YouTubers are creating memorial videos for people they’ve never met
Earlier this year, a very dear friend of mine — and a talented 47-year-old cancer doctor and researcher — fell to the ground after delivering a presentation to hundreds of colleagues. All those doctors were in the room, and he passed away. So heartbreaking.
Data blockade: President Biden signed an executive order to stop countries like Russia and China from buying Americans’ personal data — think whereabouts and DNA. Given the free-for-all in data sales, how the heck will the Justice Department enforce this? Then again, these countries already have it all anyway.
Here’s something to get nostalgic about — the first banner ad on a website appeared in 1994. Was it for … A.) AOL, B.) Apple, C.) AT&T or D.) Intel?
Keep your comings and goings private
You can prevent iOS and Android from tracking you, but they don’t make it easy. The feature is buried inside your device’s privacy settings and, by default, records your daily routine. Here are the steps to take back some of your privacy.
Turn off location settings on Apple devices
- Open Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services.
- Scroll and tap System Services.
- Choose Significant Locations to see the logged record of where you’ve been and toggle it off.
- You can also remove your history here by clicking Clear History.
Change location settings on Android devices
- Open Settings.
- Scroll and tap Location or Advanced if you have a work profile.
- At the top, turn off Use location.
- To delete your device’s location cache, tap Delete Location History at the bottom of the screen under “Location History.”
- Repeat this process for each Google account you have on your Android device.
This is disgusting: Google’s Gemini won’t admit pedophilia is wrong. When asked, the AI chatbot referred to these perverts as “minor-attracted persons.” It refused to classify the act of pedophilia as morally wrong or illegal. Someone at Google is writing and programming these absurd, evil algorithms — and Google apparently supports them.
Back from the dead: Scientists have given Dante Alighieri, the “Divine Comedy” author, a 21st-century makeover. Using his 700-year-old skull, they’ve pieced together a digital portrait rather than those old flattering paintings. Oh, and he might have had a larger-than-average brain. I totally think he looks like Hugh Hefner.
Why, Wendy’s, why? Just when you thought burger prices were sacred, Wendy’s says, “Hold my Frosty.” CEO Kirk Tanner says they’re spending $20 million on digital menus for “dynamic pricing.” You know it as surge pricing — like Uber, but for your burgers and fries. I’m surprised because Wendy’s doesn’t cut corners.
Use Google’s Phone app? Audiomojis, a feature in the latest beta, lets you send sounds like drumrolls, applause or even a poop noise (yes, really) directly in calls. Why? I can’t say. (Ba-dum-tss.)
Blast off: SpaceX’s Starlink direct-to-cellular service is expected to launch by Aug. 31. T-Mobile users could text via space, no phone mods needed. They’re aiming for 840 satellites in the next six months and voice and data service by 2025. For folks in remote areas, this could change everything.