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Amazon’s cloud crashed and took half the internet with it. Snapchat, Ring, Venmo, even banks went dark. I’ll break down what happens when the web’s backbone fails. Then I talk to one business owner who caught scammers stealing her online brand. Plus, the Louvre heist, a New Jersey “UFO” update, and a smart ChatGPT trick.
Tags: Amazon, download, internet, online, update
Modern family: Who do you text first when life happens? It’s a group chat. Giphy found almost 80% of Gen Z spill big news there first. Jobs, breakups, messy updates, all of it. Over half say their chat knows them better than their own family. Basically, it’s the new living room but with emojis and memes.
You’ve probably seen it: a text that says something like, “You have an overdue toll balance. Click here to avoid late fees.” It looks official, urgent and believable enough to make you think maybe it’s legit.
🌡️ Nest goes dumb tomorrow: If you’ve got a 1st or 2nd gen Nest Learning Thermostat, it’s going to lose its smarts. That means no more app control, Home/Away Assist or remote tweaks, only good old manual buttons. Basically, it’s a fancy dial. Upgrade now, there are some pretty solid deals out there. My favorite is this little guy.
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🪟 SID happens: Install the updates KB5064081 or KB5065426, and boom, Windows might forget who you are. Microsoft says the bug hits Windows 11 and Server 2025 systems cloned with duplicate SIDs, and only a full rebuild fixes it. Network shares, remote desktop, even file access are all toast. The fix? Start over. Fun times.
Speaking of glasses, lights out, creep on: A hobbyist named Bong Kim (no, it’s def not me on 4/20) is charging folks $60 to disable the tiny LED on Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. Yeah, the one that lights up when you’re recording. Meta built it to stop creeps from filming in secret. Kim’s mod kills that warning completely, so the specs can still record with no light. I’m telling you, these glasses are a creeper’s dream come true.
👓 Eyes on the road: Amazon’s new smart glasses guide drivers turn-by-turn, scan packages and even snap delivery pics, all hands-free. Amazon swears it’s about safety, but the internet says it’s step one of “training the bots.” Either way, your driver’s basically half-cyborg now, and a database somewhere has front-row seats to your dog barking through a window.
Louvre’s $20M “open window” moment: In case you missed it, thieves broke into Paris’ Louvre on Sunday and swiped eight high-value jewels. You might be disappointed if you were thinking of an Ocean’s 11 heist. Police say the crooks climbed temporary scaffolding as a free ladder to the loot and slipped in through a side façade window that, unbelievably, wasn’t covered by CCTV.
Your email’s probably in there: Uh-oh. News of 183 million new stolen logins has hit the digital grapevine, making it a total 15.3 billion accounts. The leaks came from “infostealer” malware, which is fancy talk for hackers rifling through your digital junk drawer. Plug your email into this site. You might not like the results, but at least you’ll know. If it does show up: Change the password everywhere, enable multifactor authentication, use a password manager and go on high-alert for phishing emails. If your info’s floating around after a breach, Incogni can help you get it removed, and you can grab 60% off right now.
📸 Big Brother’s photo dump: Oh boy. Facebook’s testing a feature that scans your phone’s entire camera roll, yes, even the photos you never posted, to “find hidden gems.” It uploads your unposted shots to Meta’s cloud, and if you edit or share them, Meta can train its AI on your pics. The company swears it’s opt-in. You go first.
