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It’s time to take a breather. Feeling a little burnt out? Try these tech tools for a happier, healthier you.
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🪦 RIP Wikipedia: When’s the last time you actually used it? Me neither. Now it’s losing traffic fast because of AI. Good riddance. Years ago, we canceled a ’50s and ’60s music show, and some editor there twisted that into “The Kim Komando Show is going out of business.” It took countless emails and phone calls before he finally changed it. Karma’s digital.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Annoyed by the Fire Stick’s clicking sound when you scroll? Go to Settings > Display & Sounds > Audio > Navigation Sounds and switch it OFF. Silence at last.
🧮 Ralph’s saving $75 a month with Consumer Cellular: That’s nearly $1,000 a year. What would you do with that? Two unlimited lines for $30/month per line, solid coverage, no contracts. Use KIM25 and save another $25.
🔥 “Feel the burn” going too far: If your rowing machine’s smoking, that’s not your workout. NordicTrack just recalled thousands of $1,700 RW900 rowers after reports of consoles overheating, melting and even catching fire. Six incidents, two fires, $6,000 in damage, but thankfully no injuries yet. If you’ve got one, unplug it and call iFIT for a free fix before your cardio turns into arson. Lucky me, I have one.
Deepfake disaster: Imagine your teen’s photo, just a regular selfie, turned into a fake nude by some classmate with an app. That’s exactly what happened to a New Jersey teen. Now she’s suing the software’s creator (paywall link) with help from Yale Law. It’s one of the first big fights against AI tools that can strip away someone’s clothes, and their dignity, with one click.
📞 Saved in the nick of FaceTime: Woah. A 3-year-old Michigan boy saved his mom after she collapsed from a seizure by unlocking her phone with Face ID and FaceTiming a family friend, who called 911. Little Cody’s now an honorary junior deputy, complete with badge and swag. The sheriff joked that “we’re hiring,” but maybe let him finish preschool first. Love this.
💸 Starlink wants you back: If you dumped Starlink, SpaceX is sliding back into your inbox with a “We’d love to have you back ❤️” and a 50% off deal. That’s $60 a month instead of $120, for two years. Basically the Wi-Fi version of “I’ve changed.” Loyal customers like me, meanwhile, are getting nothing but billing reminders.
Strange bedfellows: Apple and NBC are holding hands, sort of. Starting Monday, you can bundle Apple TV and Peacock for $15/month (normally $21). That’s $6 you can spend on emotional support snacks while watching Slow Horses and Law & Order. NBC brings the junk food TV; Apple brings the prestige.
💾 Nuclear files and chill: Get this. A Department of Energy employee lost his security clearance after uploading 187,000 porn images to a federal network. He said it was for an “AI project,” not pleasure, and compared his interrogation to the “Spanish Inquisition.” The collection reportedly spanned 30 years. That’s not what “data backup” means, champ.
