Dropbox data breach

🚨 Dropbox data breach: A hacker gained access to emails, usernames, phone numbers, open-authentication tokens and multifactor authentication data on Dropbox’s Sign e-signature platform. Next time you log in, you’ll get an email to reset your password. Double-check the sender address to make sure any emails come from dropbox.com or dropboxmail.com.

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Dating apps are shady

Let’s see. I know a 67-year-old guy, a 42-year-old woman, a 58-year-old guy, a 76-year-old woman and a 34-year-old woman … I know a lot of people who use dating apps. But my Gen Z son tells me his friends don’t use them. They just DM each other on social.

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YouTube trick: There might be a good reason you need a solid screenshot of a single frame of a YouTube video. Now, it’s easy to do. Pause the video, right-click on it and select Copy video frame. Sweet! Just paste it into a chat, image editor or document.

Trivia

In 2004, an escaped convict nicknamed the “Rooftop Robber,” or simply “Roofman,” hid for six months in which shuttered tech superstore: A.) CompUSA, B.) RadioShack, C.) Circuit City or D.) Fry’s Electronics?

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$40,000 in power-ups

For Candy Crush, charged to the church Visa card by a now-former Pennsylvania priest. He says it might’ve happened because he’s “not a details guy.” I can hear those sound effects now.

30% of kids 5 to 7 are using TikTok

This means 30% of parents of kids ages 5 to 7 need to become better acquainted with being an honest-to-goodness parent.

57 curse words on Taylor Swift’s new album

It’s called “The Tortured Poets Department” and that’s an 84% increase from her previous album (31 swear words) and a 5,600% increase since her first album (just one “damn”). What the?

Trivia

The emergency signal was created as an alternative to SOS. An English airport captain suggested a butchery of the French term “m’aider,” or “help me.” So what about a ship that’s in a less urgent pickle? There’s a phrase for that, too. Can you guess? (Hint: It’s a common item in your kitchen.)

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Amazon safety check: Go to your Amazon account and look under Your orders. You may see a link to a page called “Your Recalls and Product Safety Alerts.” Here, you’ll find details about recalls for products you’ve purchased and steps to get a refund or return those items. You’ll get an email, too.

Trivia

The average startup founder’s age is 42. But for the most successful tech companies — we’re talking the top 0.1% of revenue — the average age is a little different. Are the most successful tech companies founded by someone older or younger than 42? (Hey, you have 50-50 odds today!)

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16 out of 30 top podcasts are available as videos

Two years ago, only seven were. We’re totally with it: You can watch Kim Komando Today as a video!