đ¨ď¸ Printer alert: HP is discontinuing its LaserJet e-series printers that require a permanent internet connection and force you to use super-expensive HP-original ink and toners. It’ll continue to work if you still have one, but youâll have to deal with HP+. Sell yours now while you can.
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Callie Smith from Virginia was excited to see an Olivia Rodrigo concert. The $700 price tag? Not so much. Luckily, she found an Instagram account selling two-for-one tickets to the show.
Callie did a quick Google search and even video-chatted with the seller. Feeling comfortable, she sent $700 through Apple Cash. Instead of sending tickets, the seller immediately blocked her. She lost out on the show, and, thanks to Apple Cashâs lack of fraud protections, Callie lost her money, too.
âThat would never happen to me.â Thatâs probably what these people thought.
And donât forget the countless other stories of home security cameras being hacked.
You can never be too careful when it comes to your stuff. I suggest putting an Airtag or Tile in your car so you’re always covered. I did it!
Alexa as an alarm clock: Amazonâs latest Echo model, the Echo Spot, displays the time and weather above a simple speaker. Itâs 44% off right now, too â a great price if you want one. Plus, with this alarm clock, you can leave your smartphone in the kitchen for even better sleep.
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The average length of great white sharks near Norfolk Island compared to elsewhere. Why are sharks supersized in this part of the South Pacific? Itâs thanks to their unique diet of seabirds. At dusk, thousands of birds float in groups just off the coast, making them easy prey for mega sharks to sink their teeth into and vanish into fin air.
You might want to sit down for this one. Hackers posted a file named RockYou2024[.]txt to a dark web forum on July 4. The file includes a mind-numbing 9,948,575,739 passwords.
Wondering if this attack puts you at risk? Yup, it does. The RockYou2024 leak is made up of passwords from both old and new data breaches.
Waymo says the vehicle was confused by construction signs and stayed in the oncoming lane for 30 seconds because âit was blocked from navigating back into the correct lane.â Luckily, no one was hurt.
Fine for fake plastic surgery reviews. Seattle-based Dr. Javad Sajan will pay restitution to 21,000 victims after he forced them to sign nondisclosure agreements and threatened them when they left bad reviews. If youâre getting a life-changing procedure, do your research â and not just on the docâs website.
Cuts your EVâs driving range by 31%. Itâs all based on the outside-versus-inside temp; 100 degrees is 30 degrees above a comfortable 70-degree interior. A 10-degree winter day puts you 60 degrees below 70, and so it sucks up 51% of your battery to keep you warm. Thatâs nearly a full percentage point per degree!
The movie âThelmaâ follows a 93-year-old on a mission to get back $10,000 from a phone scammer. The scam is 100% real. A crook used an AI voice clone to pose as Thelmaâs grandson in jail. Luckily, the real Thelma was smart enough to call her kids, who stopped her from sending the money.
