This Is Why Your Ad Blocker No Longer Works on Chrome
Google has been phasing out popular ad blocking extensions on its Chrome browser for several years, and it appears that the kill switch might finally be flipped with an update coming this summer. As 9to5Google reports, Chrome 150 and 151 are expected to finalize the transition to Google’s Manifest V3 extensions platform, effectively ending support […]
Google’s New AI ‘Information Agents’ Can Send You Alerts on Topics You Care About
Google’s efforts to transform online search and the ways we find information on the web continue, and there’s now a new feature available in AI Mode: information agents. This new feature will keep tabs on news for you and ping you when needed. (At least, that’s the idea.) The update was announced at Google I/O […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 17, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. We are seeing heated Google Search ranking volatility continue into this week…
Morgan Housel: The Investing Expert’s “System” for Stress-Free Wealth
Morgan Housel, best-selling author of The Psychology of Money, Same as Ever, and The Art of Spending Money, has a “system” for building wealth that seems too simple, too easy […]
The Easiest Ways to Find Off-Market Properties in 2026 (Our Exact Playbook)
Many rookies assume the best real estate deals are already listed on the market, but what if that’s not the case? The truth is, it’s getting harder and harder to […]
Google Ads New Security Tasks Summary Tab
Google added a new summary tab to the access and security section that shows the security tasks you completed and what tasks you have not completed. Google continues to add more and more security features to the Google Ads advertiser platform in the wake of more and more security threats, including hijacking Google Ads accounts.
Google Ads Updates Its Campaign Status Interface
Google is rolling out a new look and feel for the Google Ads campaign status notifications and icons. The new statuses are no longer highlighted fully, instead they are just outlined in various colors. It makes it a bit less extreme to look at, and I am not sure if that is a good or […]
CMA: Google Must Share How Search Results Are Ranked & Data Portability
The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK has told Google it must be transparent on how it ranks search results in Google and it must enable users to port its data to other third-party search services. I can’t imagine Google will ever share its full secret sauce on how it ranks its search results, […]
Google Search Ranking Volatility Continues Into This Week
I’ve been watching the chatter in the SEO industry, and honestly, it hasn’t calmed down much since my last report for the period of June 8-12. The Google search results seem more heated today, and there appears to be an unconfirmed Google search ranking update underway.
Bing Webmaster Tools AI Reporting Adds Intents, Topics, Citation Share & Compare
Bing Webmaster Tools is rolling out a preview release of those new AI reporting features demonstrated at SEO Week in late April. These include Intents, Topics, Citation Share, and Compare within the AI reporting section.
FishMonger’s arsenal upgraded: SprySOCKS for Windows
ESET researchers have discovered SprySOCKS for Windows, FishMonger’s backdoor weaponizing a kernel driver for advanced stealthiness
Eight New Features You’ll Get in Android 17
The tech world might be caught up in talks about iOS 27 and Siri AI, but Google isn’t taking a backseat. Less than a month after I/O 2026, the company is back with its latest major update, Android 17. If you have a compatible Pixel, you can try the new OS out for yourself right […]
Facebook Has a New AI Search Mode, but You Should Use It With Caution
Meta is rolling out a new AI search mode on Facebook that will synthesize content from public posts—so instead of a list of links, users will get a summarized response similar to AI-generated results on other platforms. The feature, powered by Meta AI, will also allow users to engage in ongoing conversations and ask follow-up […]
10 Shows Like ‘Downton Abbey’ You Should Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Julian Fellowes, more recently of the period triumph The Gilded Age, followed up his Academy Award-winning screenplay for Gosford Park with Downton Abbey, a family saga set in the upstairs and downstairs of a great English estate. Beginning with the sinking of the Titanic in […]
The Contactless Philips 5000 Smart Recognition Lock Is on Sale for $213 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Smart locks are getting more experimental lately, but most still rely on fingerprints, keypads, or phone apps that can feel inconsistent in daily use—for example, fingerprint readers that stop working properly when your hands […]
