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At $139/year, it still a bargain? Let’s unpack the real cost of Prime and if it’s worth your money.
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Here’s something social media companies don’t want you to know: They’ve been making changes so they can make more money. One way is by amping up the number of notifications pushed out to users.
For example, your Instagram account received up to 12 more notifications this past January than last July. Fortunately, you can opt-out. I’ve got you covered.
🦠 Bacteria Turner Overdrive: Scientists swabbed smartwatch bands, and the results are nasty — everything from E. coli to staph. A crazy 95% of bands tested positive for bacteria. The dirtiest bands belonged to healthcare workers. So many sources of ick! Grab the wipes.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is finally cracking down. First step: They’ll now have to report their power usage.
🏠 There’s always that weird roommate: Zillow’s solution to high rents and housing shortages is a new feature that lets you sublet a room in your apartment or house. Renters can post, too. Get ready for a new level of Zillow strangeness to scroll through.
That’s on Richard Branson’s first Virgin Galactic space tourism flight. The rocket was forced to ground after a pin used to hold the two halves of the spaceship together fell off. Yikes! Do you think the passengers got a refund?
He’s really trying to make money with video and audio calls on X — so much so that he’s ditching his regular phone number soon. I find this PR move hard to believe.
Flip or flop? If you’ve ever wanted a foldable iPhone, Apple’s testing one out and hitting the same problems as everyone else — bulky when bent, easy to break and pricey, with that annoying display seam and finicky hinges. Don’t hold your breath. We won’t see it till 2025 … maybe.
Marked for skepticism: Starting Feb. 12, when you use OpenAI, it will add watermarks to DALL-E 3 images to meet content authenticity standards. The tags will consist of both invisible metadata and a visible symbol. FYI, screenshots delete the metadata. Oops.
📉 Tusk-tusk, Musk: Tesla stock has plunged 24%, making it the S&P 500’s worst performer of the year so far. Thanks to recalls and Elon Musk’s antics (like, you know, the alleged drug use), investors are giving it the cold shoulder.
