Google AI Catch Up
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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Similar to the AI Audio overviews in Google Search, Google is testing “AI Catch Up.” These give you summaries of the highlights from the latest game you Googled to get the score and other highlights.
Google Search Indexing & Ranking Near Me Google Maps Results
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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It looks like Google Search is indexing and also ranking Google Maps search results pages for some [near me] types of queries. Google is listing these Google Maps search results directly in the Google search results.
Microsoft Advertising Audience Planner Updated
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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Navah Hopkins, the Microsoft Ads Liaison, posted about new updates released to the Microsoft Advertising Audience Planner. Hopkins said her favorite feature of this tool is that it can tell you if you “have an unwinnable math problem.”
Google: We Did Not Confirm We Use MUVERA
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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Gary Illyes said that despite what people are saying, he did not confirm Google uses MUVERA – Multi-Vector Retrieval via Fixed Dimensional Encodings. He said that Google might use something like it in Google Search but he did not confirm that Google actually uses it today in Google Search.
Google AI Overviews Within AI Overviews
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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Did you know that Google can show AI Overviews within AI Overviews. We’ve seen AI Overviews in people also ask, we’ve also seen AI Mode in people also ask. But to show AI Overviews within an AI Overview, seems a bit redundant.
Google Posts Creation Tool Refresh Now Live
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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Google has rolled out an update to the Google Business Profiles Google Posts creation tool. We covered Google testing these changes earlier but now it is officially live as of late Friday.
Consensys’ Linea integrates Lido V3 to automate staking bridged ETH
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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Linea will auto-stake bridged ETH using Lido V3’s stVaults. Users earn passive ETH staking rewards without active input. Launch set for October 2025 with strong security safeguards. In a move that could reshape yield generation on Ethereum Layer 2s, Linea, an Ethereum scaling network developed by Consensys, has unveiled plans to integrate Lido V3’s staking […]
Bitcoin rebounds to $115K after weekend selloff; Institutional ETF flows in focus
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- Posted on August 5, 2025
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Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded to trade above $115,000 after a selloff that saw over $1B in liquidations. The recent correction was driven by weak US jobs data and a new wave of US tariffs. QCP Capital views the selloff as a “leverage flush,” noting that the broader structural setup for BTC remains intact. Bitcoin (BTC) […]
The Switch 2 Has a Worse Temperature Range Than an iPhone
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- Posted on August 4, 2025
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Has your Switch 2 been running hot? You’re not alone. In fact, part of the problem might just be that you’re playing it during the summer—at least, according to a new statement from Nintendo. As spotted by Tom’s Hardware, Nintendo’s official Japanese account posted a warning to both Switch 2 and original Switch players: This […]
How the Rise of “Accidental Landlords” Has Transformed the Housing Market
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- Posted on August 4, 2025
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While many people dream of having enough money to start a real estate investing career, scores of existing homeowners have become investors by default. Dubbed “accidental landlords,” these homeowners have […]
Why the Smarter Short-Term Rental Investor Will Outperform Everyone Else
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- Posted on August 4, 2025
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This article is presented by Host Financial. Let me paint a picture. It’s March 2022. Your cousin buys a cookie-cutter cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, with a 10% down payment. He […]
This Ring Spotlight Camera Bundle Is $100 Off Right Now
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- Posted on August 4, 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. Right now, this two-pack Ring Spotlight Cam Plus is $100 off and at its lowest price ever, according to price-trackers. The predecessor to the Ring Spotlight Cam Pro, which is rated “Excellent” by PCMag, […]
This App Instantly Blocks Out Sensitive Info From Your Mac Screenshots
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- Posted on August 4, 2025
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ScreenFloat 2 ($14.99) is one of my favorite screenshot apps for Mac, providing extra features like timed screenshots and a color picker. Its latest update adds one key privacy feature that I value a lot—smart redaction. There’s nothing new about the act of redacting content from a screenshot, but ScreenFloat’s newest version automatically detects certain […]
13 Shows Like ‘Wednesday’ You Should Watch Next
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- Posted on August 4, 2025
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Considering it began life as a series of single-panel comics, The Addams Family has shown impressive staying power. The ’60s TV show became a Broadway musical and the mid-’90s movies are cult classics today, but more recently, Wednesday was a surprisingly massive, social media-fueled hit […]
Microsoft Is Trying to Trick You Into Using Copilot
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- Posted on August 4, 2025
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There are a ton of AI products out there to choose from today, but it’s pretty clear who the big players are. There’s Google’s Gemini, with its 400 million monthly users, which sounds like a lot, until you learn ChatGPT nets 700 million users every week. That’s really no match for even Microsoft, whose AI […]







