đ Where am I? You can ask your smartphone that â really! So handy on vacation or if youâre lost. Youâll get your address and location on a map, which you can then share. Just say, “Hey, Siriâ or âHey, Google,â followed by, âWhere am I?”
Tags: Apple Siri, Google
Is recall news technically technology? Well, it is when you consider todayâs cars are just moving computers. Food recalls? Not really â but hey, I make it my job to keep you safe. This is important stuff, so share it with your circle.
Sleep and tell: Shawn Mackey thought he was slick dodging $960 in fees on his Memphis Airbnb stay. When he left a salty review, his host clapped back HARD by emailing his wife a pic of him cozying up with another lady. Mackey’s now crying about his invasion of privacy and emotional distress. Drama level: Expert.
The domain name for YouTube.com was registered on February 14 in which year: A.) 1995, B.) 2000, C.) 2005 or D.) 2012?
Weâre talking online content creators, aka influencers. Someone tell this to Gen Z; 57% want to do this as a full-time career.
There are built-in tools to help you locate it using another phone or computer. Hereâs the caveat: You have to make sure the feature is enabled ahead of time for it to work. Do it now!
Turn on Find My for your iPhone
Turn on Find My Device for your AndroidÂ
âď¸ You can even erase your phone remotely if itâs really gone. Hereâs how.Â
Why a TV company? That sweet, sweet ad and data tracking revenue. Theyâd control more than one-fifth of the U.S. TV market.
Chat with RTX: It turns Nvidia’s RTX 30/40 graphics card into a chatbot. It’s cool for summarizing YouTube videos and documents, but beware of bugs and memory-hogging. Great for data nerds, but the rest of us? It’s more of a demo than a daily driver.
đ FCC goinâ in: Telecom companies now have just seven days to inform customers (and the FBI) of data breaches. The FCC is also making companies fess up about the specifics, like if your name and biometrics were leaked. Took them long enough.
Peeping psycho Tom: A now ex-Expedia employee turned company bathrooms in Seattle into a spine-chilling “Big Brother” episode with spy cameras hidden under the sinks. Cops used an electronic-sniffing black Labrador, found 33 more cameras in his apartment and charged him with first-degree voyeurism.
Very spooky: Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users are reporting taps, swipes and even calls registered without physical contact. Appleâs advising the good olâ force restart for now. Gee, thanks.
