What People Are Getting Wrong This Week (and Every Week): Correlation and Causation
Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. I usually focus on something a subset of the population gets wrong, so the rest of us can feel smart, but this week, I’m going bigger and broader, and describing […]
Why I Use the Peloton App to Track All of My Workouts
I love finding new ways to use apps to make my life easier, but sometimes, I find that I’m using so much tech in my real life that I get a little bogged down. That’s been true with my workouts and health for a while: I weigh myself in the morning on a smart scale, […]
New Mortgage Monitor Report: Sellers “Pull Back,” Will Rate Cuts Change That?
Is this a housing market correction or a crash? Dave Meyer and ICE’s Andy Walden unpack the Mortgage Monitor: nominal home prices are up about 1.1% year over year, but […]
Rolling Stone Publisher (Penske) Sued Google Over AI Overviews
Penske Media, which operates and owns Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Variety and others has sued Google over its AI Overviews. The lawsuit says Google used its content while resulting in less overall traffic for them and a drop in affiliate income.
Bing Testing Sticky Search Bar Header
Microsoft is testing a new search bar/box header for the Bing Search results. The Bing search bar sticks to the top as you scroll through the search results. Google just rolled that out a month or so ago and now Bing is testing it.
Bing Image Search With Ads Mixed Into The Organic Results
It looks like the Microsoft Advertising team is at it again. This time Microsoft is now mixing ads within the organic search results in Bing Image Search. So you will find small little ad labels on some of the image results.
What Is Google Question Fringe Score
Did you know Google Search uses some sort of question fringe score? It is part of the Google search data leak from a year ago, but it seems no one spotted it. It is under the name question_fringe_score.
New (But Old) Google Search Console Achievements
Google announced that the old Search Console achievements you would get in those emails for the past few years, well, now there is a dedicated report you can access in Search Console.
Bitcoin tests $116K resistance ahead of Fed decision; new token launches stir market
Bitcoin stalls near $116K as Fed’s policy decision draws focus. Major altcoins trade sideways amid low volumes and uncertainty. Velora (VLR) and Project Merlin (MRLN) set to redefine DeFi ecosystems. Bitcoin is once again testing the nerves of crypto market participants as its price hovers near $1,16,000, battling a stubborn resistance just as the global […]
Spotify Free Tier to Let Users Play the Songs They Want
Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. Spotify is finally giving its free-tier customers a feature that’s been requested since the music streaming platform launched nearly 20 years ago: the ability to listen to any song they […]
How to Turn On Apple’s New ‘Wrist Flick’ Gesture in watchOS 26
In 2023, Apple introduced the Double Tap feature for Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2. This allows a user to perform common actions, like answering or starting a song, simply by quickly tapping their thumb and index finger together twice. It was an intuitive way to confirm when you wanted to do something on […]
How I Took a Dead Airbnb and Turned it into $25K in 90 Days
Now and then, you come across a property on Airbnb that makes you scratch your head. The house looks great, the location is solid, the kind of place you’d imagine […]
iOS 26 Finally Gives the iPhone a Real Fitness App
We may earn a commission from links on this page. With the launch of iOS 26, Apple has added a bunch of new features to the Fitness app—features that it has been sorely missing. Finally, you can track a workout from your phone without an Apple Watch, and you can pair a bluetooth heart rate […]
The First Eight Settings to Change After Installing iOS 26
Apple’s iOS 26 drops today, and with it comes a bunch of small tweaks and improvements to how your iPhone works. The catch? A lot of them are opt-in, so you need to turn them on before you can reap their benefits. Here are the settings you should turn on after updating your iPhone to […]
How to Undo Your iPhone’s New Look After iOS 26
Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. Apple’s iOS 26 comes out today, and with it, a new design language called Liquid Glass. While the iPhone home screen has looked more or less the […]
