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🚨 You must read this before your next Uber ride
⚠️ Warning: This story contains details about sexual assault that may be disturbing.
I know two women who were raped by an Uber driver. That’s not hearsay or a story I read online. They trusted the ride, believed the app was safe and paid the price in the most horrific way possible.
Now, The New York Times (paywall link) has just uncovered something you need to know: Between 2017 and 2022, Uber got a report of sexual assault or misconduct in the United States almost every eight minutes, based on sealed court records, despite the company publicly claiming such incidents were vanishingly rare.
Yes, you read that right, every eight minutes. The court documents show 400,181 trips linked to sexual misconduct in five years. Women are almost always the victims.
Publicly, Uber brags about safety
They say 99.9% of rides happen without incident. Internally, they studied the demographics and patterns like late-night pickups near bars, intoxicated passengers and low-rated drivers with past complaints.
They even tested tools to make rides safer: pairing women with female drivers, adding in-car cameras and using smarter ride-matching. But they didn’t roll them out widely.
Why not?
The shocking truth
Because it might cost too much, slow down growth or upset the way they classify drivers as “independent contractors,” not employees. That saves Uber a fortune in benefits, overtime and supervision, but it also means less oversight and accountability.
Uber’s documents show many attacks follow predictable patterns. They could have warned people. They could have stopped some of these assaults. Instead, they stayed quiet.
Rideshare rules
Plug in and chill out
🪄 You don’t need a magic wand to organize your digital life, just these:
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- 🛋️ Lap of luxury: Work, study or stream in comfort with a memory-foam laptop pillow (5% off).
- 📺 Tangled TV wires? Poof, this in-wall cable kit (14% off) hides them like they were never there.
- 📁 For your eyes only: An encrypted USB flash drive (21% off) shields your files from keyloggers.
- 📸 Snap and go: Transfer photos in seconds with a pocket-size SD card reader (23% off).
💻 From laptops to desktops: I’ve rounded up 20 computer recs that actually keep up with you over on my Amazon shop.
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Your EV battery knows where you’ve been even if GPS is off
You already know your smartphone tracks your every move like a jealous ex. And your car? Duh, it’s been watching you since Bluetooth became a thing.
Here’s the shocker: Researchers at MIT just revealed that your EV battery alone can quietly map your life without GPS, Wi-Fi or cell signals.
💬 Fact-check ChatGPT: If ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot says something that sounds off, ask, “Why did you say that?” It might give you the source or admit it was wrong. Still in doubt? Use this prompt next: “Are you sure this is correct? Search the web August 2025 to confirm these facts.” You’ll get updated articles.
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AI demands nuclear power
AI’s massive energy appetite is fueling a U.S. nuclear power revival. The renaissance has begun.
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That’s the critics’ score for Ice Cube’s War of the Worlds remake. When critics and audiences agree, you know it’s … something. This Prime Video disaster-piece did the impossible though. People are actually watching it.
⌚ Save battery on your Apple Watch: Push the Digital Crown, go to Settings > Battery and toggle on Low Power Mode. You can also go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and turn off the apps you’re not using. FYI: The Apple Watch SE (2nd gen) is 32% off right now.
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Make your own ringtone in minutes
Turn a sweet voice memo or favorite song snippet into a custom ringtone, no tech skills required. Here’s a simple guide to get started.
🚁 Self-flying Black Hawks? Yep, Texas A&M University is working with DARPA to make it happen. The goal is to use AI to help helicopters fly solo and handle things like wildfire drops and dangerous area surveys, all without risking human pilots. We should see them in action after two more years of testing.
Ripe for the picking
🥗 Eating healthy shouldn’t be hard. These helpers make it easy.
- 🍅 The slice is right: Swap your dull knife for a food chopper (40% off) with 4.5 stars and 119,000+ reviews. Wow.
- 🍊 Squeeze the day: This cold-press juicer (29% off) crushes whole fruits and veggies into liquid gold.
- 🥔 Clear the clutter: A set of stackable bins (20% off) will make your pantry look like a Pinterest board.
- 🥩 Bye, freezer burn: Hello to a vacuum sealer (37% off) that locks in flavor. Bonus: 30 reusable bags.
- 🥄 Stirring success: Keep your counters clean with Amazon’s most popular spoon rest (47% off).
😋 Hungry for more? I got you. Hit up my Amazon page for a full spread of handpicked kitchen must-haves (like this compact air fryer).
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Your neighbor’s mortgage is one click away!
On this episode of The Current AI Podcast, George shares secret real estate hacks to elevate your snooping game, AI tips for writing difficult messages and obituaries, the latest docusign scam and much more.
Charlie Chaplin’s in theaters after 100 years
Charlie Chaplin famously rereleased his 1925 silent classic The Gold Rush in 1942 with new narration and edits, believing it would connect better with modern audiences. Now, thanks to film archivists and AI, the silent masterpiece has been painstakingly restored. The 4K version just premiered at Cannes and hit 250 theaters worldwide.
Science needs your frog pics: A massive new study confirms iNaturalist, a site where anyone can upload wildlife pics tagged with time and location, is driving thousands of research papers worldwide. With millions of uploads, the platform’s helped map species ranges, spot invasives and even rediscover lost animals. It’s kind of like Pokémon Go for real animals.
📑 Save quotes and jot down ideas on Kindle: Press and hold a word, then drag from the start to the end of the text you want. When the menu pops up, tap Highlight or Note. To view these later, tap the top of the screen while reading and select the Notebook icon. Nice.
AI brings back a school shooting victim
Jim Acosta interviewed an AI avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a 17-year-old killed in the Parkland shooting. Was that too far? A listener uses ChatGPT to get better at painting. Plus, Zuckerberg’s Hawaiian compound, a scary new bank scam, and AI wedding vows.
Crumb and get it
✨ Life’s messy. I’ve got the tools that make things shine.
- 🧲 Dirt magnet: This tiny vacuum & air duster combo (42% off) goes where other cleaners can’t.
- 🧽 Swipe wipe: Your car deserves a shammy cloth (33% off) that soaks up to 10 times its weight in water.
- 🚽 Tank you: These toilet bowl cleaners (38% off) descale and deodorize while you scroll on your phone.
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Personalize your Chromebook: Right-click your Desktop and select Set wallpaper and style to change up the look. Pick an accent color, choose a wallpaper or add your own photos. You can also move the shelf. Right-click it, select Shelf position and choose Left, Bottom or Right.
🚗 Used car, add to cart: That’s right, Amazon Autos is now selling pre-owned rides. You’ll see the full price up front (no shady dealer math), get a Vehicle History Report, and you can return the car within three days or 300 miles. It’s rolling out in LA first, starting with used Hyundais. And yep, you can trade in your old beater, too.
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