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AI Hype vs. Reality: Pulling Back the Curtain on the Digital Wizard
A tech CEO’s viral warning on X racked up over 60 million views in hours, predicting that up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs could disappear within five years.
Social feeds panicked. The media amplified it.
But bold predictions aren’t the same as business reality.
This wasn’t the first time AI hype made headlines - similar sensational claims have gone viral before, like the rumor that AI secretly built its own
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Does Google still use PageRank to rate your website?
"Ask David" short answer: yes. While you can’t see it anymore, PageRank is still a "core" part of how Google determines which websites are trustworthy and important.
Related: What Makes a Simple Website Feel Trustworthy? (From Real User Experience, Not Theory)
However, the PageRank of today is very different from the simple "0 to 10" score people obsessed over in the early 2000s.
How PageRank Works in 2026
In the early days, PageRank was the primary way Google ranked
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Posted in Ask David!, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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