Voice commands are not only for assistants like Google or Alexa. They can also be added to your mobile and desktop apps, offering both extra functionality and even fun for your end users. And adding voice commands or voice search …
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How Do You Tailor SEO Strategies for Zero-Click Searches?
A game-changer in search has appeared in the form of zero-click searches. When a person searches for word definitions, time zones, enters a basic math problem, how-to questions, and even currency conversion, you won’t find them clicking anything. The results …
NoSQL Beginner Guide
As they say, knowledge is power, and knowledge is based on data. Nowadays we have the means of collecting data of all types. To derive knowledge from it we need to be able to store it and analyze it. Up …
Motorway’s auction platform for second-hand cars raises $67.7M Series B led by Index Ventures
Motorway, is a UK startup that allows professional car dealers to bid in an auction for privately-owned cars for sale. The startup has had rapid success by removing a lot of friction in the process. It’s now raised £48m / $67.7m …
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin auctions off seat on first human spaceflight for $28M
Blue Origin has its winning bidder for its first ever human spaceflight, and the winner will pay $28 million for the privilege of flying aboard the company’s debut private astronaut mission. The winning bid came in today during a live …
SOSV, the global venture firm, just closed a $100 million fund to back its maturing startups
Sean O’Sullivan, the founder of the global venture outfit SOSV, has slowly but steadily built up a sizable operation over the years. SOSV started off as a family office, investing the capital of O’Sullivan after he cofounded two companies, including …
Safari 15: New UI, Theme Colors, and… a CSS-Tricks Cameo!
There’s a 33-minute video (and resources) over on apple.com covering the upcoming Safari changes we saw in the WWDC keynote this year in much more detail. Look who’s got a little cameo in there: Perhaps the most noticeable thing there …
The Trump administration forced Apple to turn over lawmakers’ data. Democrats are outraged.
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and its use of subpoenas to obtain device metadata belonging to at least two members of Congress. They say it’s a disturbing attack on the …
The Possibilities of Syndication
That’s the one word that isn’t an adjective in the acronym RSS. Really Simple Syndication. RSS isn’t just about RSS readers. Even though, gosh if I don’t love RSS readers. It’s about putting content in a format that is designed …