Meta Is Shutting Down Its Popular ‘Supernatural’ VR Fitness App
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Users of Supernatural got an unpleasant surprise this week: Meta has pulled the plug on its flagship virtual reality fitness app. Citing “organizational changes,” Meta says it will no longer release new content or update features for Supernatural. The app is not shutting down completely […]
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Is $340 Off Right Now
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’ve had the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra on your wishlist, you’re in luck: It’s now $1,079.99, a 24% discount off its regular price of $1,419.99. This marks the device’s lowest price ever, according to price-tracking tools. […]
X Says It’s Finally Doing Something About Grok’s Deepfake Porn Problem, but It’s Not Nearly Enough
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After weeks of pressure from both advocacy groups and governments, Elon Musk’s X says it’s finally going to do something about its deepfake porn problem. Unfortunately, after testing following the announcement, some are still holding their breath. When did the X deepfake porn controversy begin? The controversy started earlier this January, after the social media […]
Scammers Are Impersonating LinkedIn
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If you receive a warning on a LinkedIn post that your account has been restricted, don’t engage with it. Scammers are using LinkedIn branding in official-looking “reply” comments to spread phishing links intended to harvest users’ login credentials. As reported by BleepingComputer, this impersonation campaign relies on fake company pages and LinkedIn’s official link shortener […]
No Crash, No Boom: How to Make Money in a “Boring,” Normalized Housing Market
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Slow doesn’t have to mean no cash flow. Just because most experts have predicted a monotonous real estate market for 2026, with no crash or boom, doesn’t mean there aren’t […]
Here’s What’s Behind Trump’s $200 Billion Mortgage Bond Buy, and How It Could Affect Investors
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The announcement that President Donald Trump plans to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds using cash reserves at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is the latest White House strategy to […]
Spotify Is Raising Prices Yet Again
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If you’re subscribed to Spotify, start checking your inbox. The music streaming service is sending emails to customers letting them know about yet another price hike coming next month. To Spotify’s credit, the price hike is pretty minor. But starting on whatever your February billing date is, individual premium plans will jump from $11.99/month to […]
Here’s How to Fix Your Phone Now That Verizon Says the Outage Is Resolved
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If you have Verizon, yesterday might have been a bit chaotic. The wireless carrier’s coverage was down for large swaths of the country for much of the day, leading to confusion, frustration, and, for some, conspiracy theories. I saw some users on X post cryptic messages like “This is how it starts,” and “These are […]
Here’s How Much Verizon Will Credit You for Yesterday’s Outage
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Yesterday, your phone might have been borderline unusable—at least, when you were away from wifi. That was due to Verizon’s nationwide outage, which impacted roughly two million customers across the United States. If you were among them, you couldn’t use your phone when you were on the go, which is sort of the idea behind […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 15, 2026
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
‘Pipit’ Is a Great Voice-to-Text App for Mac, and It’s Free
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Say what you will about AI (and I’ve said plenty) but the progress in transcription and speech-to-text software is genuinely impressive. Whereas before such software was either clumsy or expensive, there are now all kinds of great open source tools that work well. Which brings me to Pipit, a free Mac dictation app that works […]
Google’s John Mueller Says Universal Commerce Protocol Won’t Kill SEO
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Earlier this week, Google announced Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and it has a lot of the industry worried. Once SEO named Ramon Eijkemans said, “I hate to bring this, but SEOs: we’re gonna be f$@*ed.” John Mueller from Google responded on Bluesky and said, “I disagree.”
Personal Intelligence In Gemini & Soon In Google Search AI Mode
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Google is rolling out what it calls “Personal Intelligence” in the Gemini app and it will soon also come to Google Search within AI Mode. Google announced that Personal Intelligence in Gemini “connects Gmail, Photos, YouTube and Search in a single tap.”
Rates Fall to 5% Range as Big Investor “Ban” Gains Support
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Big investors could be banned from buying single-family homes, mortgage rates drop to the lowest level in years, and one forgotten sector of real estate is predicted to “break out” […]
Google Trends Explore Page Adds Gemini
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Google has added Gemini to the Google Trends Explore page to help you find new and fresh search terms. It will also compare those search terms automatically for you, all in a new design. This is rolling out now, but you might not see it just yet.






