Google is expanding its spam enforcement policies to crack down on a deceptive web practice known as back button hijacking. The update focuses on websites that interfere with a user’s attempt to ...

Google will penalize sites that hijack the back button starting June 15, 2026, citing navigation abuses and user disruption. The enforcement targets back button hijacking, exit-intent overlays, ...

Phoenix has reinstalled speed cameras on city streets as part of a new street safety plan. Fines for speeding citations captured by the cameras can range from about $190 to over $500. If a driver ...

The Swedish government hopes that a return to pens and paper will improve literacy rates Sweden's government is championing a renewed focus on physical books, paper and pens in classrooms, designed to ...

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So you thought you’d just read that webpage and then go back to the previous page? A bold assumption. All too often, clicking the back button in your browser doesn’t actually take you back. It’s ...

Google has made some controversial decisions related to its flagship search engine in recent years, but this one will probably be pretty popular. The company announced in a developer note (via ...

Now do hyperlink abuse. I regularly go to a site that uses hyperlinks that look like they'd go to other source material but in fact just go right back to the same site, either the same article or one ...

Google has announced on its blog, Google Search Central, that it will clamp down on back-button hijacking. The move is seen as a welcome relief for the online community. If you’re partial to the odd ...

Tim Higgins is right that the momentum behind autonomous vehicles (AVs) feels different this time (“Self-Driving Cars’ Hype Feels Real,” Business & Finance, March 24). But calling logistics “boring” ...