Five Workout Headphone Hacks Everyone Should Know
We may earn a commission from links on this page. You can do all the right research and pick out the highest-reviewed, best-sounding, most durable headphones for exercise—the thing is, once you’re working up a sweat, you’ll inevitably find something about your headphones that just isn’t perfect. Maybe you share my love of the bone-conducting […]
You Can Now Try Siri AI on Your Wrist
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Siri AI might be the defining Apple story of 2026—even the upcoming foldable iPhone may not be able to compete. After a two-year delay—and many more years of stagnant growth—Apple’s AI-upgraded assistant is here, and it actually appears to be quite useful. Most of the […]
The Top 10 TV Shows of the Year so Far, According to Streaming Data
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If there’s one word that sums up the streaming habits of Americans in the first six months of 2026, it’s “variety.” We’re bouncing wildly between the heavy drama of HBO’s The Pitt and the junk food TV perfection of Love Island USA, and hitting all […]
‘HyperTexting’ Is a Fresh, AI-Free Take on RSS Feeds of Yore
There are a dizzying number of ways you can keep up with what’s new on the web and try to find articles and posts of interest: Your options include the chaotic algorithms of social media, classic news portals, old-school RSS, traditional web search, AI-powered search, and whatever it is Google is trying to do with […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 15, 2026
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. Google Image Search turned 25 years old and with that…
Post-Quantum Encryption Could Be the Must-Have VPN Feature of the Future
Cybersecurity experts warn that about 10-20 years from now, quantum computers will have enough processing power to decipher common cryptography techniques like RSA and ECC, an event they call “Q-Day.” These encryption protocols are the current gold standard in VPN tech, but when Q-Day arrives, they’ll no longer be enough. Post-quantum encryption (or PQE), which […]
Google Confirms Testing Hide Sponsored Products In Shopping Results
Google has confirmed that it is testing the hide and show sponsored results within the Google Shopping search results interface. Google launched the hide/show sponsored results in the main search results last October and is now testing this feature within Google Shopping.
ChatGPT Ads Get Location & Audience Exclusion Controls
OpenAI added more features to ChatGPT Ads Manager, the ability to exclude your ads from showing based on geo-location and/or audience lists. ChatGPT Ads Manager continues to rapidly add new advertising features to its ad platform.
AI Image Generation Now Within Google AI Overviews
Google AI Overviews can now generate AI images based on your questions, directly in the AI Overview response in Google Search. Google wrote, “To help bring those unique ideas to life, we’re bringing image generation directly into AI Overviews in Search.”
Google Image Search Home Page Goes From Simple Search Box To Gallery
Google Image Search turned 25 years old and to celebrate, Google revamped the Google Image Search home page. Instead of a clean image search box, Google added an image gallery and placed a search bar at the top of the page.
Forgotten UEFI shims undermining Secure Boot
ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot by exploiting decade-old vulnerabilities
Long-Term Rentals vs. Short-Term Rentals: Which Is Best for Beginners?
When buying your first rental property, everyone gives you the same advice: play it safe, get a long-term tenant, and collect the rent. But that same house, run as an […]
If House Flipping is “Dead,” How Is She Flipping 10+ Houses THIS Year?
Many people assume house flipping doesn’t work anymore. They’re wrong. House flipping isn’t dead. The “easy” money is. While it’s true that flipping houses isn’t as forgiving as it was […]
Google Bans Prediction Markets Product Ads Michigan & New York; Expands Shopping Ads & Free Listings
Google announced it is no longer allowing the advertisement of prediction markets contracts and related products ads in Michigan and New York. Plus, Google also expanded Google Shopping ads and free listings eligibility to more countries.
Google: Significant Differences With A/B Tests Can Show In Search Results
Google’s John Mueller noted that if your A/B tests are “significantly different” from one and the other, then that “could be visible in search results too.” He also said, “Depending on your setup, what might happen is that one or the other version is used for indexing.”
