,” said Musab Balbale, Chief Merchandising Officer, CVS Health. “From the easy-to-understand packaging to the delicious snacks themselves, our customers can feel great about consuming Well Market products as part of their individual wellness goals.” Well…

Read More
Technology 

NEC Leverages RISE with SAP and AI to Build Business AI in Move to the Cloud

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701 “NEC”) has selected SAP S/4HANA Cloud through the RISE with SAP solution, running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Together with implementation partner ABeam Consulting, the migration will leverage NEC’s generative AI technology and SAP’s natural language, generative AI Joule copilot. NEC, a Japan-based multinational leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, was seeking to optimize costs and streamline data systems to increase integration across its lines of business. As part of advancing its digital transformation, NEC will migrate from on-premise SAP…

Read More

Norway excludes Adani Ports from govt pension fund:

Norway’s central bank announced that its executive board has decided to exclude three companies from its government pension fund over ethical concerns. Norges Bank, which manages the sovereign wealth fund, said in a statement it has decided to exclude India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, L3Harris Technologies and China’s Weichai Power. Norges Bank said it decided to exclude Adani Ports due to ‘unacceptable risk that the company contributes to serious violations of individuals’ rights in situations of war or conflict.’ Billionaire Gautam Adani’s port major was on the central…

Read More

What is the difference between mutual funds tracking Nifty Bank Index and Nifty PSU Bank Index?

Nifty Bank Index vs. Nifty PSU Bank Index Investing in mutual funds that track specific indices is a popular strategy for many investors, offering a way to gain exposure to particular sectors of the market. In India, two notable indices that mutual funds often track are the Nifty Bank Index and the Nifty PSU Bank Index. Understanding the differences between mutual funds tracking these indices can help investors make informed decisions. Nifty Bank Index The Nifty Bank Index represents the most liquid and large capitalised Indian banking stocks. It provides investors…

Read More

5 reasons why you should get a ChatGPT subscription as GPT-4o kicks in

OpenAI’s release of GPT-4o is expected to change the game for artificial intelligence tools, offering unprecedented access to advanced features for free users. However, there are many reasons to consider subscribing to ChatGPT Plus. Why you should get a ChatGPT subscription Unlimited access Although GPT-4o is available to everyone, free users are allowed only a limited number of interactions. ChatGPT Plus subscribers can send five times as many queries, ensuring that heavy users do not face restrictions during peak usage times. Also Read | Apple and OpenAI finalizing terms for bringing…

Read More

OpenAI Expected to Integrate Real-Time Data In ChatGPT

Highlights OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirms that it is not announcing a search engine or GPT-5 A report notes that there may be a deal between Apple and OpenAI to power a chatbot like Siri Others report OpenAI will announce a chatbot technology that communicates with voice Multiple deals between OpenAI and publishers indicate that ChatGPT may surface real-time news and links to the original sources Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, dispelled rumors that a new search engine would be announced on Monday, May 13. Recent deals have raised the…

Read More
business 

OPay Announces Its First Monthly Profit With Nearly 10 Million Daily Active Trading Users

– OPay, the leading Fintech company focused on emerging markets, today announced its landmark first monthly profitability, with daily active trading users soaring past 9 million and poised to breach the 10 million mark. This marks a significant milestone in OPay’s remarkable journey. Since its inception in 2019, OPay has been providing cutting-edge payment, digital wallet, and other financial services to customers across Africa and Asia. Leveraging the power of AI and big data, OPay offers innovative financial technology solutions that reshape the traditional financial landscape. Currently, OPay’s services span countries including Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan and other…

Read More

Google Launches New ‘Saved Comparisons’ Feature For Analytics

Google announced a new tool for Analytics to streamline data comparisons. The ‘saved comparisons’ feature allows you to save filtered user data segments for rapid side-by-side analysis. Google states in an announcement: “We’re launching saved comparisons to help you save time when comparing the user bases you care about. Learn how you can do that without recreating the comparison every time!” Google links to a help page that lists several benefits and use cases: “Comparisons let you evaluate subsets of your data side by side. For example, you could compare data generated…

Read More

Google’s huge search market share loss wasn’t real: Data revised

While it wasn’t as dramatic a drop as first reported, Google has been consistently losing U.S. search market share since August 2023. Inaccurate data. For U.S. search market share in April, here’s what Statcounter was showing just a few days ago: Google fell to 77.52%, down from 86.94% in March and down from 88.88% year-over-year (YoY). Microsoft Bing grew to 13.05% in April, up from 8.04% in March and up from 6.43% YoY. Yahoo grew to 7.3%, up from 2.48% in March and up from 2.33% YoY. Revised data. Here are the…

Read More