The Best Smart Home Gear to Level Up Your Entertainment System
We may earn a commission from links on this page. While tech companies might increasingly seem to think I want media created by AI for no specific purpose other than to fill time, all I really need is tech that automates the tedious parts of entertainment. Collecting and organizing the movies I actually want to […]
How to Build the Right Smart Home Security System From Scratch
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’m a shut-in, which makes me the perfect candidate for a smart security system. I want to know exactly what’s going on outside at all times of day, even while I’m still tucked tightly in bed. You don’t have to be a serial introvert to […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 30, 2025
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…
The Best Smart Gear to Cool and Heat Your Home
We may earn a commission from links on this page. In Lifehacker’s series, “A Guide to Automating Your Entire Home,” we’re highlighting all the ways you can power your home with autonomous technology, room by room. Whether you want to build a smart security system, turn a “dumb” device smart, or simply control your lights […]
You Can Make Your Home Smarter Without Buying All New Tech
We may earn a commission from links on this page. In Lifehacker’s series, “A Guide to Automating Your Entire Home,” we’re highlighting all the ways you can power your home with autonomous technology, room by room. Whether you want to build a smart security system, turn a “dumb” device smart, or simply control your lights […]
Your Most Important Smart Home Decision Is the Ecosystem You Choose
We may earn a commission from links on this page. In Lifehacker’s series, “A Guide to Automating Your Entire Home,” we’re highlighting all the ways you can power your home with autonomous technology, room by room. Whether you want to build a smart security system, turn a “dumb” device smart, or simply control your lights […]
The Beginner’s Guide to Upgrading Your Home With Smart Lights
We may earn a commission from links on this page. In Lifehacker’s series, “A Guide to Automating Your Entire Home,” we’re highlighting all the ways you can power your home with autonomous technology, room by room. Whether you want to build a smart security system, turn a “dumb” device smart, or simply control your lights […]
All the Smart Gadgets You Need for a Self-Cleaning Home
Cleaning is one of those necessary chores that most of us don’t have much enthusiasm for. It’s often demanding and tedious work, and while you’re taking care of it, you do so with the knowledge that you’re going to have to do it all again next week. There’s some good news, though, for the cleaning-averse: […]
Your Smart Home Might Not Be As Secure As You Think
Smart home devices can streamline a lot of your day-to-day tasks: With an internet connection and some simple automations, you may never have to carry house keys, turn off the lights, or touch your thermostat. But all of this convenience comes at a potential cost, as smart tech is vulnerable to attack by cyber actors, […]
New Google AdSense Traffic Source Breakdown Report
Google added a new report to the Google AdSense reporting named traffic source breakdown. This report helps you understand the origins of your page traffic. It also categorizes traffic based on whether it arrived directly to your page, or from popular and classified platforms.
Google Tests Progress Bar For Shopping Ads Carousel
Google is testing a blue progress bar under the Shopping Ads carousel in the search results. As you scroll the carousel to see more products, the blue progress bar will indicate how much of the carousel is remaining to be seen.
Google Tests Dropping Underline From Search Result Snippets On Hover
Google is testing not underlining the search result snippets when you hover your mouse cursor over the snippet. Generally, Google will add an underline to the title of the link (sometimes the whole snippet) when you hover over it. But here, Google is testing not doing that.
ChatGPT Gets Instant Checkout With Agentic Commerce Protocol
OpenAI announced Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, allowing you to make purchases directly in ChatGPT. This is powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol that is built with Stripe.
Is Google Ads Reporting Also Impacted By Num=100 Change?
As a reminder, Google dropped its unofficial support of showing 100 search results per page, which caused issues for third party tracking tools and even Search Console itself. The theory with Search Console is that the scrapers were injecting artificial data into Google and thus the reporting. But is the same happening with Google Ads […]
This Small Group is Driving the Entire Economy (and They’re About to Stop)
Is a recession really coming, or is this the new normal for the housing market? Dave Meyer and J Scott unpack how post-2008 shifts, record debt and money printing, tariffs, […]
