Cronos (CRO) rolls out “Smarturn” upgrade for advanced EVM features
Cronos EVM v1.5.0 has officially debuted today, October 30. The upgrade introduces new EVM opcodes, smart accounts, and enhanced interoperability. Smarturn targets a more flexible, faster, and developer-friendly blockchain. The Cronos blockchain has announced the launch of its anticipated Smarturn upgrade, welcoming a new era in its network evolution. The update brings significant improvements across […]
Bing Search Adds Country/Region Selector
Microsoft is testing a way to change the country and region you are in when doing searches on Bing. There is a new country/region selector for this, similar to how Google handles it.
Reminder: Google On Case Sensitivity For URLs
Google’s John Mueller reminded us about when case sensitivity matters for Google Search and SEO when it comes to your URLs. In short, Google will probably figure it out based on two URLs having the same content on it but why leave it up to Google, so make sure to be consistent with your URLs […]
Crypto update: Bitcoin tumbles below $111K as Powell dashes December rate cut hopes
Bitcoin fell below $111,000 after Fed Chair Powell’s hawkish comments. Powell said a December interest rate cut is “not a foregone conclusion.” Major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, XRP, and Solana also posted losses. Bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency market took a sharp downturn after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that a highly anticipated December […]
Magic Leap, One of the Biggest Flops in AR, Is Back with Smart Glasses
Magic Leap is back. The tech company, now owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, today revealed a prototype for a pair of Android XR smart glasses made as a “reference design for the Android XR ecosystem,” and announced it had extended its partnership with Google. The AR glasses have thicker-than-normal frames, but not ridiculously […]
What ‘Cardio Load’ Really Means in the Fitbit App
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Cardio Load calculation is a metric the Fitbit app uses to suggest how much Pixel Watch and Fitbit users should exercise, but it can be hard to understand. It’s also recently been updated for the new version of the app, and it works a […]
Fitbit Is Finally Fixing Its Cardio Load Problem
Cardio load gets a major fix in the new Fitbit app, which Android users can test out starting this week in a “public preview.” (This is the same preview that gives you access to the AI fitness coach, which I tested yesterday, with baffling results.) Cardio load will now be tracked weekly, making it much […]
Google Ad Revenue Up 13% & Bing Ads Revenue Up 16%
Both Google and Microsoft reported its earnings today; Alphabet’s Q3 2025 earnings and Microsoft’s Q1 2026 earnings. Google reported ad revenues up by XX% with $ and Microsoft reported ad revenues up by XX%.
Microsoft Advertising Web User Interface Is Currently Down
Microsoft Advertising advertiser web interface is down and Microsoft’s Navah Hopkins said the “engineering team is investigating this issue with priority.” This only impacts the web interface, according to Hopkins and ad serving does not seem to be impacted.
YouTube Will Use AI to Upscale Low-Res Videos
YouTube’s going through a lot of changes right now, and according to the company, that’s to help it better stand out on TVs. Today, YouTube announced that it’s going to allow creators to upload bigger thumbnails, plus make browsing and shopping while watching on a TV a bit more convenient. But there’s also a big […]
Here’s How the Fed’s Rate Cut Will Impact Real Estate During the Holidays
With the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates by 0.25% on Oct. 29 for the second time in succession, on the back of already falling mortgage rates, the holiday buying season […]
The Best Long-Term Rental Markets According to the Data (and Common Sense)
We all love hearing about “hot” markets, but by the time they’re called hot, they’re already cooling off. As investors, we need to take the emotion out of buying decisions […]
Landlord Liability 101: What Every Investor Needs to Know
This article is presented by NREIG. Your tenant hosts a weekend barbecue, and a guest trips on a loose deck board, falls down the stairs, and breaks their wrist. Three […]
Bitcoin, altcoins slip as the Fed lowers interest rates by 25 basis points
The US Fed has cut rates by 25 bps, signaling a softer monetary stance. Bitcoin price is down 3% to $111,400 as traders digest the policy move. Fed to end the quantitative tightening on December 1. The cryptocurrency market has seen renewed volatility after the US Federal Reserve announced a widely expected 25-basis-point interest rate […]
Here’s When You Can Expect Apple’s First OLED MacBook
OLED is a fantastic display technology. Unlike an LCD, which uses a single backlight for all the pixels of the display, all of the pixels on an OLED display can be individually lit up or turned off entirely. That means dark areas of the screen are inky black, while brighter areas can be selectively illuminated. […]
