PCMag: Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari? We Pick the Best Browser for 2026. “PCMag has been evaluating web browsers since the dawn of the internet in the late ’90s, so we have the expertise to inform your decision. Here, we examine the top five browsers in the US by popularity (according to Statcounter) and provide guidance on selecting the best one for your needs.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/28/pcmag-brave-chrome-edge-firefox-or-safari-we-pick-the-best-browser-for-2026/

ZDNet: The best secure browsers for privacy in 2026: Expert tested . “In ZDNET’s latest update, we conducted a thorough editorial review and changed the rankings of our top choices to better reflect new developments. We also overhauled our FAQ section.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/16/the-best-secure-browsers-for-privacy-in-2026-expert-tested-zdnet/

PC Mag: Is Perplexity Better Than Google Search? I Switched for a Week to Find Out. “To test its functionality, I put Google aside for a week and relied solely on Perplexity AI. As a tech and science writer, I use search a lot to provide context for topics or to deep-dive into topics like scientific principles and manufacturing histories.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/14/pc-mag-is-perplexity-better-than-google-search-i-switched-for-a-week-to-find-out/

Harvard Business Review: ChatGPT vs. DeepSeek: What 5,000 Chinese Stocks Reveal About AI’s Limits. “ChatGPT, owned by US-based OpenAI, issued far rosier forecasts—with higher price targets and more ‘buy’ recommendations—than its Chinese rival DeepSeek when each platform evaluated nearly 5,000 publicly traded Chinese companies, says research by Harvard Business School’s Charles C.Y. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/21/chatgpt-vs-deepseek-what-5000-chinese-stocks-reveal-about-ais-limits-harvard-business-review/

Spotted on Hacker News: Search Bench. From the announcement: “I built Search Bench as a small experiment to compare search engines without showing which engine produced which results. It was inspired by the idea behind the LLM Arena, but applied to search.” I did two searches, one with a common word (cows) and one with a much rarer word (agrivoltaics). The cow query was a close choice but I […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/23/spotted-on-hacker-news-search-bench/

ZDNet: I tried vibe coding an app as a beginner – here’s what Cursor and Replit taught me. “Startups such as Cursor, Replit, Lovable Labs, Harness, Windsurf, Augment Code, All Hands AI, and Microsoft, with its Visual Studio with GitHub Co-pilot, all offer programs that can drastically reduce the hand-coding humans need to do. And so I wondered: Could a newbie like me, with limited programming […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/20/zdnet-i-tried-vibe-coding-an-app-as-a-beginner-heres-what-cursor-and-replit-taught-me/

Search Engine Journal: 19 WordPress Alternatives: From Simple Builders To Enterprise CMS. “This guide provides an overview of leading WordPress alternatives across key website categories. We explore user-friendly website builders that offer drag-and-drop simplicity. We look at flexible open-source options for developers and tech-savvy users. We also cover blogging-focused options, ecommerce […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/19/19-wordpress-alternatives-from-simple-builders-to-enterprise-cms-search-engine-journal-2/

ZDNet: I’ve used nearly every browser available and these are my top 4 (spoiler: Chrome is out). “Over the decades, I’ve tried almost every browser that’s come to market, from the most basic, terminal-based ones to the very complex and bloated. Within that spectrum, there are some browsers that rise so far above the rest that there’s no comparison between the bad, the mediocre, and the good. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/14/ive-used-nearly-every-browser-available-and-these-are-my-top-4-spoiler-chrome-is-out-zdnet/

Search Engine Journal: 19 WordPress Alternatives: From Simple Builders To Enterprise CMS. “This guide provides an overview of leading WordPress alternatives across key website categories. We explore user-friendly website builders that offer drag-and-drop simplicity. We look at flexible open-source options for developers and tech-savvy users. We also cover blogging-focused options, ecommerce […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/11/19-wordpress-alternatives-from-simple-builders-to-enterprise-cms-search-engine-journal/

MakeUseOf: I tested 5 open-source music players and this is the only one I kept. “There are many open-source music players for Android out there, and I’ve tried a handful of them, including Harmony Music, OuterTune, and PixelPlay. In fact, GitHub users rounded up 24 free and open-source music players for Android in a repository, so they’re easy to find and navigate. However, if you’re new to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/05/makeuseof-i-tested-5-open-source-music-players-and-this-is-the-only-one-i-kept/