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A 2026 guide to AI optimization: What'it'is,'why'it'matters,'and how to'get'cited
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1702+ words) A vector illustration of a magnifying glass illustrated with network and AI search engine concept graphics. Your customers are asking Chat GPT for recommendations. Meanwhile, you're still obsessing over Google rankings. That's the new reality. AI search is eating into…...
Karen Read wants "staggeringly anti-woman, racist" Michael Proctor text messages
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (32+ words) The Daily Gazette Karen Read heads out of the courthouse for the day on June 27, 2024. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald/TNS)...
The Right Thing: Should you trust a 'one-of-a-kind' Facebook ad?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (337+ words) Should you be concerned if an advertisement on Facebook for a "unique" product seems to feature the same product from at least a dozen different companies? That's a concern for a reader we're calling Nona. It's a good question that…...
Are password managers safe? Not as much as you think, research shows
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) Password managers have been found to be "less secure than promised," according to the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, where researchers worked with colleagues from Universit" della Svizzera italiana in Lugano to test three popular platforms. (Dreamstime/TNS) This…...
FCC bans wireless router imports, citing security concerns
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (489+ words) Travl Fi XTR Pro 5 G Router. (Travl Fi/TNS) The Federal Communications Commission ordered a ban on the import of new models of foreign-produced consumer wireless routers after an interagency panel determined they threaten national security. While the FCC said…...
COUNTERPOINT: Update Section 230 for the age of algorithmic distribution
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (481+ words) It's the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that says that communications platforms aren't legally responsible for what users post. That means this law is older than all of Gen Z (not to mention Gen Alpha)…...
Baltimore considers data center freeze as residents face surging BGE bills
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (532+ words) Council President candidate Zeke Cohen at the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore (DPOB) 2024 Downtown Baltimore Candidate Forum. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun/TNS) BALTIMORE " Baltimore City Council members on Monday introduced legislation that could place a one-year moratorium on data centers…...
AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes Tik Tok by storm
3+ week, 6+ day ago (506+ words) Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated Tik Tok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit. The exploits of the bizarre animated characters, including "Strawberina…...
Your Google ads playbook won't work for Chat GPT ads. Here's what will.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1160+ words) A man in a creative office checking social media on his phone while drinking a cup of coffee. Open AI announced that ads are coming to Chat GPT, with testing starting in the coming weeks for free and Go-tier users…...
Russia thwarts protests over the blocking of a popular messaging app, but frustration persists
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1314+ words) People gather at the site of a planned protest of restrictions on Telegram after authorization for the rally was revoked due to a "potential emergency situation" in Perm, Russia, on March 15, 2026. FILE - Women look at their smartphones while riding a…...