Amazon’s next big delivery

November 14, 2024

Amazon’s next big delivery: Jeff Bezos, 60, and Lauren Sanchez, 54, are tying the knot in a very expensive (I can’t even imagine), festive Aspen wedding this Christmas. Hey, Lauren, share your Amazon wedding registry list with me. I’m not sure if you already have these “Let’s get ship-faced” glasses on your $500,000,000 yacht, but I’m guessing knot.

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6 holiday scams you need to know about

Whoa, we blinked and it’s mid-November! The days are shorter, your to-do list is longer, and scammers are ready to catch you off guard. Luckily, you’ve got me on your side with the top holiday scams.

Criminals and AI voice bots are calling, emailing and texting, claiming to be Amazon employees. Oh, no, your account is on hold! Or there’s been suspicious activity you need to deal with now. They’ll ask you for your payment info — that’s a glaring red flag.

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15 years in prison

For a 21-year-old airman who leaked classified info. Jack Teixeira shared top-secret documents on a Discord server to show his online comrades what war was really like. Now he’ll know what war and prison are like.

7 months later

A Utah couple tied the knot after a skiing accident. Amazing story: Mitchell forgot Jenna broke up with him the day before the accident. He had a concussion and started texting her when he woke up like nothing happened. They officially got back together a month later, and now, it’s happily ever after.

40% of employees

Getting laid off at 23andMe. The DNA company narrowly avoided being delisted from the stock exchange after 7 million people’s data was stolen. If you used 23andMe, delete your info, like, now.

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Ever wonder what happens to the massive amounts of U.S. military data stolen by Communist China’s spies? Its newest jet fighter aircraft (bottom pic) is a nearly identical design to America’s new F-35 stealth fighter (top pic).

It took the U.S. over 20 years and $2 trillion to produce theirs; China duplicated it in less than five years, using hundreds of terabytes of stolen U.S. military secrets.

$812,500

Current bid for the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). The shoes were stolen in 2005 by a thief who thought they were decorated with real jewels. It took the FBI 13 years to track them down. Imagine Dorothy talking to her grandchildren: “When I was your age, I murdered a woman and stole her shoes.”

100 yards

Distance Amazon Echo Glasses will “see” ahead to help delivery drivers work faster. The upcoming glasses will be like a heads-up display to show drivers where drop-off points, gates and dogs are located. Such a smart idea.

43 monkeys

Escaped from a research facility in South Carolina, and only one has been captured so far. They broke free after a caretaker failed to lock the doors. Staff have been trying to lure them back with food, but they’re too busy enjoying their freedom. If they join Amazon while they’re out, they’ll be Prime mates!

10 weeks

How long it would take 10 human animators to do what AI can get done in one week. That’s according to Ridley Scott, the visionary behind iconic films like “Gladiator,” “Blade Runner” and “Alien.” He sure has a knack for drawing attention.

$1,200 oven

Manufactured by Anova, it uses an internal camera to recognize your food and tell you how to cook it. It uses both wet and dry heat, like ovens in restaurants. In the future, the Precision Oven 2.0 will spot cooking mistakes before a dish is ruined.