Nano Banana 2 Is Coming to Google Earth
Known by the codename Nano Banana 2, the most recent AI image generation updates added to Google Gemini have been a significant step forward in terms of quality and accuracy, and now similar capabilities are being plugged into the Google Earth app on the web. It means you’re able to use the aerial, satellite, and […]
Fannie Mae IPO Could Have Serious Side Effects on Mortgage Rates
Nearly 50% of mortgages in the U.S. flow through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac—but a push from the Trump Administration could sell shares of these government enterprises and put them […]
Google: Offline Conversions With GBRAID URL Parameter Help Doc
Google has a new help document in the Google Ads support area on how to set up offline conversions using GBRAID. A GBRAID URL parameter (&gbraid=xyz) is a privacy-preserving identifier used to measure ad performance.
Google Blames Website For Race Based AI Overview Response
Normally, I wouldn’t cover political topics like this, but with Google trying to copyright its search results, including AI Overview responses, I thought it was appropriate. Google responded to complaints about a race-based AI Overview answer, blaming the websites it sourced, rather than taking credit for the AI-generated answer in Google Search.
Almost Half Of Google Searches Have AI Overviews & Climbing
Doesn’t it feel like you are always seeing AI Overviews at the top of all your Google Search results? Well, new data from Similarweb says that AI Overviews show up for about 43% of all queries. Meanwhile, Semrush data has it at about 48% of all queries. It depends on the query category because informational […]
Google Shopping Ads With AI-Generated Descriptions
Google is now testing AI-generated descriptions on shopping and product ads. We saw this with normal sponsored results earlier this month, Google confirmed it was a small test then, and now we are seeing it on shopping ads.
Google Related Searches Based On Your Browsing
Google is now testing showing related searches based on your browsing. I suspect this is based on your browsing history on Chrome, beyond what you may search for in Google but based on what pages you browse.
This Roomba Mops and Vacuums Automatically, and It’s $400 Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’ve been meaning to give robot vacuums a try, this deal on the iRobot Roomba Plus 405 Combo Robot Vacuum and Mop might be worth checking out. Right now, this deep-cleaning gadget is […]
This Is the Robot Vacuum I Use Every Day, and It’s 47% Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I live in a 1,600 sf home, and vacuuming and mopping it by hand takes a considerable chunk of time. Passing that labor off to a robot vacuum was a great decision. I decided […]
The Rental Market Flipped: 9 Numbers Every Landlord Needs to Know in 2026
Sponsored by Avail For most of 2020 to 2023, you could raise the rent, barely try to market a unit, and still fill it by the weekend. That is gone. […]
This App Is (Sort of) Bringing Back Samsung Messages
Earlier this month, Samsung officially killed off its proprietary messaging app. It wasn’t much of a surprise. The company had announced the end of Samsung Messages back in April, and, before that, had slowly distanced itself from the app by keeping it off new Galaxy phones by default. If you have a newer Galaxy phone, […]
10 Shows Like ‘Futurama’ You Should Watch Next
We may earn a commission from links on this page. After two cancellations and four so-called series finales and counting, Futurama might be the most resilient show ever. Another new season is on the way from Hulu, plus a series of (just announced) specials. If it doesn’t have the consistent staying power of something like […]
Spotify Just Launched a New Running Mode, and I’m Surprised How Much I Love It
I’m currently training for a marathon this fall, and today was supposed to be a rest day. Spotify had other plans for me: Today the company launched a new running mode, so I laced up and put it to the test. This new mode cues up songs based on the different phases of your run […]
Here’s What Lifehacker Readers Think Apple Will Announce in the Fall
Lifehacker’s Big Guessing Game finished its second round last week. The game invites readers to make predictions on what products and features Apple may announce this year, all for the chance to win the latest Apple Watch. While we won’t know the answers of these questions until Apple’s September event, we do have the results. […]
Bing Ads Revenue Up 10%
Microsoft reported its fourth-quarter 2026 earnings, showing that its search and advertising revenue was up 10%, indicating its ad growth was 2 points lower than the previous quarter. The previous quarter it was up 12%, before that up 10% before that, up 16% and the one before that was 21% and this quarter, it is […]
