Author: Awais
I’ve been fortunate that we’ve closed down for the last week of the year for the last eight years that I’ve been at Buffer. We kicked off this at the end of 2016 and have kept up every year since then. Closing down for the last week of the year is an opportunity to pause and recharge. It’s like a reset, except across the whole company. I love telling people about this practice at Buffer because they have so many questions about how we continue to operate while closing down for a week.As we work with many small businesses and…
A New Jersey man who previously sued the New York City Police Department in an unsuccessful quest to find out whether the NYPD’s Intelligence Division spied on him and fellow Muslims as part of its notorious and expansive “mosque-raking” program during the Michael Bloomberg era has filed a new open-records lawsuit against the city over spying claims, according to information exclusively provided to WIRED.The lawsuit will pose a test for mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s law enforcement policies, as he spoke out vocally against the NYPD’s spying on Muslim New Yorkers during a successful election campaign that coaxed those very communities to…
Verizon is currently offering a discount for its mobile and home internet customers who want to try out Google’s YouTube TV streaming service. This is a nice perk for people already paying for Verizon service because it drops the price for the first half of the year. The deal cuts $20 off the monthly price of YouTube TV for the first six months of service. If you look at the standard rate, which currently sits at $82.99 each month, that $20 discount takes the price down to a much more manageable $62.99 per month plus taxes. I would say this…
In 2025, Google’s AI tool Gemini topped global searches. People tracked cricket matches between India and England, looked up details on the new Pope, and searched for information about Iran and the TikTok ban. They followed LA fires and government shutdowns. But between the headlines, they also looked up Pedro Pascal and Mikey Madison. They wanted to make hot honey and marry me chicken. They planned trips to Prague and Edinburgh. They searched for bookstores from Livraria Lello in Porto to Powell’s in Portland. Google’s Year in Search tracks what spiked. These lists show queries that grew the fastest relative…
The former Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, refuses to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI revolution. After spending the last six years running Sunshine, a photo-sharing and contact-management startup with little success, the storied tech leader has shuttered the company to launch Dazzle, a new startup focused on building the next generation of AI personal assistants. While Mayer is not yet sharing specifics about Dazzle’s functionality, she has revealed that the company has raised an $8 million seed round at a $35 million valuation. The round was led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Greycroft, Offline…
Your phone’s camera isn’t just for selfies; it can also double as a visual search engine. Instead of snapping a photo of a strange plant, a cool pair of sneakers, or a random gadget and then trying to describe what you see to Google Search or any other text-based search engine, the right app lets you get straight to the answer with a single image. In many cases, all you need to do is point, shoot, and let the app handle the rest. Whether I’m satisfying my curiosity, shopping more intelligently, or simply learning something new on the go, I…
Why It Works Because oil contains more fat by volume than butter, combining olive oil and butter adds both moisture and richness, producing a flavorful, tender crumb. A gochujang-honey glaze highlights the cornmeal’s natural sweetness, giving the cornbread a spicy, deeply savory note. I have a long, loving relationship with cornbread. I will eat it any which way—sweet, Northern-style, or unsweetened as they do in the South—and I am always the one who finishes off my friend’s courtesy slices when we’re dining at a barbecue joint. I’m clearly not the only one who deeply loves cornbread: Whenever it’s on the curriculum…
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If you’re one of the 67 percent of Gen Zers (ages 18-24) currently using nicotine who are planning to quit for the New Year, you might be freaking out right about now. Between gift-hunting and dealing with your extended family and all the other chaos that generally flares up this time of year, you might even find yourself wanting to reach for the vape more than you usually do. All the more reason to stay on track with quitting, even with your halls fully decked.Many e-cigarette, vape, or pouch users may reach for nicotine in order to deal with stress, anxiety,…
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just taken a massive swing at the drone industry, blocking new foreign-made drones – including those from DJI – from entering the American market. By adding them to the “Covered List,” the agency is effectively labeling these devices a national security threat. It’s a huge blow to DJI, which currently owns about 90 percent of the consumer market, as Washington grows increasingly worried that these drones could be used by Beijing to peek at sensitive U.S. data. Washington expands restrictions as concerns grow over Chinese drone dominance The FCC’s new rule means that…