Sneaky ways online retailers get you to pay more

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Caught off guard by your checkout total? Here’s why it’s bigger than you expected. 

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Trivia

On this day in 2004, something big happened in the tech world. Was it … A.) The release of the iPod, B.) The launch of Facebook, C.) The first YouTube video was published or D.) That Amazon started selling TVs?

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🛑 Attention all Tesla owners: 2.2 million vehicles are being recalled. The font size for the brake, park and antilock brake system warning light is too small. Models in the hot seat: 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y and the 2024 Cybertruck.

The dark days of winter …

… are a real drag. It’s rainy here this weekend, so I may curl up under a blanket. Who am I kidding? I can’t sit still.

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Trivia

An ex-Microsoft exec founded all these sites but one. Is that one … A.) Zillow, B.) Expedia, C.) Glassdoor or D.) Pinterest?

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Take that to the bank: Mark Zuckerberg is about to cash in big time — $700 million yearly in dividends. The payday follows Meta slashing 21,000 jobs and seeing its stock prices nearly triple. Yeesh.

🛰️ Wrong turn: An LA couple is suing Google after Maps routed them through a notoriously high-crime neighborhood in South Africa called Nyanga, where they were ambushed and assaulted. Surprise, Google only updated directions after the attack. Traveling? Investigate the route before you get in the car.

Trivia

Punxsutawney Phil’s days may be numbered. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants to replace him with an AI animatronic groundhog, saying it would be more accurate and humane. So, how accurate is Phil overall — A.) 12%, B.) 39%, C.) 51% or D.) 78%?

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💋 Kiss my asteroid: A stadium-sized asteroid is cruising by Earth today, missing us by, well, 1,770,000 miles. NASA says it’s “potentially hazardous” but will likely whizz on by. It’s one of 2,350 space rocks keeping NASA on its toes.

Dream control? Meet Halo, an AI headband promising to let you control your dreams. It detects REM sleep and nudges your brain into lucid dreaming mode. For a mere $2,000 (plus a $100 deposit), you might get to live out your “Inception” fantasies by 2025.

⛔ It worked for Netflix: Starting March 14, no more password sharing on Hulu, Disney+ or ESPN+. Disney is banning using someone else’s account — aka “borrowing.” Mickey needs the money.