This Quick Fix Takes Care of Your iPhone Screen’s Brightness Bug

I’ve been plagued by an odd iOS bug for a while now. I couldn’t tell you exactly when it started, but sometime during the iOS 26 era, I noticed that my iPhone 17 Pro Max’s brightness controls were slower than usual. I found this strange: As far as I know, iPhones have had a consistent […]

Google Just Added This Previously iOS-Exclusive Feature to Chrome for Android

You would think that whenever Google releases new apps or features on only one platform at a time, it would choose Android over iOS. After all, the company makes Android too, so it’d only seem logical for Android users to get the first crack at new Google products. As it turns out, however, it’s often […]

A Glut of Inventory is on the Way—How Should Investors Prepare?

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Insurance Shock Is Eating Cash Flow Away—This Surprising Market is Facing the Brunt of It

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Here’s How to Actually ‘Regulate’ Your Nervous System

Staying up to date on wellness trends on social media is necessary for my job, but the truth is, my algorithm does a scarily good job of keeping me scrolling all on my own. Unfortunately, all that wellness usually leaves me feeling burnt out. The latest irony here is that the moment I think about […]

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 9, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

I Tried ChatGPT’s Improved Voice Mode, and It’s More Natural Than Ever

The latest upgrade being pushed out to ChatGPT, heading to all users now, is GPT‑Live. OpenAI is describing it as a “new generation” of voice models for interacting with the AI chatbot, and you might find that it leads you to spend more time chatting than typing. Voice mode for ChatGPT is nothing new, but […]

This Compact Anker Portable Power Station Is 50% Off Right Now

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Amazon has the Anker Solix S2000 portable power station for $599.99 right now, down from its $1,199 list price, and price trackers show this is the lowest it has gone so far. For that […]

Workers Are Feeling the AI Squeeze: How It Could Define the Next Housing Cycle

If you ask the average American, AI is taking over, as are the headlines warning that it’s coming for our jobs. Open LinkedIn, and you’ll see stories about chatbots replacing […]

Google Ads Travel Search Campaigns Expands For Things To Do & Events Beta

Google announced it has expanded Search campaigns for Travel to an open beta for the Things to Do and Events verticals. This brings you Search and AI Max features for those types of campaigns.

Google Ads Tests Favicons In Sponsored Results Sitelinks

Google is testing placing favicons in the sitelinks portion of the sponsored results from Google Ads. Generally, we only see the favicon in the main sponsored or organic listing, but here Google is testing showing favicons for all the links in the sponsored results grouping, including all the sitelinks.

Google Search Generative AI Controls Rolling Out Beyond UK Sites

Google seems to be rolling out the new Generative AI controls in Google Search Console to sites outside the United Kingdom. It initially launched a month ago only for .co.uk based sites but now we are seeing it roll out for some (not all) sites based in the US and other countries.

Google Merchant Center Next Is Now Just Google Merchant Center

Google has removed “Next” from Google Merchant Center Next and it is now to be known as just Google Merchant Center. Google announced this over here saying, “The platform you use today will simply be referred to as Google Merchant Center.”

Google Ads Formats That Don’t Allow Alcohol Ads

Google Ads updated its alcohol policy to provide more examples of ad formats that don’t allow alcohol ads. The list previously only had reservation display ads and Google TV masthead ads, and it was updated app install image ads, app install video ads, consumer ratings annotations, Discovery ads, dynamic search ads and Gmail ads.

ESET Threat Report H1 2026

A view of the H1 2026 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts.

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