Month: August 2026
Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching
Today, Nielsen announced “a number of key enhancements” that are being added to its data capturing process ahead of the upcoming fall TV season. As of August 31st, Nielsen’s co-viewing data will now include information obtained from smart-watch like gadgets that Neilsen’s research panelists wear in their homes. The Portable…
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Coders are slacking when it comes to web standards — and that simply won’t do in the AI age
The ValidateHTML project examined the 5,000 most popular domains based on the Tranco list Project lead Théo Ducreux found that just 53% of these sites had human-readable home pages Almost 90% of the sites failed to meet W3C web standard, even serving violations of the HTML5 specification ValidateHTML—an independent project…
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Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub
As we’re gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It’s a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook, creating flashcards, taking practice quizzes, and more. Google is also enhancing its study notebooks with support for graphs and images. It…
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Google is offering college students a year of its AI Pro plan for free
College students can get a free year of Google's AI Pro plan, something that would normally cost $200. Source
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Study finds a 15 percent increase in traffic deaths after major music streaming releases
Drivers may be more distracted on days when a big new album drops. Source
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Watch Valve set up the Steam Frame in its own leaked videos
Valve just leaked several new videos showing the Steam Frame’s unboxing, setup process, and various accessories. The videos apparently appeared on the ARM Steam client following an update, but they were “quickly pulled after that,” according to the Steam Hardware Updates account on X. The Steam Frame is Valve’s virtual-reality…
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