This New iOS 26 Feature Helps Eliminate Text Spam
With iOS 26, Apple made it easier for users to reduce spam and overall clutter in their Messages inbox. Your iPhone will detect and hide spam messages, and with the Screen Unknown Senders feature, you can filter out texts from anyone you don’t know. You can also disable push notifications for these conversations to reduce […]
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Is Snow Fake?
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Memphis city council members Pearl Eva Walker and Yolanda Cooper Sutton (and many other people online) say that snow is fake. Sutton recently posted a video on her Facebook page to demonstrate the artificiality of snow. Over footage of her husband holding a snowball and […]
AI-Generated Playlists Are Coming to YouTube Music
If you’re of a certain age, you might remember mixtapes: cassettes made up of a series of tracks you or a friend think work well together, or otherwise enjoy. (They took some work to put together, too.) Digital music sort of killed mixtapes, but, in their place, came playlists. You could easily put together a […]
Google Is Rolling Out Two New Ways to Remove Your Sensitive Data From Search
Google announced two new ways for users to remove their sensitive information from the web Tuesday morning—or, at least, remove that data from Google Search. The first lets users request that Google remove sensitive government ID information from Search, while the second gives users new tools to request the same for non-consensual explicit images. Google’s […]
This Blink Mini Indoor Camera Two-Pack Is on Sale for $45 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Blink Mini 2K+ (2-pack) is currently down to $44.99 on Amazon, half off its usual $89.99 price and the lowest it has ever been, according to price-trackers. That makes it one of the […]
6 Ways I’ve Diversified My Passive Portfolio in Search of “Perfection”
Every time I’ve tried to get “clever” and pick “the next hot investment,” life crammed some humble pie down my throat. I don’t do that anymore. In my stock investments, […]
Bank-Owned Homes Grew Rapidly at the End of 2025—Are We in a New Era of Distress?
When foreclosure activity reaches the REO stage, it represents the outcome of financial distress. The homeowner is no longer in the picture, the auction process has concluded, and the lender […]
Google Search Ranking Volatility Gets Heated Again February 10th
I am seeing some early signs of yet another unconfirmed Google Search ranking update with more volatility touching down today, February 10th. The chatter within the SEO community is starting to spike, and some of the third-party tracking tools are showing volatility.
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 10, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
2026’s Top Growing Cities (People Are Moving Here!)
The “lock-in effect” is finally starting to break, and Americans are moving yet again. But, where are they going? The top cities people are moving to aren’t what you’d expect—in […]
Google AI Mode Tests Citation Icons At Bottom Of Answers
Google appears to be testing showing the citation favicon site icons at the bottom of the answer in AI Mode. This is in addition to where it normally shows those icons, at the top right of the card stack, on the side of the answer response.
OpenAI ChatGPT Ads Go Live With User Ad Controls
OpenAI has officially launched ads in ChatGPT yesterday. The company announced, “Today, we’re beginning to test ads in ChatGPT in the U.S. The test will be for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go subscription tiers. Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Education tiers will not have ads.”
Grokipedia Seeing Decline In Google Search Visibility
There are some reports coming out that Grokipedia, the AI-based Wikipedia, is now showing a decline in search visibility in both Google and even ChatGPT. This comes after both an indexing and ranking surge in Google Search.
Google Ads Performance Max A/B Experiments In The Wild
A month ago, we reported on a new help document on Google Ads for Performance Max optimization experiments: A/B testing assets beta. Well, now some are seeing this in the wild, where you can set up these A/B tests in a controlled environment.
Bing Tests Dynamic Results Count Under Search Box
Microsoft Bing is testing a dynamically loading results count under the search box. So when you enter your search phrase, the results count will dynamically count up from 0 to the number of results found.
