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What percentage of Americans use an electric toothbrush? Is it … A.) 24%, B.) 41%, C.) 58% or D.) 72%?
The answer: B.) 41%. According to a 2022 survey, 41% of Americans use electric toothbrushes. They can lower your chances of gum and periodontal disease. And get this: In one study, electric toothbrush users kept 19% more teeth over the long haul than those using a manual toothbrush.
Apple TV+ usually sticks with its roster of exclusive shows. But for the next month, subscribers can stream 50 limited-time studio films, including some not available on other subscription services, like “Captain Phillips,” “The Accountant” and “Argo.” (Tempted? New subs are $9.99 monthly after a free seven-day trial.)
Disposable EVs: Starting April 1, Nissan is pulling the plug on app support for its OG electric cars like the Leaf and e-NV200, leaving around pre-2016 vehicles a bit less smart. Nissan’s advice? Use the car’s built-in systems or buy an “upgrade” — ahem, a new car. Gee, thanks.
Quick, change your settings! X quietly turned on a “calling” feature that leaves you at risk. No, not of a surprise phone call — it leaks your IP address to anyone you talk with. Go to the direct messages tab, hit that settings icon, and turn off Enable audio and video calling ASAP. Jeez, good thing you have me around.
Amazon and Google’s new AI chatbot is here: It’s called Claude 3, and OpenAI has serious competition. Now, like other AI bots, it makes mistakes; it said I wrote “Komando Komputers,” which isn’t true. Check out Claude 3 here. And heads-up: You might get an “over capacity” warning, which means no more answers unless you cough up $20 a month — the same price as ChatGPT Plus.
Zuck hacked? Facebook, Instagram and Threads were all down for two hours yesterday. Consider that financial impact for a sec — huge. Meta says it was having “technical difficulties.” Well, that’s the biggest pile of BS I’ve heard in a while. They must believe we are a bunch of dopes.
AmEx users, beware: A data breach exposed card account numbers, names, expiration dates, you name it. American Express says you won’t pay if someone uses your card. Uh, I sure hope so. Keep an eye on your statements, set up alerts if anyone makes a charge without the card present, and request a new card.
Just answer a few questions from its AI chatbot, and it’ll generate a fully designed website in less than a minute. Before you think this is your chance at internet riches, look at the number below.
I have these in my freezer! The TikTok-famous Trader Joe’s chicken soup dumplings are on recall — 160,000 boxes may contain hard pieces of plastic. If you’ve got a few $3.49 six-packs chilling in your freezer like me, toss ’em or return for a full refund.
Oy, original Oculus owners: If you have an Oculus VR headset you haven’t used in the past year, you may lose all your games, data and purchases unless you act ASAP. Create a Meta account by March 29 to keep your heirloom VR headset kicking.
