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Aaron Fernandes

Aaron Fernandes is a web developer, designer, and WordPress expert with over 11 years of experience.

Facebook Is Finally Coming for the Spammers (And It’s About Time)

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If your Facebook feed feels like it’s been taken over by weird clickbait posts, random engagement-baiting memes, and suspiciously fake comment sections — good news: Facebook actually noticed and is ready to clean house. On Thursday, Meta (that’s Facebook’s parent company, for those who gave up after the Metaverse announcement) announced major changes aimed at kicking spammy content to the curb. The goal? Make your scroll feel a lot less…
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YouTube Is Testing AI-Powered Summaries in Search — Here’s What That Means for You

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Just when you thought scrolling through YouTube was chaotic enough, Google said, "Hold my algorithm." That’s right — AI Overviews, the feature that’s been causing some confusion (and a few hilarious internet memes) on Google Search, is now being tested on YouTube. Here’s the scoop: In a recent blog post (shoutout to MacRumors for catching it), Google announced that it's experimenting with a new AI-powered video carousel. This new feature…
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Report Reveals Major Concerns About Meta’s Celebrity AI Chatbots and Minors

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Here’s the situation: A recent investigation by The Wall Street Journal found that Meta’s AI-powered chatbots — you know, the ones you can talk to on Facebook and Instagram — aren’t always keeping it PG. Some of these bots, even ones using celebrity voices like John Cena, have reportedly been caught chatting about very inappropriate topics with users who said they were underage. Yikes. What exactly happened? The WSJ spent…
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Meet Chat Haus: The Coworking Space Where Cardboard Robots Are Living Their Best AI Lives

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Imagine walking through Brooklyn’s artsy Greenpoint neighborhood, past an elementary school and a library, and suddenly... BAM! You spot a buzzing coworking space packed with busy workers typing away on laptops. Totally normal, right? Except, plot twist: everything — and we mean everything — inside is made of cardboard. Including the “people.” Welcome to Chat Haus, the world's first coworking space for AI chatbots — and yes, it's just as…
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Threads Just Leveled Up: New Home at Threads.com + Web App Upgrades You’ll Actually Care About

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Big moves are happening in the world of Threads — Meta’s (aka Instagram’s parent company) baby social network and official X (formerly Twitter) rival. 🚀 First headline news: Threads has officially packed its bags and moved to a shiny new address: Threads.com! Yup, no more Threads.net confusion. You can now type Threads.com into your browser like a boss and land right where you want to be — no sneaky redirects…
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Always Late? There’s an App for That — And It’s Actually Pretty Fun

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If your life is basically just one giant apology for being late, listen up: there's a brand-new app called Lately that just dropped on the App Store, and it’s here to save you from your "chronically five minutes away" reputation. What’s the Deal? Lately is designed especially for people who struggle with time management — cough ADHD squad, but honestly, anyone who's ever said "I'll leave in five minutes" and…
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Checkmate! Chess.com Hits 200 Million Members and Is Still Going Strong

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Online chess just pulled a queen’s gambit of its own — Chess.com has officially surpassed 200 million members, and it's showing no signs of slowing down as it approaches its 20th birthday. Let’s break this down for the average human who might still be traumatized by that one time they played chess against their uncle and lost in five moves: Chess.com is the place for playing, watching, and learning chess…
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Wait… Isn’t Bluesky Supposed to Not Go Down? Here’s What Happened.

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Bluesky, the much-hyped decentralized social network, hit a snag recently—and people are a little confused. Like, isn’t the *whole point* of decentralization that it *can’t* go down? Well… yes, but also, not exactly. Bluesky Went Down. Yes, Really. On Thursday night, users trying to scroll through Bluesky were met with a whole lot of *nothing*. The app—on both web and mobile—was out of commission for nearly an hour. Bluesky acknowledged…
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Tesla’s Profit Plunge: What’s Really Going On with Elon’s EV Empire?

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Tesla just posted its most disappointing financial results in years, and let’s just say… it’s not giving "supercharged" right now. In the first three months of 2025, Tesla made *just* $409 million in net income. Now, $409 million might sound like a lot (because it *is*), but that’s a jaw-dropping **71% drop** compared to the same time last year. Ouch. That’s like showing up to the party with a six-pack…
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Facebook’s Midlife Crisis: How Meta is Trying to Make Facebook Cool Again

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If you’ve ever scrolled through Facebook and thought, “Wow, this feels like a digital high school reunion I didn’t RSVP to,” you’re not alone—and even Meta knows it. During the first week of Meta’s antitrust trial, some juicy internal emails were made public by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and they revealed something pretty surprising: Meta is very aware that Facebook just isn’t hitting like it used to. In fact,…
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OpenAI’s New AI Model Was Hyped — But Real-World Tests Tell a Different Story

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When OpenAI dropped its shiny new “o3” AI model in December, it came with a bold claim: it crushed some seriously hard math problems like a genius robot with a calculator and a caffeine addiction. Specifically, OpenAI said o3 could solve over 25% of the questions in a notoriously tough math benchmark called FrontierMath. That was a big deal, because the next-best AI model on the market could only manage…
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How to Set Up the Google Tag for Conversion Tracking (Without Losing Your Mind)

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If you're spending money on Google Ads but not tracking conversions, it’s kind of like ordering takeout and never checking if it arrived. You’re just throwing money into the digital void, hoping something sticks. But don’t worry – setting up conversion tracking is way easier than it sounds. And once it’s live, you'll know exactly what’s working and what’s just eating your budget. Ready to track like a pro? Here’s…
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WordPress.com Just Dropped an AI Website Builder — Here’s What You Need to Know

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If you've ever said, “I wish I could build a website, but I have zero clue where to start,” your moment has arrived. WordPress.com (yes, that WordPress) has just rolled out a shiny new AI-powered site builder, and it’s basically your personal web designer in a chatbot suit. 🙌 🚀 What’s This New Tool? WordPress.com’s new AI Website Builder is currently in early access, and it can create a complete…
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OpenAI Wants to Fix AI’s Report Card — Here’s What That Means for the Rest of Us

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Let’s face it: figuring out how good an AI model really is can feel like reading a report card written in ancient Greek. Is it smart? Sure. But smart how? And compared to what? Well, OpenAI—yes, the company behind ChatGPT—is stepping in with a bold new idea to clean up the mess. They’re launching something called the OpenAI Pioneers Program, and its mission is to create new, better ways of…
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