Go look at your Google ad profile right now. I’ll wait.
Google has a file on you. It lists your age, your income bracket, your health concerns and your relationship status. It’s been there the whole time. Here’s where to find it and exactly what to turn off.
Your antivirus might be the reason your computer runs like it’s moving through wet cement
You installed antivirus to protect your computer. But what if it’s quietly destroying the thing it’s supposed to protect? This isn’t a hypothetical. Most antivirus software runs constantly in the background, eating RAM, slowing your startup and making every app launch feel like it’s wading through quicksand. You blame your old computer. You think about […]
I used AI to investigate my neighbor’s house. Here’s everything I found in 90 seconds.
Zillow stalking is already a national pastime. But feeding an address into AI with the right prompts? Completely different level. Here’s exactly what to ask.
Your emoji means something completely different to your kids. Here’s the decode
You sent a thumbs-up. They took it as passive-aggressive. You used the skull. They thought you were hilarious. Nobody told you the rules changed.
That store camera isn’t just watching for shoplifters. It’s watching you.
Every time you walk into a grocery store, a big box retailer or a pharmacy, AI-powered cameras track how you move, where you linger and what you almost bought. Here’s what they know.
Before you sign that contractor bid, do this first
Kim is in the middle of a new AC unit and an ADU build. Here’s the two-step AI move she uses before signing anything.
U.S. Customs searched 55,318 devices last year. No warrant needed. Here’s the one thing that protects you.
You land at JFK after a fabulous two-week trip seeing all of the crowned heads of Europe. You’re tired, jet-lagged and happy to be home. A customs officer pulls you aside, asks for your phone and starts scrolling through your photos, your texts, your emails. No warrant. No stated reason. No suspicion of any crime. […]
Four humans flew around the moon. Here’s the technology that got them there.
Yesterday, four humans flew 252,757 miles from Earth, swinging around the lunar far side in a spacecraft the size of a minibus. They broke a record that had stood since 1970 when Apollo 13 limped past the moon, trying to get its crew home alive. The Artemis II voyagers woke up to Chappell Roan’s “Pink […]
Stanford and Harvard proved AI can outpick your fund manager
Three studies. Some very uncomfortable numbers for the guy in the Patagonia vest.
He trained an AI to sound like his wife. Now they talk every day.
A category of AI built for grief and caregiving is quietly growing. Here’s what it is, who it’s for and why it might matter more than any productivity app ever will.
Your internet provider can see every show you watch. And they’re using it against you.
You’re paying $80 a month for internet. Your provider is watching exactly what you do with it and quietly punishing you for it. Here’s what’s happening inside your connection.
5 weirdly popular YouTube channels you’ve never heard of (but won’t be able to stop watching)
Millions of people have leaped down these rabbit holes. This Friday, you will, too.
Every movie you bought on Apple TV, Amazon and Google Play can vanish overnight
When you buy a digital movie, you’re not buying anything. You’re renting it. Until you’re not. Here’s how to protect what you’ve already paid for.
She lost everything in a wildfire. Then her adjuster paid 38 cents on the dollar. Here’s the 20-minute fix.
Carol couldn’t remember what she owned. Her adjuster took full advantage. Here’s how you can protect yourself with one Sunday afternoon and your phone camera.
Big Tech’s best April Fools’ jokes weren’t jokes. They changed your life.
Gmail. Google Maps. The App Store. Every one was dismissed like an absurd April Fools’ prank. Every one became unavoidable. And every one came with a price tag nobody saw coming.
ChatGPT has been taking notes on you. Here’s how to see them.
ChatGPT’s memory feature is on by default, and it’s been building a personal profile from every conversation you’ve ever had. Here’s what it knows and how to take control in under two minutes.
Your router has an expiration date, and you probably already missed it
Most Americans are running routers that stopped getting security updates years ago. The FCC just made it a national security issue. Here’s what to do.
Google Maps accidentally photographed the world’s strangest secrets
From a village with 400 dolls to a desert landing pad for space travelers, here’s what Google’s cameras found when nobody was watching.
Isn’t my browser’s built-in password saver good enough?
Joe in Phoenix uses Google to save his passwords and wants to know why he’d need anything else. Fair question. Here’s the honest answer.