Google AdSense Adds Dynamic Anchors Ads
Google has made a new anchor ads format named Dynamic anchor ads for AdSense. I don’t see the announcement for this yet, but Google updated its help document on anchor ads and changed collapsible anchors to dynamic anchors.
Google Search Tests For You Label In Product Grid Results
Google is testing a “for you” label in the product grid, shopping results, within Google Search. It gives you a more personalized response, in this example, a promotion code was available for this merchant.
Google Ask Advisor Brings Together Ads Advisor & Analytics Advisor
Google announced it is making one uniform AI-agentic advisor named Ask Advisor that brings together Google Ads Advisor and Google Analytics Advisor, and I assume the beta Google Merchant Advisor.
Google AI Mode Shopping Ads, Business Agent For Leads & Direct Offers Coming
Google announced at Google Marketing Live that it is also bringing Shopping ads, Business Agent for Leads and expanding the Direct Offers pilot for AI Mode in the coming months.
Google Tests Conversational Discovery Ads & Highlighted Answers In AI Mode
Google announced at Google Marketing Live two new ad formats that will show up in Google’s AI Mode. Google said there are conversational discover ads and highlighted answer ads, and of course, they are labeled as “Sponsored.”
The 2026 Recession Is Here
The 2026 recession is here. You feel it. I feel it. GDP is growing, but the cost of living is rising, affordability is at a multi-decade low, and consumer sentiment […]
Webworm: New burrowing techniques
ESET researchers describe new tools and techniques that the Webworm APT group recently added to its arsenal
These Google Search Alternatives Actually Let You Control Your AI Experience
It’s no secret that Google, like most big tech companies, has gone all-in on AI. The company believes it is the future, and, as such, has injected the technology into every one of its products, none more visibly than Google Search. Over the past two years, Google has introduced AI summaries that seek to answer […]
You Can Try These New Google I/O Features for Free Right Now
Google announced a lot of updates at I/O 2026. The company’s first modern smart glasses (dubbed “Intelligent Eyewear) are coming later this year, as is Google’s Universal Cart shopping assistant. There’s even a brand-new AI model, Omni, that can create any output from any input, which should do wonders for our AI-generated misinformation problem. But […]
I Ran a Half-Marathon the Garmin Forerunner 970 on One Wrist and This AmazFit Running Watch on the Other, and Here’s How They Compared
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Earlier this month, I strapped on two different Garmin watches to race a 10K—a mid-range model on one wrist, a premium one on the other—to see how they stacked up. This time, I branched outside of Garmin’s ecosystem. For the Brooklyn Half-Marathon, I wore the […]
Inside the Search: Choosing the Right Deal in Chicago With Taka Buranda
The investor: Taka Buranda, 39, Chicago The agent: Dan Nelson, Compass, Chicago “I was looking for a multi-family building for less than $600,000 as my first investment in Chicago.” Taka […]
How Much Training Do You Really Need to Do Hyrox?
My fellow Lifehacker writer Beth Skwarecki is a weightlifter. I’m a marathon runner. Together, we make one reasonably competent Hyrox athlete—and in a little over one week, we’re going to find out if that’s enough. Beth and I are competing together in a Hyrox doubles race on May 29. It’s something of a joint experiment […]
I Refused to Use Passkeys Until Apple Added This Feature to Its Passwords App
I’m strongly in favor of using password managers to store your credentials, but, so far, I’ve resisted the prompts that ask me to switch to passkeys—even though passkeys are better than passwords in just about every way. You don’t need to remember or store a long string of random characters if you use passkeys, because […]
It’s a Family Affair: Multigenerational Living Rental Can Help Landlords Boost Income While Offering Tenants Affordability
Most young adults can’t wait to fly the coop. However, more are moving back in with their parents and, in some cases, even grandparents, due to the affordability crisis sweeping […]
Android Is Finally Getting Its Own Version of Apple’s ‘Handoff’
Love it or hate it, the Apple ecosystem has its perks. Take “Handoff,” for example: If you have at least two connected devices, such as an iPhone and a Mac, you can start a task on one and carry it over to the other. You can start reading an article in Safari on your iPhone, […]
