This is part 6 of a multi-part series exploring the history of software patents in America. To start reading from the beginning please see The History of Software Patents in the United States. For all ...

On this date in 2018, for the first time, Google confirmed a type of update that eventually came to be known as a broad core algorithm update. Google told us that for any sites impacted by these ...

May 3, 2015, it happened again. Google quietly launched an update – now popularly known as the “Quality Update,” though in truth it has no official name. It struck fear into the hearts of many ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...