My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: These Shokz Bone Conduction Headphones
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- Posted on January 5, 2026
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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. Bone conduction headphones are ideal for activities where it is vital to your safety to hear your surroundings. That’s because they use a technology that sends audio vibrations through to the inner ear while […]
Turn on This Setting to Protect Your Privacy When Letting Someone Else Use Your iPhone
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Your phone is a one-stop shop for a lot of your personal information, from day-to-day activities logged in your calendar and email to financial data accessed via banking apps. If you let someone else use your device—whether you’re showing a friend a collection of photos or allowing a stranger to make an emergency call—there’s a […]
CES 2026 Live: The Biggest, Coolest, and Weirdest Updates From Tech’s Big Event in Las Vegas
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is often referred to as “the most powerful tech event in the world,” bringing together tech companies from around the globe to unveil their latest innovations. The massive event is held across various locations, including the Las Vegas Convention Center, The Venetian, Mandalay Bay, and The Sphere, and is a […]
Why I’m Never Going to Let AI Write My Emails
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- Posted on January 5, 2026
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Need some help writing your emails? Through the wonders of AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), you can now get messages composed on your behalf in Gmail, in Apple Mail, in Outlook, and in many other email clients. Most of the time, the AI option pops up straight away, ready to give you however much […]
The 5 Most Overlooked Due Diligence Items When Buying a Rental Property
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- Posted on January 5, 2026
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This article is presented by Steadily. When most real estate investors analyze a potential rental property, they start with the obvious metrics, including rent comps, neighborhood ratings, and a quick […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 5, 2026
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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. Google Discover seems to show X posts way too often and some searchers don’t like it…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: The Memes of 2025
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Before we toss the year 2025 onto the temporal dungheap where it belongs, let’s take a look back at the year that has passed from the point of view of the people who have to live here even longer than we have to. Below is a month-by-month replay of the year, focusing on the memes, […]
Starknet faces fresh mainnet disruption
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- Posted on January 5, 2026
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Starknet uses zero-knowledge rollups to batch transactions off chain and settle on Ethereum. The project is also pursuing Bitcoin DeFi integration through its BTCFi initiative. The STRK token price remained stable despite the disruption. Starknet, an Ethereum layer-2 network built on zero-knowledge rollups, entered 2026 dealing with an unexpected mainnet disruption that temporarily interrupted network […]
Google Ads Change History Adds Go To Button
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Google added a new button to the Google Ads Change history report that lets advertisers quickly jump to different campaigns and ad groups in this report. It should be a big time saver for some advertisers.
Google Search Console Links Report Missing Data?
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Google Search Console’s link report seems to be either missing data or is now showing fewer links. I suspect it is a bug but I also don’t think Google spends too much time monitoring this report within Search Console.
Google To Fix Squished Knowledge Panel Images
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Google is working on fixing an issue where some searchers are seeing squished images within the Google Search knowledge panels. I personally cannot replicate this but it seems to be happening for a number of searchers.
Google Discover Show X Posts Too Often?
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- Posted on January 5, 2026
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Google has been showing social media posts in Google Discover, including posts from X for a while now, and Google may even show more posts from those you follow. But is Google showing too many social media posts from X in your Google Discover feed?
January 2026 Google Webmaster Report
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It is January 2026, and it is now time for the monthly Google Webmaster report, where I recap the most important Google organic stories of the past month. Obviously, the Google December 2025 core update was the big one, it ran for 18 days and it really had a large impact on many sites.
The 2026 State of Real Estate Investing: An “Easier” Road Ahead
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- Posted on January 5, 2026
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Real estate investing is about to get easier…much easier. And this could be the average American’s first opportunity in years to get in the game. Small investors are more optimistic, […]
She Quit Her W2 to Stay Home, Now This Mom of 3 Makes $6K/Month from 1 Rental
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- Posted on January 5, 2026
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“Cancer.” One word would change this mom’s life forever, requiring her to drop her career and become a full-time caregiver. But little did she know that real estate investing would […]







