Five New Changes in iOS 27 Beta 5
Apple released the fifth beta for iOS 27 on Monday, Aug. 10. As we get closer to the update’s official fall release, the number of features and changes Apple will introduce with each beta is certainly diminishing, and no one would call beta 5 a feature-filled update. However, there are some new features and changes […]
This Entry-Level Acer Nitro V16 Gaming Laptop Is $200 Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Gaming laptops can get very expensive, reaching upwards of three grand for some of the best ones on the market. But not everyone is a professional gamer or has that kind of money to […]
Seven Surprisingly Useful Mac Apps You’ve Never Heard Of
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If your time on macOS is solely spent switching between the well-known apps that everyone uses—your web browser, Notes, Apple Music—then you’re missing out. There are a host of more unusual and idiosyncratic apps for Apple’s desktop operating system that are well worth digging into. […]
The First Five Things You Should Do With Your Garmin Cirqa Smart Band
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Garmin Cirqa is the company’s first screen-free smart band, built to track fitness and wellness features around the clock, without needing a subscription. For existing Garmin fans who want 24/7 data without wearing a bulky sports watch to bed, this $199 smart band is […]
Vibe-Coded Apps Are a Security Nightmare, but They Don’t Have to Be
Vibe coding might be extremely popular, but it comes with some serious security concerns, including exposed databases, leaked APIs, remotely orchestrated prompt injection attacks, and AI scraping. It’s enough to raise the question: Is there a version of vibe coding that could actually hold up in a live environment? I spoke with Shiran Brodie, Head of […]
10 Shows Like ‘Black Mirror’ You Should Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Black Mirror debuted in 2011, and in the 15 years since, the real world has been racing to outpace its unsettling vision of our technological future. Certainly in the AI era, when language models can passably recreate humans (if not human empathy), “that sounds like […]
10 Hacks Every In-Flight Wifi User Should Know
Getting (and staying) online while flying has gotten way better over the years, but at the end of the day, you’re still trying to connect to the planet while you’re 30,000 feet above it. In other words, it’s still going to be a bit of a hassle—but there are things you can do to make […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 11, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Watch Out for These Fake Fraud Alerts From Apple and Amazon
If you get a security pop-up while you’re browsing online alerting you to an unauthorized charge attached to one of your accounts, don’t panic, and don’t act impulsively. Scammers are currently using these alerts to impersonate Apple and Amazon support (and possibly others) to convince people that their accounts have been compromised and need to […]
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is the Matcha Filter?
This week’s dispatch has it all: the indomitable spirit of internet perverts, a genre of music named for its awfulness, slang that didn’t come from African-American vernacular English, and a couple of YouTubers who out-earned Star Wars. As always, I’ve done the deeply undignified work of digging into it so you don’t have to. You’re […]
Google Still Aggressively Poaching Agency Ads Accounts
I feel like a broken record and that Google simply does not care but again, I am seeing numerous reports from the PPC community about Google representatives attempting to poach their client accounts from them.
Google Travel Campaigns Migrating To Search Campaigns For Travel
Google will be migrating Travel campaigns to the new Search campaigns for Travel in Google Ads. This is happening sometime in the third quarter of 2026; we do not have a specific date.
Google Ads Sponsored Results Tests Advertiser Name & Favicon Summary
Google is testing placing the list of advertisers in the group of sponsored results at the top of the ad block in the mobile search results. So if the sponsored results group has two advertisers in it, Google will show the favicon and domain name of the ads that will be shown below, all the […]
A Buyer’s Summer Is “On” as Asking Prices See Steepest Decline Since 2017
Most investors understand that real estate is local. While the national headlines usually tell one story, regional and local data often tell a very different one. This week’s headlines […]
Google Search Console Generative AI Performance Report Available For All
The Google Search Console generative AI performance reports seem to be live for everyone now. Google has not yet announced the full rollout of the generative AI performance reports but after checking all my profiles in Search Console, it seems to now be fully live.
