Google Search Extracts Composite Images With Trained Algorithmic Media Types
Google Search now supports a new IPTC digital source type for images which seems to be about reading if an image was made in help with AI. Google added compositeWithTrainedAlgorithmicMedia to the IPTC photo metadata documentation this morning.
Bing Search Tests Labeling Images With Nutrition Details
Bing is testing adding nutritional details to images in its search results. It includes labeling food products with “high calcium,” “lean protein,” “anti-inflammatory,” and other labels.
Google Ads Changes Its Mind – Will Not Allow Opioid Painkillers Ads
Last month we reported that Google Ads began to allow some ads for opioid painkillers, like to discuss awareness and abuse. Well, Google decided to “indefinitely pausing this policy update” and not allow search ads for opioid painkillers.
Google Ads & Google Merchant Center Country of Sale Migrating To New Feed Label
A couple of years ago, I reported that Google has changed how your feeds work in Merchant Center for countries by removing the need to list a primary country and additional countries and replacing them with target countries. Now Google is emailing advertisers letting them know that if you are currently using Country of Sale […]
80-Hour Workweeks to Lean FIRE in 8 Years through Real Estate
Reaching financial independence and becoming a millionaire before the age of thirty?! While this path requires several years of ruthless saving, smart investing, and unwavering discipline, there’s no reason why […]
Seeing Greene: How to Use Home Equity to Retire, Buy Rentals, or House Hack
Should you use a HELOC to buy investment property? Would we use home equity to retire? When is it time to sell a performing property and exchange it for a […]
Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, July 9, 2024
If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for July 9, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for July 9, Wordle #1,116! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to […]
Google Search Bug: Not Indexing or Serving New Content Again
Google Search is currently having yet another indexing bug, similar to what Google Search experienced just about two weeks ago on June 20th. Google is not indexing new content that was recently published in the past hour or so.
YouTube’s New AI Tool Will Create Custom Radio Stations for You
A YouTube tool uses AI to make custom radio stations for you, an eagle-eyed Reddit user noted over the holiday weekend. While the company hasn’t made any public mention of the feature, Redditor kater_pro stumbled across it while browsing the YouTube Music app, which could mean the feature is only being tested with a limited […]
A Revised Affordable Housing Law In Florida Takes Opportunities Away From Developers
A revision to Florida’s Live Local Act reduces incentives for developers and increases building restrictions.
5 Ways to Find Off-Market Real Estate Deals Like a Pro
Off-market deals can be a huge source of great deals, if you can find them.
Airbnb Bans Only Make Tourism More Expensive. Just Ask New York.
New data from New York City shows that short-term rental bans haven’t moved the needle on housing at all.
How to Watch the EURO Semifinals Using a VPN
The EURO 2024 tournament is almost at its end. The semifinals start this week, with Spain facing France and the Netherlands meeting England. If you’re looking to watch the matches with a streaming subscription, you can do so as long as you have the right channels. If you don’t, you can use a VPN to […]
I Got My Car’s AC to Work By Hitting It a Lot
A few weeks back, the air conditioning in my 12-year-old Kia Soul started acting up. Sometimes it worked great. Other times, the blower wouldn’t turn on at all. There was no discernible pattern—it would work right away or not at all, or suddenly turn on while I was driving. (Unsurprisingly, this started happening right around […]
Three Things You’re Better Off Self-Insuring
Insurance is often a necessity—an expensive necessity. Car insurance averages $1,718 annually for full coverage, health insurance can cost more than $1,000 a month depending on your age and circumstances, and home insurance averages about $2,000 a year. Protecting what you have, from your possessions to your health, just keeps getting more and more expensive—and […]
