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Chrome's HTTPS prompt began rolling out with Chrome 154 on desktop (Sept. 22) and, per ChromeStatus, Chrome 155 on Android (Oct. 6, 2026). Our scan of 146 domains found every homepage fine and every miss on a side door.
On October 1, Google told site owners to fact-check AI content by hand and called fake author profiles deception. We think invented personas are what Google catches next. Here's a 10-minute check of your blog's bylines.
TechCred's October 2026 round closes at 3 p.m. Oct. 30. The new rules reimburse up to $1,000 per employee credential for hands-on tech skills, and concept-only AI courses won't qualify. Here's who's eligible, which AI credentials are on the list and a 10-minute check.
Our view: small businesses should start owning their core software now. The 2025 tax change for software development is one reason, and here are the questions to bring your accountant before Dec. 31.
A1 Garage Door Service is reportedly selling to KKR for about $2 billion, roughly 20 times earnings, in a trade where small shops sell for 2 to 6 times. The difference is an office that runs on AI.
Microsoft stops sending text and voice sign-in codes for most work and school accounts on February 1, 2027. We think the phone number is done as a sign-in key, and we'd move your whole office to passkeys this fall, admins first.
GPT-6 and Intelligent UI began rolling out in ChatGPT's everyday Chat tab on Oct 7, 2026, so a cost question can come back as a comparison or a working estimator. A generated calculator still needs local prices, and we expect it to name the businesses that publish them in plain text.
We think the Google Business Profile is becoming the script Google's AI reads about your business, and Google's new four-day rule for suggested edits is the latest sign. What changed in September, and the weekly check we'd run.
Your weekly roundup from The Forge: the articles we published over the past week on web, apps, and AI, with a short introduction and a link to each story. If we haven’t published anything new, we’ll skip that week.
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