Here’s How to Save Your Samsung Messages Conversations Before the App Shuts Down
If you’re a long-time Samsung Galaxy user, your messaging app of choice might be Samsung Messages. Despite the company removing the app as a default several years ago, many still rely on it—though not for long. Samsung is shuttering the app in July, marking the end of an era for the Galaxy ecosystem. The app […]
These Are the Best Apps to Track Your Flights
You don’t necessarily need an app to see where an aircraft is at any given time—if you type the airline and flight number into Google, it’ll show you the arrival and departure information and where it is en route based on data pulled from Flightview (which also has a standalone app). However, there are a […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 4, 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 explained how using AI in isolation works better for them…
I Let Alexa+ and Gemini Power My Smart Home, and They Were Both Great
The AI chatbots are coming for your smart home. Both Alexa+ and Gemini for Home are now rolling out to users who’ve opted in to the upgrades, replacing standard Alexa and Google Assistant, respectively. Once you get access, they’ll do everything we’ve become familiar with from these next-gen AI assistants—natural language conversations, complex queries and […]
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is ‘Le Snack Demon’?
This week, a meme-based generational civil war is breaking out on TikTok, and only one side knows it’s even happening; a throwaway tweet from rapper Young Thug has me looking into why so many rappers put “ASAP” in front of their names, and we’re going back in time to 2012, when prank videos ruled the […]
6 Years Ago, He Bought His First Rental: Now He’s Doing 24 Deals a Year
Brett Hundley doesn’t want an employer or a nine-to-five job. Ever. At just 32 years old, he has already retired from one career and is now chasing the freedom and […]
Google Tests Fresh Updates Label For Search Snippets
Google is testing a new label for the search results snippet named “Fresh updates.” This was spotted on a weather website result, Accuweather.
Google On AI Overviews & AI Mode Being Isolated Systems (Or Not)
Nikola Todorovic, Director of Software Engineering at Google Search, spoke about a presentation he gave at Zurich in December at Google Search Central live (I was there). He dug into it on a recent Search Off the Record named How AI Is Changing Google Search and SEO. In there, he explained how AI and machine […]
Google Ads Adds Use AI To Add Products
Google Ads has added a new option (although, I think Google has said this is coming) under the “add product source” section where you can select how to add products to your Google Ads account. The option reads, “Use AI to add products – beta.”
Ask.com Shut Down After Almost 30 Years
IAC, the owners of Ask.com, have decided to get out of the search business and shut down one of the oldest and most legendary search engines of all time – Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves. IAC wrote, “As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes […]
Google Search Console Fixed The 50 Week Data Logging Issue
A month ago, Google posted that between the dates of May 13, 2025 through April 27, 2026, just about 50 weeks, there was a “logging error prevented Search Console from accurately reporting impressions.” Google updated the post to now say “This issue has been resolved.”
How to Estimate Rehab Costs from Scratch (Materials & Labor) (Rookie Reply)
Need help estimating rehab costs? This is a huge unknown for many rookie investors. But not to worry—in this episode, we’ll show you how to do this as accurately as […]
10 Hacks Every Opera Browser User Should Know
The Opera you’re using today is obviously a very different browser from the one it was decades ago. Perhaps the most significant change is that it’s a Chromium-based browser, which means you can install Chrome extensions to fill any features you may be missing. That said, the browser still retains its core philosophy of shipping […]
Is Apple Intelligence Making Up Words Now?
As powerful as LLMs can be, all have one shared weakness: hallucination. For reasons beyond our understanding, AI models have a habit of making things up, totally out of the blue. A response might be accurate, with well-cited sources and relevant information; then, all of a sudden, the AI pushes a false claim, or mistakenly […]
10 Hacks Every Google Chat User Should Know
If you’re in the Google ecosystem or use Google Workspace at work, Google Chat is a popular choice for messaging and collaboration. The app replaced Hangouts in Gmail (RIP), originally launching for business before rolling out to everyone. Regardless of the context for using Google Chat, there are a handful of hacks to maximize its […]
