The Out-Touch-Adults Guide to Kid Culture: The Top 10 Slang Terms of 2025
2025 is limping to a merciful end, so I’m taking a look back at the year in slang. Below are ten examples of youth patois, chosen for both their popularity and for what they reveal about generations A and Z. Like most slang, these words and phrases evolved over time, so while many didn’t first […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 23, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
This Sony Wireless Portable Speaker Is Nearly 50% Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Sony ULT Field 5 is currently $191.95 on Amazon, down from $349.99, and that price drop is what finally makes this speaker feel properly positioned. Sony ULT Field 5 Wireless Portable Bluetooth Speaker […]
Bold 2026 Predictions: A New “Land Rush” and the Real Recession Hits
Is this the year the real recession finally hits? Could a new “land rush” spark a buying spree throughout the U.S. for coveted dirt that makes investors millions? And why […]
IMF advances talks with El Salvador on Bitcoin policy and Chivo wallet future
IMF says talks with El Salvador continue, focusing on transparency, public funds protection, and Bitcoin-related risks. Negotiations to sell or wind down El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin wallet are well advanced under the IMF loan program. Despite IMF pressure, El Salvador continues daily Bitcoin purchases while GDP growth is projected near 4%. The International Monetary Fund […]
Google Discover Notifications That Go AI Mode Responses
Have you seen those Google Discover notifications that pop up and seem like news notifications from the Google app but what they do is drive you into Google AI Mode. I find them incredibly annoying, because every time I click on it, I think I am going to a news article but instead, I am […]
Google Search Bar Tests Teases For AI Mode With Animation In Box
Google is testing prefilling the search bar in a new Chrome tab, with teasers to encourage you to search deeper with AI Mode. Google is putting in the search box, “Research a topic,” “Write something new,” “Ask Google,” and “Make a plan.”
Google Search Traffic To News Publishers Drops From 51% To 27%
Google Search has been sending 25 percentage points less traffic to news publishers over the past two years, according to the folks over at Newzdash. In 2023, Google Web Search made up over 51% of traffic from Google surfaces to news publishers; that number is now down to 27%.
Google Ads Adds Google Maps Channel For Demand Gen
Google Ads added a new channel control for Demand Gen to show ads in Google Maps. Some advertisers see the ability to select Maps as a placement in Demand Gen.
Google Ads MCC Accounts With Channel Performance Reporting
Some Google Ads MCC, Manager Accounts, are seeing channel performance reporting. This does not seem to have been rolled out to all advertisers yet, but Mike Ryan noticed it was rolling out on some of his MCC accounts.
Revisiting CVE-2025-50165: A critical flaw in Windows Imaging Component
A comprehensive analysis and assessment of a critical severity vulnerability with low likelihood of mass exploitation
How Useful Are Ankle Weights, Really?
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Ankle weights seem to have tunneled through a wormhole from the 1980s to the present moment, appearing in countless TikToks and Instagram posts. Do they really help tone your legs? Are they worth buying at all? The promises are overrated, but in some cases ankle […]
Valve Officially Discontinued the LCD Steam Deck
There are a lot of gaming handhelds to choose from right now, but the Steam Deck is undoubtedly a fan-favorite. Just as the Nintendo Switch introduced the world to console gaming on the go, the Steam Deck was the pioneer in bringing PC gaming to a handheld form factor—even if it pushes the definition of […]
The Best (and Worst) Fitness Devices I Tested in 2025
We may earn a commission from links on this page. 2025 was a fun year to review fitness devices. We saw three companies introduce devices that could have been Whoop killers, and one definitely came closer to the mark than others. One running watch gobsmacked me with its accuracy, one device was so inaccurate it […]
10 Shows Like ‘Boots’ You Should Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Who knew that, here in the mid 2020s, a show involving gays in the military (even a relatively pro-army one) would prove its own relevance by drawing a fierce, angry denunciation from the current administration—a response strong enough that it maybe, just maybe, got the […]
