Apple TV Just Added These ‘Classic’ Movies to Its Catalog for Free
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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Over the past seven years, Apple TV has slowly become the streaming service to beat. The platform now has a plethora of must-see TV programs, from buzzy hits like Ted Lasso, Severance, and Shrinking to strong sci-fi fare like Foundation and Silo—not to mention Apple Original movies, including Killers of the Flower Moon, F1, and […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 13, 2026
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Here’s What to Do Now That Microsoft Edge Is Phasing Out Ad Blockers
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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If you’re a Microsoft Edge user, you will soon find that some older extensions—like uBlock Origin—no longer work. That’s because Microsoft is following Google Chrome’s lead in transitioning to the Manifest V3 extensions platform and disabling MV2 add-ons in the process. Edge is built on Google’s Chromium engine, so the change isn’t unexpected, but it […]
Spammy Google Selected Canonical In Search Console
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When you use the Google Search Console URL inspection tool, Google will show you what it calls the “Google-selected canonical.” Sometimes that URL will look off, weird and even scary, because sometimes it might be a URL for a spammy site.
Misconfiguring Cloudflare Can Hurt Your SEO Badly
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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This is just a random tip, make sure not to misconfigure Cloudflare, your content delivery network and/or your hosting server. I see way too many cases of this popping up and causing such a pain for SEOs to fix. All of a sudden, you might notice your rankings drop off a cliff on Google Search […]
OpenAI Makes The ChatGPT Sources Less Visible
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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OpenAI is testing or rolling out a change to how you can click to see the sources from the ChatGPT responses. It used to be a button named “Sources” in the footer of the response, but now sometimes it is showing up within the three-dot “More actions” menu, requiring you to click more to find […]
Google Lowers Subscriber Requirements For Search Profiles
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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Google has dropped the minimum number of followers needed to be approved for a Search Profile on Google. Previously, it was 100,000 subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, X and Tiktok. Now it is 35,000 subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, and X but still 100,000 on TikTok.
Google Search Ranking Volatility Spikes On August 12-13
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We saw a spike in volatility yesterday amongst the Google Search results rankings. There was a spike in ranking movement outside the day-to-day norm that seemed to start yesterday and maybe into today. The chatter is somewhat cool, but the tools showed a spike in the Google rank volatility.
Signs That Your Rents Will Slow (or Grow) in 2026/2027
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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National rent prices are down year-over-year, but that’s not telling the whole story. Different properties in different markets are seeing an opposite reality. Some markets are seeing 3%-5% rent increases, […]
Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls
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AI took center stage, but the clearest lesson was less about what AI can do than about who is accountable when something goes wrong
Six New Features Coming to the Pixel Watch 5
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- Posted on August 13, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. At first glance, you might think Google’s new Pixel Watch 5 was actually the Pixel Watch 4. That’s because it has the same “Actua 360 display” at an identical 320 PPI with up to 3,000 nits of brightness. And, just like the Pixel Watch 4, you […]
Five Features Coming to Every New Pixel 11 Device
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- Posted on August 12, 2026
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Hours before its big Made by Google event, Google officially unveiled the Pixel 11 series. The new line won’t come as a surprise to anyone who follows Google tech: There’s the new Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, as well as the Pixel 11 Pro Fold—for anyone who can get past the […]
Everything Already Announced Ahead of Made by Google 2026
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- Posted on August 12, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Made by Google 2026 officially starts at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but you wouldn’t know it from today’s tech headlines. Some eight hours before the event was scheduled to begin, Google seemingly announced all of the new hardware and software features it plans to […]
This Acer Gaming Laptop Is $600 Off Right Now
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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. In search of a new gaming laptop that won’t bankrupt you? Look no further: The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI Gaming Laptop is now $2,199.99 (originally $2,799.99), its lowest price ever, according to […]
Five Hacks Every Garmin Cirqa User Should Know
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- Posted on August 12, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. For Garmin fans who want 24/7 data, but don’t want to wear their heavy-duty sports watch 24/7, the Garmin Cirqa ($199) is an exciting new alternative to Whoop, Fitbit Air, and other screenless smart bands. This is the company’s first screen-free smart band, built to […]







