March 12, 2026 China went crazy for OpenClaw. Now it’s working to ban it BY Chris Stokel-Walker Earlier this week, social media was wowed by images from the streets of Chinese cities showing senior citizens lining up to have OpenClaw, the always-on AI assistant, installed on their laptops, desktops, and other devices. Areas like Shenzhen and … Continue reading China went crazy for OpenClaw. Now it’s working to ban it
Netflix went down for some viewers after Stranger Things premiered The first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 caused issues for thousands of viewers. Mariella Moon UpdatedThu, November 27, 2025 Stranger Things season 5 (Netflix) Netflix has crashed for what seemed to be thousands of viewers after the first four episodes of … Continue reading Netflix went down for some viewers after Stranger Things premiered
Organic traffic has dropped big time for HubSpot, considered by many to be the gold standard of B2B vendor blogs. Danny Goodwin on January 23, 2025 Hubspot’s SEO strategy is the talk of the SEO world today. Why? Just look at this image: Organic traffic appears to have declined sharply, dropping from 13.5 million … Continue reading HubSpot’s SEO collapse: What went wrong and why?
November 16, 2024 Dude Perfect went from YouTube to raising $100M. Here’s how its new CEO wants to grow the brand Dude Perfect CEO Andrew Yaffe talked to ‘Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies’ podcast about his plans for the media brand. BY Yasmin Gagne Over the past 15 years, sports and entertainment company Dude Perfect—which started … Continue reading Dude Perfect went from YouTube to raising $100M. Here’s how its new CEO wants to grow the brand
Google Helpful Content Update Went Terribly Wrong by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 15, 2024 Morgan McBride owns a small business with husband Sean in South Carolina helping others renovate their homes, which she started after the couple renovated a condo and home of their own. McBride, a renovator and blogger, told her story … Continue reading Google Helpful Content Update Went Terribly Wrong
After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too The company told customers the battery may “pose a fire safety risk.” karissa bell Thu, Jun 6, 2024 Cherlynn Low for Engadget If the wave of overwhelmingly negative reviews weren’t enough, it seems that Humane has discovered yet another … Continue reading After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too
May 31, 2024 Google’s bad AI search results went viral. It’s since made improvements Google has sought to make broader improvements such as better detection of ‘nonsensical queries.’ BY Associated Press Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence (AI) systems after its retooled search engine was found … Continue reading Google’s bad AI search results went viral. It’s since made improvements
A Visual Attention Study That Went Terribly Right by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 16, 2024 How does a company conduct a visual attention study to determine performance on video screens at retail locations when the participants who opted in only receive directions on when and where to show up? Other than that, participants … Continue reading A Visual Attention Study That Went Terribly Right
By Santiago Garces and Stephen Goldsmith November 19, 2023 The recent Biden White House Executive Order on AI addresses important questions. If it’s not implemented in a dynamic and flexible way, however, it runs the risk of impeding the kinds of dramatic improvements in both government and community participation that generative AI stands to … Continue reading Boston experimented with using generative AI for governing. It went surprisingly well
By Wilfred Chan September 26, 2023 For two decades, Cory Doctorow has led a public fight against draconian copyright laws, monopolistic tech platforms, and surveillance capitalism. But the challenge in trying to stoke a rebellion against the tech giants isn’t just that they’re powerful—it’s that their tactics are so boring. “It is precisely because … Continue reading ‘We do not have fast companies anymore’: Cory Doctorow on where tech went wrong, and how to fix it
