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13 apps already on your phone that are spying on you

You didn’t download spyware. You downloaded a flashlight app and a free game. Same thing, it turns out.

You forget 80% of what your doctor says before you leave the parking lot. AI can fix that in 90 seconds.

This week: Use AI as your doctor’s appointment copilot The average doctor’s appointment is 18 minutes. You waited weeks or months for it. You drove there, parked, sat in the waiting room with a 2022 copy of People magazine, watched a fish tank for nine minutes. Then the moment you sat on that crinkly paper […]

Everyone’s asking AI to draw their character. I tried something way more interesting.

You’ve seen the trend. Everyone’s asking AI to turn them into a cartoon character, a video game avatar, a Pixar version of themselves. Cute. Fun. I get it. But I kept thinking: What if you asked AI for a portrait that actually meant something, a reflection you’d still be thinking about tomorrow? ✍️ Here’s the […]

That unsubscribe button is a trap. Here’s what to do instead.

One click to clean your inbox. One click to hand criminals your password. Do you know which is which?

He lost his wife of 40 years. Now he talks to her AI every morning.

Millions of grieving people are turning to AI to hear their loved ones’ voices again. The technology is real, the comfort is real and the questions it raises will stay with you all day.

Tech giants got caught. The settlement money is sitting there. Here’s how to claim yours.

Apple, Amazon and others have paid billions in class action settlements. The problem? 91% of eligible people never file. Here’s exactly where to look and how to collect what’s yours.

Filing taxes soon? Watch for these red flags

That “urgent” IRS message could cost you big. Here’s how to make sure your refund doesn’t land in a scammer’s bank account.

The same hotel room costs different people different prices. Here’s how to pay less.

Hotel booking sites charge you based on where you live, what device you’re using and how many times you’ve searched. Here’s the 60-second trick that levels the playing field.

Up to 80% of medical bills have errors. AI can spot them in minutes.

A man used a $20/month AI tool to find illegal charges on a $195,000 hospital bill and negotiated it down to $33,000. Here’s exactly how to do the same thing with your next bill.

We killed boredom. We might regret that.

Let me tell you a story. In 1990, a young woman sat on a delayed train from Manchester to London. Four hours. No smartphone. No earbuds. No Wi-Fi. She didn’t even have a pen. So she just sat there, staring out the window. By the time that train pulled into London, she had imagined an […]

5 genius ways to put your old tech back to work in 2026

Everyone’s curious about DeepSeek but afraid to install Chinese AI on their good computer. That old laptop is your answer. Plus four more ways your “dead” devices earn their keep.

AI can pinpoint your location from a single photo of your lunch. Here’s how to stop it.

A new wave of AI tools analyzes background details in your photos to identify exactly where you are. No GPS data needed. Here’s what to do about it.

One sentence changed everything my associate producer got from AI. Here’s the trick no one teaches you.

Most people type a question into ChatGPT and wonder why the answers are meh. The secret isn’t asking better questions. It’s telling the AI who to BE before you ask anything.

How to eat out for free (legally) with this under-the-radar side hustle

Americans spend nearly $4,000 a year dining out. Mystery dining lets you eat at restaurants for free in exchange for honest feedback. Here’s how to get started and which companies are legit.

Your password habit is an open door for hackers. Here’s the fix that takes 5 minutes

84% of Americans don’t use a unique password for every account, and hackers are counting on it. Here’s what credential stuffing is, why most password managers are junk and the one I trust with my own logins.

Someone just looked at you and pulled up your name, job and home address. You didn’t notice.

Meta is adding facial recognition to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Anyone wearing a pair of sunglasses can look at you and instantly pull up your personal details. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Selling AI art? Here’s what pays and what flops

Anyone can generate AI art. Not everyone can sell it. These practical tips will help you create AI images that actually sell and avoid rookie mistakes.

AI can clone your voice in 3 seconds. Here’s how scammers are using it against you.

Voice cloning tools are cheap, easy to use and terrifyingly accurate. Scammers use them to fool families, coworkers and even banks. OpenAI’s CEO says voice authentication is broken.

The robotaxi price war has started. Here’s everything you need to know.

A driverless ride in San Francisco costs $8. A human Uber costs $17. This isn’t sci-fi anymore. Here’s how to sound smart about the biggest shift in transportation since the Model T.

You’re paying for stuff that’s actually free. Here’s how to stop.

Americans waste over $1,000 a year paying for services and tools that are completely free. Here’s what to cancel today.