Month: May 2020

A few questions could provide you with some peace of mind. Google wants to help the approximately 48 million American adults who live with anxiety-related disorders find support. Starting today, the company’s search engine will allow users in the US to complete a Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire from home. When you look for information about anxiety, you’ll see … Continue reading Google put an anxiety self-assessment in search Continue Reading →

It’s another step in the fight against misinformation. Facebook has been verifying the identities of Page managers for a while in its quest to stamp out misinformation, but now it’s shifting that attention to individual accounts. The social network will now verify the identities of people behind profiles that both have a “pattern of inauthentic behavior” and whose … Continue reading Facebook will verify identities for suspiciously popular accounts Continue Reading →

Low-code dev platforms have been around for 30 years, but in 2020, adoption has reached an inflection point. Can low-code deliver software with the appropriate levels of quality, scale, and sustainability? Low-code dev platforms have been around for 30 years, but in 2020, adoption has reached an inflection point. Today, a majority of developers report … Continue reading Search The promising case of low-code testing Continue Reading →

Two years ago, Google  open-sourced Plus Codes, a digital addressing system to help billions of people navigate to places that don’t have clear addresses. The company said today it is making it easier for anyone with an Android device to share its rendition of an address — a six-digit alphanumeric code. Google  Maps users on Android  can now tap the blue … Continue reading Google makes sharing Plus Codes easier in a push to simplify addressing system globally Continue Reading →

Top Stories is opening up beyond AMP, too Google will change how its algorithms rank websites in search results, the company announced today. Starting sometime early next year, if your website has a poor “page experience,” it may show up lower on search results. “Page experience” is a fuzzy term, of course; Google is using … Continue reading Google search results will take ‘page experience’ into account next year Continue Reading →

You may have heard the news: We’re taking Disrupt virtual. As you would expect, we are taking three of our other events this year virtual, too. The virtual version of TC Early Stage will retain its focus on giving founders the opportunity to absorb direct, practical knowledge about how to grow and develop their startups. Early Stage will … Continue reading TechCrunch’s Early Stage, Mobility and Space events will be virtual, too Continue Reading →

VMware handily topped earnings estimates for its first quarter. VMware delivered better-than-expected first quarter results as its subscription and software as a service revenue jumped 39% from a year ago. The company reported first quarter earnings of $386 million, or 92 cents a share, on revenue of $2.73 billion, up 12% from a year ago. Non-GAAP earnings … Continue reading VMware delivers solid Q1 as subscription, SaaS revenue jumps Continue Reading →

It could be a handy time-saver. Google will soon offer G Suite subscribers who use Google Voice a handy time-saver. You’ll be able to make and receive calls directly in Gmail, so you won’t have to bother hopping over to another tab or app to do so. On your browser, the Voice icon will appear alongside the other G Suite add-ons … Continue reading G Suite users can make Google Voice calls right inside Gmail Continue Reading →

Chrome will block sites from showing notification spam by default. Has been an opt-in feature since February. Google announced today plans to enable its new anti-notification spam system in Chrome over the summer, with the release of Chrome 84, on July 12, 2020. Known internally as the “quieter notification permission UI,” this Chrome component works … Continue reading Google to enable the Chrome anti-notification spam system in July 2020 Continue Reading →