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February 20, 2024

Plus, do you give your devices an update? Meet people who don’t, and the risks they take. The holidays are almost here — we’ll show you the tech to get and what to skip this November. Hear Johnny Cash cover Taylor Swift, thanks to AI. Also, a cool, easy trick for your Apple Watch.

As you’d probably guess, New York City is the most expensive city for an Uber ride. Which city takes the No. 2 slot — Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Seattle or Nashville?

Find the answer here →

Traffic deaths are way up: That’s the explanation for all the speed cameras being installed across the U.S. Is it truly a way to make streets safer or a cash grab? Good points on both sides here.

Stop the constant interruptions

🤳🏻 Does it bother you when you’re talking with someone and they get a notification on their phone, look down and read it? It’s like your convo with them wasn’t as important as knowing the exact moment someone liked a tweet or posted a new vacation photo. So rude.

My solution: Let notifications come through at specific times. This way, you can stay focused on what matters.

On iPhone:

Go to Settings > Notifications and scroll to select the app for which you want to receive notifications. (NOTE: You’ll need to enable Allow Notifications for this to work.)
Tap Notification Grouping. Here, you can choose Automatic, By App or Off. To batch your notifications, select By App.
In iOS 15 and later, you can also receive a summary of notifications at specific times. To set this up, go to Settings > Notifications > Scheduled Summary and enable it.

On Android:

Go to Settings > Apps & Notifications. Steps may vary slightly depending on your phone.
Tap to see a list of all your apps. Pick the app you want batch notifications for, then tap Notifications.
On the next window, look for an option called Notification Grouping or Bundled Notifications. Turn it on or select how you want your app’s notifications grouped.

5-second detection

Scientists say a $5 circuit board can sample saliva to detect breast cancer. The test strips cost a few cents each. As someone who hates cancer, I love this.

Not surprising but really gross: A woman in Connecticut started chemotherapy to fight cancer. It wasn’t long before her mailbox was full of ads for cremation services. How’d she get on their list? A data broker site sold her info. Medical information isn’t as protected as we’d like to think.

💵 Buy ads for your business? Meta is passing along Apple’s 30% fee when you promote posts on Facebook or Instagram via the iOS apps. Use the browser on your phone or the web version to skirt the extra charge, marketing folks.

$90M in revenue

That’s what video game Baldur’s Gate 3 brought in for Hasbro last year. It’s based on Dungeons & Dragons. Old-school nerds, this one is for you!

Still shaking my head: Facebook and Instagram proudly announced this week they’ve closed the accounts of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Just one question: Why, in heaven’s name, did the Ayatollah even have an Instagram and Facebook account to begin with?

$8,000 price drop for Lucid Motor’s cheapest EV

The Air Pure now starts at $69,900. I’d steer clear. Fisker did the same thing with its hybrid before the company went out of business.

University of Nottingham research shows older generations often misread emojis … OK, not those kinds. Participants were shown six face emojis and had to identify the emotion. Less than half of folks could identify this one: 😖. (It’s disgust!)