Google: Don’t Spend Too Much Time On Redirects Analysis For SEO
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- Posted on February 3, 2026
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Google’s John Mueller said he would “caution against assuming that you need to do this level of analysis for all URLs on a website in order to achieve optimal SEO” when it comes to reviewing bad redirects or CSP settings. Why, because bad redirects or CSP settings are often simply visible when doing normal browsing, […]
Google’s Top Crawling Challenges In 2025
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- Posted on February 3, 2026
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Gary Illyes, along with Martin Splitt, of Google posted a podcast explaining the top crawling challenges Google noticed amongst its 2025 year of crawling. The top challenges Google had with crawling included faceted navigation, action parameters, irrelevant parameters, calendar parameters and other “weird” parameters.
ChatGPT With Top Stories & More Visual Knowledge Panels
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- Posted on February 3, 2026
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OpenAI seems to be jazzing up its ChatGPT responses by showing more visual responses, like Google’s knowledge panels and top stories. This goes across people, places, products, and ideas, OpenAI said.
Bing Multi-Turn Search Rolls Out Worldwide
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- Posted on February 3, 2026
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Bing Search has rolled out what it calls multi-turn search in Bing globally. This is something we saw Microsoft Bing test back in June, when we saw a floating Copilot follow up search box at the footer of the Bing search results page show up as you scroll. It is now globally live for all […]
Google: Search Algorithms, Spam Detections & Policies Don’t Fundamentally Change With AI Search
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- Posted on February 3, 2026
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Google’s John Mueller said that when it comes to AI Search and the changes that come with that, Google’s core search algorithms, spam detection methods, spam policies, and other search systems do not fundamentally change.
A slippery slope: Beware of Winter Olympics scams and other cyberthreats
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- Posted on February 3, 2026
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It’s snow joke – sporting events are a big draw for cybercriminals. Make sure you’re not on the losing side by following these best practices.
Making $4,000/Month Cash Flow with 10 Rental Properties (In Just 4 Years)
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- Posted on February 3, 2026
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Tired of working a nine-to-five job that dominates your time and energy? You could be closer to financial freedom than you think, even if you’re like today’s guest—living alone, working […]
Everything We Know About Apple’s Rumored Folding iPhone (and iPad)
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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Now that Apple has finally brought OLED to the iPad in the form of the most recent iPad Pro, its next goal seems to be foldables. The big news on the horizon is the foldable iPhone, which The Information first reported on way back in 2024, saying the company hopes to have a foldable iPhone […]
Firefox Will Soon Let You Disable All Current (and Future) AI Features
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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Since ChatGPT kicked off the generative AI revolution in 2022, it seems like every company under the sun has tried to stuff AI features into their products in one way or another. Sometimes, these features can be useful; often, they’re not, only serving as proof these companies are “keeping up with the times.” Can you […]
Eight Useful Tool Accessories Every DIYer Should Own
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. I love getting things done around the house. I’m not the greatest carpenter, electrician, or plumber, but I like learning how things work and even enjoy learning from my mistakes (sometimes). And most of all, I like saving a bucket of money on home maintenance […]
Google Pushed Back the Deadline on Migrating Your Fitbit Account (Again)
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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When Google acquired Fitbit in 2021, it announced that all users would eventually need to link their devices to a Google account to continue using Fitbit’s features and services. Google initially set a deadline sometime in 2025 for the mandatory migration, then pushed it to February 2, 2026—a date that seemed final at the time. […]
Airbnb Services Have Pushed the Limits on Hosting—But Your Insurance May Not Be Ready For It
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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This article is presented by Proper Insurance. Airbnb has become more than a place to earn a bit of cash from strangers crashing in your spare room. In the last […]
Trump Floats Personal Residence Depreciation—A Big Move That Can Unlock Savings For Investors
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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Depreciation has been the gift that keeps on giving for President Donald Trump and his many real estate investments. Now, it appears that everyday American homeowners could enjoy some of […]
Is Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Actually Fake?
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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I spent last week covering the ups and downs of OpenClaw (formerly known as Moltbot, and formerly formerly known as Clawdbot), an autonomous personal AI assistant that requires you to grant full access to the device you install it on. While there was much to discuss regarding this agentic AI tool, one of the weirdest […]
Apple Has a New Setting to Protect Your Location Data, but Not Everyone Can Use It
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- Posted on February 2, 2026
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Some iOS users are getting an extra layer of privacy when it comes to how their location data is shared. Limit Precise Location is a new setting that prevents some Apple devices from broadcasting specific locations to cell carriers. Precise location sharing is useful, even essential, in some cases, such as when you’re navigating with […]




