There’s an Official Fix If Your YouTube App Keeps Crashing
If your YouTube app keeps crashing, you’re not alone. Following complaints from a broad swath of users, YouTube has officially confirmed issues with its app, including unresponsive button presses as well as unexpected shutdowns. These issues appear to have affected both the Android and iOS versions of the app. The good news is, there is […]
All the Ways You Can Customize Your Lock Screen in iOS 26
iOS 26 is one of the biggest iPhone software updates that Apple has pushed out in recent years, bringing with it features including new gestures, improved parental controls, custom snooze times, and of course that translucent interface revamp called Liquid Glass (which takes some getting used to). There are also changes to how you can […]
I’m a Long-Time Philips Hue User, and These Are My Six Favorite Features
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Among smart lights, few have the robust software (or price tag to go along with it) of Philips Hue. The company has made a name for itself as the standard-bearer for what smart lights can be. After years of adding new features, though, there are […]
The Coolest VR Gear and Games I Saw at Augmented World Expo 2025
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’m bored with reality, so last week, I attended the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, CA, to check out other options, such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR). The Augmented World Expo has been around since 2010, pursuing its […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 18, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. There are new signs of an unconfirmed Google search ranking update that touched down…
You Can (and Should) Do Joint Peloton Workouts With Friends
The at-home fitness space is more or less dominated by Peloton, which probably makes you think that whether you’re stretching with the company’s app or riding one of its machines, like the Bike, you’re working out alone. One of the major drawbacks of at-home workouts, honestly, is that you miss the collaborative, communal experience of […]
One Million Two-Factor Authentication Codes Were Recently Exposed
One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I’ve written before, though, SMS is one of the least secure 2FA methods, as it can be phished relatively easily. It turns out these codes may also be visible to […]
Google Merchant Center New Website-Reported Autofeeds
Google has rolled out a new feature to automate the process of updating your inventory with Google Merchant Center. It is called Website-reported Autofeeds and it uses Google Tag Manager tag implemented in your site to manage this.
Google: No AI System Currently Uses LLMs.txt
There has been a lot, I mean, a lot, of chatter around if one should add an LLMs.txt to their website. Many are starting to add it while others have not added it yet. Well, John Mueller of Google chimed in and wrote on Bluesky, “FWIW no AI system currently uses llms.txt.”
Google Ads Tests Design With Horizontal Lines Filled Halfway
Google is testing a new design for its sponsored search ads in the Google Search results. These have horizontal lines that are darkened or filled halfway through, alternating from left to right and right to left every other ad.
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up June 18th
It’s been almost ten days since I last reported on a Google search ranking update. Well, I had to stop the streak and cover what I’ve seen over the last 24 hours or so. It appears that the volatility in ranking positions in Google search results is shifting more than the norm.
The Great Decoupling Explained By A Googler
The term, The Great Decoupling has really been catching on over the past couple of weeks. It is being used to describe what we are seeing with impressions and clicks moving further and further apart since AI Overviews has become more of the norm in the Google Search results.
The Simple Formula to Estimate Renovation Costs (2025 Numbers)
Your agent just sent you a killer real estate deal with enormous upside, but it needs a bit of work. Here’s exactly how to estimate renovation costs, so you know […]
Real Estate Deals Are BACK (The Market Just Shifted)
Inventory is up. Home prices are slipping. The housing market is shifting fast. There’s a lot of noise out there—but what does it all mean for rookie investors? Whether you’re […]
Bing Tests Bold & Colored Hover Styles On Snippets & Related Searches
Microsoft is testing new hover effects and styles in the Bing Search results. Specifically, when you hover over the URL of a snippet, it will bold and underline the result. And then on related searches, Bing is using a blue and orangish styled background color.
