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Hulu’s Get Real House Turns Brands Into Reality Stars in Its 2nd Year

This is the first time brands will be incorporated into Hulu's Get Real House experience.

At Vox Media, the Roll-Up Era Rewinds

After a decade of acquisitions, the company is seeking new homes for its brands, according to five people familiar with its plans.

AEO metrics every marketer should track in 2026

AEO metrics every marketer should track in 2026 Answer engine optimization (AEO) is a marketing strategy designed to help brands appear more consistently and accurately within AI-driven answer engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Copilot. According to Adobe Express, 77% of Americans have used ChatGPT as a search tool. Although Google still owns a large share of traditional search, it’s becoming clearer that discovery no longer happens in a single place. The challenge is that AI answer engin

Snapchat launches loyalty badges for Snap Map locations

Users will be able to compete for top visitor spots on Snap Map and share their rankings with friends.

X introduces topic-based Custom Timelines

The subject-specific feeds will allow users to choose from lists curated around the top 75 discussion topics, and echoes a similar feature Twitter once offered.

PR Meets Influence: The New Engine of Brand Growth

Building long-term creator relationships and measuring cultural impact

LinkedIn CEO transitions to new role focused on AI development

<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/UHNJMeY1U_QlKVT1ZwxXKUc96Rbs5jPiguD54SEC97g/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0xNTcyNzA5MTI5LmpwZw==.webp"/></div></figure>Ryan Roslansky will take on a position within parent company Microsoft, and LinkedIn COO Daniel Shapero will succeed him.

Meta breaks ground on 28th US data center

The new artificial intelligence-optimized project in Tulsa, Oklahoma will be the company’s first in the state and its 32nd globally.

Meta expands access to Meta AI business assistant

The chatbot will now be available across major global markets and feature enhanced local language support, making it more accessible for creators and advertisers.

Show HN: PanicLock – Close your MacBook lid disable TouchID –> password unlock

I wrote this after the case of a Washington Post reporter, Hannah Natanson, was compelled to unlock her computer with her fingerprint. This resulted in access to her Desktop Signal on her computer, revealing sources and their conversations.https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/washington-post-raid-pro...Edit: I've a lot more details about the legality and precedence on the apps landing page https://paniclock.github.io/

Helpmate-Live, Social and AI Chat with Built-In CRM for WordPress

Reduce up to 97% of repetitive support questions and 70% of multichannel workload using one powerful WordPress plugin that unifies AI Chatbot, Live Chat, CRM, Appointments, Booking, and automation for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, along with lead capture and sales automation.Paid version: https://helpmate.chat/Free version available here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/helpmate-ai-chatbot/

Show HN: Individual App Power Usage Tracking on Mac in Native Swift

Hey All,I built this app to solve a problem for myself, my m1 max would regularly run out of battery in 2 hours lately while coding at a cafe. I could never work out what apps were causing the egregious battery life performance, activity monitor wasn't particularly useful.So I built a power attribution engine with the native apple silicon power readings. Its not perfect, currently it can attribute CPU + Ram usage to the apps, on top of reporting in real time your total watt draw (like stats

Tell HN: I'm sick of AI everything

A while back, I stopped using Facebook because I just couldn't take it anymore. Just totally sick of it. I'm honestly getting there with AI. At this point, I would prefer to have anything AI related just be blocked at the browser level.

Why is my MacBook zapping me lately?

I understand that technology evolves and not everyone is the same, but the last 3 Macbooks I've had, going back to 2020, all zap me for some reason. I.e. when I move my hands over the metal casing I feel some sort of electronic vibration, and something similar happens when I tap the track pad or glide my finger over it.Maybe it's a matter of whatever works well for 95% of the population, but as someone with more highly attuned senses its a little annoying.Is there something Apple can d

Tell HN: Search Marketplace for "Sony megastorage" get accused of child porno

You may think you want to buy a 300 CD player.Facebook thinks your the worst sort of person, accuses you of searching for child porn and - somewhat strangely - offers to refer you to counseling.I have to say I felt offended. I also wondered if I’d been added to some watchlist for the sin of searching for a 300 disc CD player.Very strange.

Threads launches Live Chats for the NBA playoffs

The feature will allow select creators and fans to engage in real-time discussions during live events, similar to Instagram’s Broadcast Channels.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trade Desk Is Quietly Phasing Out Its Signature Periodic Table

Beginning next month, advertisers will be able to customize which tiles they see in Kokai, filtering for the metrics and tools most relevant to their workflows.

Former CBS Mornings EP Shawna Thomas Moves to MS NOW

Thomas previously spent five years leading CBS News' flagship morning show.

AEO Strategy for B2B: 9 Tactics to Increase B2B Answer Engine Visibility

Research shows that 32% of buyers discover new B2B vendors using generative AI chatbots. This is why an answer engine optimization (AEO) strategy for B2B businesses is essential. AI-driven answer engines help buyers discover, evaluate, and shortlist vendors. The same research found that buyers start with an average of 7.6 potential vendors and narrow this to 3.5 before making their final decision. For B2B brands, this change introduces a new visibility challenge: if their expertise isn’t surfac

Brands Strut Into The Devil Wears Prada 2 Universe

Diet Coke, Grey Goose, and L’Oréal are among the brands making their Runway debut