Local search method is a rising star for solving combinatorial optimization problems in recent years, and many state-of-the-art local search-based incomplete Maximum Satisfiability (MaxSAT) solvers ...

We present new techniques to analyze natural local search algorithms for several variants of the max-sum diversification problem which, in its most basic form, is as follows: given an 𝑛-point set 𝑋 ...

What are “near me” searches and why do they matter? “Near me” searches are high-intent, proximity-driven queries that include language like “near me” or “nearby” to land local search results. For ...

The local SEO playbook that worked for years no longer delivers. Even businesses with strong rankings and steady traffic are disappearing from a critical slice of search results. Here’s what happened ...