Google’s More Core Updates, More Often, Seems Unlikely
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- Posted on October 21, 2025
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Ten months ago, Google said on stage at Google Search Central Live event in the Google Zurich office that we should expect more core update, more update. We now have about two months left of the 2025 year and we are in no way going to see more core updates, more often from Google.
Homebuyer Cancellations Spike, New Price Forecast Shows Slow 2026
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- Posted on October 21, 2025
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Feeling anxious about the housing market? You’re not alone. Recent data show that U.S. cancellation rates for property deals have reached a record high this year, with buyers taking advantage […]
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin applauds Polygon for pioneering ZK technology
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- Posted on October 21, 2025
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He has praised Polygon and founder Nailwal for their contribution to Ethereum’s scalability. Buterin highlighted Polygon’s early leadership in zero-knowledge technology. Nailwal has participated in various humanitarian acts, including funding Balvi’s pandemic research. The cryptocurrency market remains weak as Bitcoin’s fundamentals continue to weaken. Amid the uncertainty, Vitalik Buterin has taken it to X to […]
Coinbase CEO confirms purchase of $25M ‘UpOnly’ NFT from Cobie
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- Posted on October 21, 2025
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Coinbase paid $25M in USDC for Cobie’s UpOnly NFT. The deal revives the UpOnly podcast for eight new episodes. Cobie joked about returning, calling the sale “too absurd to happen.” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has confirmed the $25 million purchase of the “UpOnly” NFT from renowned trader and podcaster Jordan “Cobie” Fish. The purchase not […]
Bitcoin holds steady as the market resets after a massive leverage flush
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- Posted on October 21, 2025
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The crypto market is stabilizing after a sharp correction and a massive leverage flush. Analysts see the move as a healthy reset, not a structural breakdown. While speculators were purged, institutional money continues to accumulate. A fragile but significant calm has settled over the cryptocurrency market, as it begins the slow and painful process of […]
Why an AWS Outage Can Break the Internet
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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If you used the internet at all on Monday, you probably noticed a lot of things weren’t working all that well. Sites and services around the world experienced interruptions, including the likes of Facebook, McDonald’s, and even Fortnite. You might have heard by now that the issues were caused by an AWS outage. If you […]
The Real History of Halloween
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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If you don’t like Halloween, we can’t be friends. I don’t care whether you celebrate with a drunken costume party, pumpkin carving, door-to-door candy begging, or a more personal observance like watching horror movies alone, but respect must be paid to the awesomest of all holidays. But where did Halloween come from, and how did […]
What to Expect From Best Buy’s Holiday Sales This Year, Starting With Halloween
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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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. The holiday season sales are around the corner, and Best Buy is the first of the major retailers to formally announce their plans. Much like their other big sales, Best Buy is having multiple […]
Apple Will Finally Let You Control How Liquid Glass Looks
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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For better or worse, nothing defines iOS 26 quite so much as Liquid Glass. Apple’s distinct new design language has been met with praise and criticism, with some users enjoying the refreshed look, and others bemoaning the UI’s issues with visibility and consistency. It seems Apple was similarly of two minds on the update, having […]
X Is Changing How It Displays Articles
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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If you use the X app on iPhone, there’s a good chance any links you open today will look different than they did yesterday. That’s because the platform is trying to up engagement on posts with links in them, by keeping the like, comment, repost, favorite, and share buttons active in a new footer even […]
Landlords Struggle With Rental Fraud as Scammers Begin Using AI
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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Tenant scammers are taking rental fraud to new heights, dipping in and out of false identities as easily as Ethan Hunt swaps masks in Mission: Impossible. However, in the rental […]
How to Sign Up to Test Oura’s New Blood Pressure Feature
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Apple Watch’s hypertension notifications may soon have a competitor. Oura, maker of smart rings, is planning to pursue FDA clearance for their own warning feature for high blood pressure. Oura members can sign up for a study soon in the Oura app. Hypertension, or […]
Why Your CPA Isn’t Enough: The Missing Pieces in Real Estate Tax Strategy
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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This article is presented by Range. Your CPA is great at what they do, which is to look backwards on the year. They take last year’s numbers, apply the tax […]
Single-Family Rent Growth Slows Down Nationwide as Build-to-Rent Units Flood the Market
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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Single-family rent growth is down, while built-to-rent communities—comprising single-family houses and often funded by Wall Street giants—are up. Is there a connection? Many mom-and-pop real estate investors have long favored […]
X Will Start Selling ‘Inactive’ Usernames Soon
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- Posted on October 20, 2025
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If you haven’t logged into X for a while but still want to keep your X username, you might want to log back in soon. According to a recent post on the website formerly known as Twitter, the company will soon start selling “handles that are no longer in use” to paying subscribers. The feature, […]





