September 10, 2026
The ads were timed on seven streaming services. Here’s who steals the most from your evening and which ad-free upgrade is worth it.

The ads were timed on seven streaming services. Here’s who steals the most from your evening and which ad-free upgrade is worth it.

Prime Video doubled its ad load since launch. HBO Max went up and never announced it. But the service that feels the worst isn’t the one taking most of your time. Here are the stopwatch numbers and the one upgrade worth your $10 a month.

September 9, 2026
Same towers, half the bill: A couple paying $200 a month asked me what the catch is. Here are all three.

Same towers, half the bill: A couple paying $200 a month asked me what the catch is. Here are all three.

After 20 years of marriage, Dave and his wife agree on one thing: $200 a month for two phones feels wrong. The same signal sells for half. There’s a catch, friend. Three, actually. All smaller than the one they’re living with.

September 8, 2026
Your ring and watch are guessing. Calorie counts miss by up to 93%, and sleep stages are a bluff. Here’s how to wear one without letting it lie to you.

Your ring and watch are guessing. Calorie counts miss by up to 93%, and sleep stages are a bluff. Here’s how to wear one without letting it lie to you.

Stanford tested seven fitness trackers against lab gear. Heart rate passed. Calories missed by up to 93%, friend. Your ring is guessing at sleep stages and blood oxygen. Here’s how to stop it from fooling you.

September 7, 2026
Companies will pay you to catch chatbots making stuff up. Here’s how much, where to apply and the fake ‘AI trainer’ jobs to dodge.

Companies will pay you to catch chatbots making stuff up. Here’s how much, where to apply and the fake ‘AI trainer’ jobs to dodge.

AI chatbots get facts wrong, friend, and companies pay $15 to $40 an hour if you can catch their errors. Nurses earn $85. No degree needed to start. Here’s where to sign up safely.

September 6, 2026
Your Labor Day savings start here

Your Labor Day savings start here

Inside: Save on smart home gear, kitchen helpers, beauty picks and more. Up to 48% off.

Musk wants a chip in your skull. Altman paid to have his brain uploaded. Thiel got asked whether humans should survive, and paused.

Musk wants a chip in your skull. Altman paid to have his brain uploaded. Thiel got asked whether humans should survive, and paused.

Three men who already own your feed, your search box and your AI have a plan for the inside of your head, friend. It has a name, it’s not science fiction and nobody asked you.

September 5, 2026
The defense secretary’s driver’s license was for sale on the dark web. A listener asks: Why bother protecting yours?

The defense secretary’s driver’s license was for sale on the dark web. A listener asks: Why bother protecting yours?

Cameron in Houston figures identity protection is a lost cause when even Pete Hegseth’s driver’s license hit the dark web. Kim’s answer: Leaked data is only step one. Here’s where you still win.

September 4, 2026
The Labor Day watch list: Dolly’s ‘9 to 5’ kicks off seven shows and movies about work this weekend, plus the free site that shows where each one streams.

The Labor Day watch list: Dolly’s ‘9 to 5’ kicks off seven shows and movies about work this weekend, plus the free site that shows where each one streams.

We lost Dolly Parton last month, friend. So the Labor Day watch list starts with her: seven shows and movies about work, Succession to the GameStop story, with a trailer for each and directions to find streaming.

🍉 One in a melon

🍉 One in a melon

A new AI model called Atlas can take footage from just a few regular cameras and turn it into a full 3D scene you can spin around and view from any angle. One demo used nothing but phones on tripods filming a watermelon drop, and honestly, the results look like something out of a big budget movie. I get this 5-star-rated newsletter.

September 3, 2026
Redesign your room with AI before you spend a dime

Redesign your room with AI before you spend a dime

Upload a few room photos, give AI a hard budget and make it tell you what to keep, move, sell or replace before you buy another piece of furniture.

🗣️ Let Gemini transcribe and translate conversations live

🗣️ Let Gemini transcribe and translate conversations live

Record a conversation, and Gemini turns it into a clean transcript. Or use Google Translate to talk across 70+ languages in real time. Here’s how both work, what to try first and the privacy catch.

Apple’s biggest launch in years lands September 9. Buy nothing with an Apple logo until then.

Apple’s biggest launch in years lands September 9. Buy nothing with an Apple logo until then.

Apple’s biggest launch in years lands Sept. 9: the iPhone 18 Pro, the first foldable, new Watches and AirPods. Buy anything Apple before then, friend, and you’re paying the impatience tax. Full wait list below.

🦷 Say cheese for $499

🦷 Say cheese for $499

Nine out of 10 people don’t floss regularly, so Dyson responded in the most Dyson way possible: engineering around human laziness and charging a fortune for it.

September 2, 2026
56 battery fires on planes this year. Three rules (and three safe chargers) keep your gadgets from becoming another one.

56 battery fires on planes this year. Three rules (and three safe chargers) keep your gadgets from becoming another one.

A laptop caught fire midair last month, the 56th battery incident on a plane this year. Three rules keep your gadgets from grounding a flight, friend, and rule number one starts with your checked bag.

September 1, 2026
The collagen I take every single day

The collagen I take every single day

I’ve been taking NativePath Collagen every day for over a year. After looking into multi-collagen formulas, sourcing and quality, I found that more isn’t necessarily better. Here’s why I chose a simple, single-source formula with Types I and III collagen.

‘Kim, what if my password manager gets hacked?’ It’s happened. Here’s who lost, who won and which one you’d be.

‘Kim, what if my password manager gets hacked?’ It’s happened. Here’s who lost, who won and which one you’d be.

Crooks stole a password manager’s vaults in 2022. Here’s what happened next, friend: The strong master passwords held. The weak ones funded a $150 million heist. These safeguards decide which side you land on.

August 31, 2026
Delete these apps right now: The 2026 list of malicious Android and iPhone apps

Delete these apps right now: The 2026 list of malicious Android and iPhone apps

Google and Apple pulled a list of more than 75 apps for stealing money, bank logins and more. Removal doesn’t reach your phone. Here’s the list and the 5-minute check.

Check this list of apps caught stealing, spying and billing you. They’re gone from the stores. They’re not gone from your phone.

Check this list of apps caught stealing, spying and billing you. They’re gone from the stores. They’re not gone from your phone.

Twenty-eight of them sold the same scam under one name. Five of them quietly installed a bank account thief. Fifty of them planted a rootkit that survives a factory reset. Google and Apple pulled every one of these apps this year, but removal doesn’t reach the copy on your phone. Here’s the list, the one rule that catches most of them and the five-minute check.

August 30, 2026
August’s MVPs, chosen by you

August’s MVPs, chosen by you

Your most-loved favorites in one place: home tech, kitchen gear, car helpers and cleaning tools. Up to 62% off.

This book has been rolled shut since 79 A.D. A college kid and an AI read it without opening it.

This book has been rolled shut since 79 A.D. A college kid and an AI read it without opening it.

Vesuvius buried a library in 79 A.D. and turned 1,800 books into charcoal. Open one, and it crumbles. This June, friend, scientists read an entire scroll without touching it. A 21-year-old found the first word.