Good Morning! Google's internal search ranking documentation has been leaked, revealing insights into their algorithms. Anthropic has enhanced their AI assistant Claude with a "Tool Use" feature, enabling it to interact with external tools, databases, and APIs. This allows Claude to automate workflows, analyze data, and provide comprehensive answers by leveraging various resources. Microsoft has unveiled DirectSR, a unified API for integrating different super-resolution technologies like NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS into games.

— Forrest Knight & Meghanadh Vasireddy

Google Search’s Internal Engineering Documentation Has Leaked

Some leaked Google docs gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how their search rankings actually work.

The leak revealed details on over 14,000 ranking factors used by systems like Mustang for scoring, NavBoost for leveraging click signals, and Alexandria for indexing. They didn't disclose how much weight each factor carries, but we now know Google definitely tracks stuff like:

• Site-wide authority

• Content freshness

• Topic relevance via embeddings

• And even data pulled from Chrome

Also they flat-out admitted to using clicks for ranking, despite claiming otherwise in the past. There's also a "titlematchScore" indicating that keyword-stuffed titles can still hold value.

For those in SEO, this essentially validates what we've been preaching all along:

• Build a rock-solid technical foundation

• Create exceptional, engaging content

• Grow brand authority and awareness through links and promotion

As we continue unpacking all the insights from this leak, it could upend how we approach optimizing for Google's constantly evolving algorithm. Definitely a situation to keep a close eye on.

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Anthropic’s Claude Gains Ability to Use External Tools and APIs

Anthropic leveled up their AI assistant Claude - they added a new "Tool Use" feature that basically lets Claude interact with any tool or app you can think of - databases, software, websites, you name it.

Here's how it works: Developers give Claude access to specific tools, then just ask it in plain English to do tasks using those tools. Pretty seamless - the AI figures out which tools to use and how to make them work together.

With Tool Use, Claude can now do all sorts of powerful stuff:

• Pull data from invoices to avoid manual entry

• Search the web and reference databases to comprehensively answer questions

• Send requests to software APIs to automate workflows

• Analyze complex data by tapping into relevant tools

• It even understands images now

Companies that have integrated Tool Use are already seeing massive time savings from automating routine data work. StudyFetch, for example, was up and running with the upgrade in just days. They reported a 42% increase in positive feedback after Claude could dynamically assist in their AI tutoring sessions.

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Microsoft Unveils DirectSR to Unify Super Resolution Technologies

Context: Microsoft has been working to make life easier for game developers, especially when it comes to implementing performance-boosting tech like super-resolution upscaling. Their new DirectSR API aims to streamline this process.

What is DirectSR? It's a DirectX 12 API that provides a common interface for integrating different super-resolution technologies. Instead of having to code for each one individually, developers can now implement support for:

• NVIDIA DLSS

• AMD FSR

• Intel XeSS

...all using a single code path through DirectSR.

Some key features:

• GPU vendors can optimize performance at the driver level

• It includes built-in support for GPU-agnostic variants like AMD's FSR 2.2

• Users can pick the best upscaler for their hardware at runtime

• It's a standalone solution, so no need to bundle vendor SDKs or libraries

The bigger picture here is that Microsoft aims to simplify super-resolution integration for developers across multiple hardware platforms with DirectSR. This unified approach should lead to a more consistent and high-quality upscaling experience for gamers overall.

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