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💻 So those new AI browsers? I’m talking about ones like OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet. Turns out they’ll hand your email to anyone who asks nicely, or sneakily. Hackers are hiding invisible “commands” in websites that trick your AI sidekick into leaking info. Basically, your browser’s a golden retriever with your bank login. Don’t use them yet, I’ll let you know when they’re safe. 

Low-quality bamboozling: If that viral clip looks like it was shot on a flip phone, your alarm bells should be ringing. AI videos are getting scary good, but the fakes still hide behind grainy, short clips. Think “security cam from 2006.” The newest fakes want to look bad because the blur hides the glitches. Don’t trust it just because it feels real.

Crypto with ketchup: Hungry? Steak ’n Shake is handing out $5 in Bitcoin (at 400 participating locations) with every Bitcoin Meal. You get steps on how to redeem your Bitcoin with your meal. They also brand your (burger) bun with a ₿. This is real. Finally, my portfolio and cholesterol can rise together.

😳 Flirting vs. surveillance: Young men are dodging dating like it’s jury duty, all due to the fear of being secretly filmed and turned into social media content. One guy said the risk of public shame outweighs the potential romance. Every table at Cheesecake Factory is now a reality show set. Imagine your biggest date guffaw going viral while you’re still chewing breadsticks. 

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The blue mystery rock: A Harvard astrophysicist says an interstellar object named 3I/ATLAS might have an “engine.” NASA spotted weird acceleration and a bright blue glow, you know, stuff comets don’t usually do. It’s flying by Earth in December, about 167 million miles out. If there’s no debris cloud, it might be artificial. Pale blue dot, meet blue mystery rock.

Marketplace moron alert: In case you wanted to feel smarter than someone today, a 19-year-old in St. Louis recently stole a car, then listed it for sale on his own Facebook Marketplace account two days later. Yeah. Cops saw the post, showed up, and he confessed. At least he chose the “Used, but might be stolen” category to list it.