These Sony LinkBuds Fit Earbuds Are on Sale for Just $77 Right Now
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- Posted on August 7, 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. Not everyone needs booming bass or over-the-top features in a simple pair of earbuds—sometimes you just want something that fits well, sounds great, and doesn’t fall out when you’re on the move. That’s what […]
Bing Webmaster Tools Performance Report Adds List By Device & Country
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Microsoft has added two new options to the Bing Webmaster Tools Search Performance report. There is a new list by for “device” and for “country,” which was added to the existing “keywords” and “pages” options.
Google AI Mode Button Now In Search App
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Google has added the AI Mode button to the Google Search App. I am not sure if this is super new, as I don’t use the Google app all that often.
Bing Search Tests Moving Search Tools By Search Box
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Microsoft is testing moving the search tools links that is typically below the search box, to above the search box. At least I think that is where Bing places those search tools.
Google Ads API Version 21 Now Available
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Google has released version 21 of the Google Ads API, this is a major release with dozens of updates. Updates include AI Max for Search campaigns, PMax changes, reporting updates and much more.
Apple Business Connect Supports UTM Parameters For Action Links
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Apple sent out an email update to some of those using Apple Business Connect to announce that it now supports UTM parameters for action links. This means you can more accurately track and report on clicks from Apple Maps to your business and the subsequent conversions.
Google: Clicks To Websites Relatively Stable With AI Overviews (Is It Flawed?)
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Google’s Liz Reid, in response to all the third-party studies, wrote on the Google blog, “Overall, total organic click volume from Google Search to websites has been relatively stable year-over-year.” There was no specific data shared, Google did not offer up Search Console data, Google didn’t show a chart – they just wrote clicks are […]
Trump Wants 1% Rates: What Will Happen If He Gets Them
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Could President Trump’s battle with Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve over interest rates actually lead to higher mortgage rates instead of the lower rates Trump is pushing for? On The Market […]
Fear & Greed Index hits 63 as Bitcoin, ETH, and SOL rebound
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Fear & Greed Index hits 63, up from “Neutral” the day before. Profit-taking among short-term BTC holders has eased. Analysts see potential for BTC breakout toward $125,000. Bitcoin regained ground above $114,000 on Thursday, marking a return in investor confidence after a volatile weekend triggered short-term jitters across the cryptocurrency market. As sentiment improved, the […]
BTC hovers at $115K; ETF flows turn negative, short-term holder profitability drops
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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Bitcoin (BTC) is trading in a low-liquidity “air gap” between $110K and $116K, according to Glassnode. The market is “re-finding its footing” after a post-all-time-high correction amidst low volume and weak conviction. Spot Bitcoin ETF flows recently turned negative, with a 1,500 BTC outflow marking the largest since April. Bitcoin is treading water around the […]
What Is Hyrox, and Why Is Everyone Suddenly Doing It?
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- Posted on August 7, 2025
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A few years ago, if you knew somebody who was into being strong and fast, who called themselves a “hybrid” athlete, or if they spent a lot of time on the rower and doing wall balls, they were probably into Crossfit, or one of the Crossfit-adjacent functional fitness gyms. But these days they’re more likely […]
Instagram’s Latest Update Added Reposts and a Snap Map Clone
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- Posted on August 6, 2025
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Instagram is copying major features from three other social networks in one sweeping update. It’s adding a Snapchat-like Snap map, a Repost option clearly inspired by X (but implemented in style of TikTok), and for good measure, it’s also rolling out its TikTok-like “Friends” Reels feed globally. That’s a lot to take in, so let’s […]
Five of the Best Free Cardio Workout Channels I’ve Found on YouTube
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- Posted on August 6, 2025
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I discovered spin classes a decade ago, and subsequently got certified to teach them myself. In the years since, I haven’t focused on other kinds of cardio group classes—but for a time, I was obsessed with them. Thanks to a program funded by the great city of New York, I was able to take Zumba, […]
All the Biggest New Features and Changes in iOS 26 Beta 5
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- Posted on August 6, 2025
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This week, Apple dropped the fifth developer beta for iOS 26. It arrived a little less than two weeks after the company released the first public beta for the update, so public testers can expect to see public beta 2 sometime soon. As with all iOS beta cycles, developers get the beta first, followed closely […]
Disney Is Killing the Hulu App
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- Posted on August 6, 2025
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Bad news, Hulu fans: Disney has plans to kill your app. As Variety reports, the company announced the news during a quarterly earnings call on Wednesday. The plan? Fully absorb the Hulu experience into the Disney+ app. Why have two apps when you could have one? (Other than, of course, the fact that these are […]






