🦅 Help name these chicks: Jackie and Shadow are the internet’s favorite eagle couple. Over a million fans watched their three eggs hatch on a 24/7 nest cam in California’s Big Bear Valley. The oldest chick passed away after a storm on March 13, but the other two are doing well. Help name them by donating at least $5 by Friday. Speaking of … Why can’t you breed an eel with an eagle? It’s Eeleagle. (Ouch.)
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Analyzed, and researchers found taxi and ambulance drivers are least likely to die from Alzheimer’s. The reason is interesting. They’re constantly using their brains to navigate, which keeps the hippocampus healthy. That’s the part of the brain tied to memory and spatial skills. And no, using GPS doesn’t count, but folding a map does.
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Accuracy a new AI model, ECgMLP, can detect endometrial cancer. This is amazing. It enhances medical images, zeroes in on the most important areas, then uses advanced pattern recognition to give a diagnosis. It’s also great at identifying colorectal, breast and oral cancer. Love this news.
Check your kid’s phone for Zepeto: If you have kids, think Roblox meets Facebook, where people create avatars and explore virtual worlds. A mom says a predator used the private messaging feature to contact her 12-year-old daughter. The sicko pretended to be a teen, asked if she’d had sex and demanded photos. Gross.
Go figure: Mentions of using AI tools and tactics for nefarious business are up 200% on the Dark Web. Yeesh. Criminals have more tools than ever. Get your name out of databases that make it easy to find you with Incogni. Hit my link for 60% off.
Own a pair of AirPods Max? In April, Apple’s fancy over-the-ear headphones are getting full lossless audio support. They’re also adding ultra-low latency to smooth out audio. It’ll be in the iOS 18.4 update. Btw, Apple announced WWDC 2025 will kick off June 9. That’s when they’ll announce iOS 19 and all its features.
Good news if you have an Aura frame: It’ll keep auto-syncing with Google Photos after all. ICYMI, the feature was supposed to shut off this month, but Aura’s working with Google to keep it going. They make great gifts for grandparents. You can remotely share new pics.
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🔥 I like big bots, and I cannot lie: Nearly 2 million people have turned to ChatGPT for advice on sex and spicing things up in the bedroom. Hey, if it works … who am I to judge? From pillow talk to playful ideas, even AI is getting in on the action. 💋
China preparing for a space war: This is sci-fi for real. China’s testing satellites that perform tricky, close-range maneuvers, like dogfighting between fighter jets. China says they’re for “space environment monitoring,” but uhm, one model apparently has a robotic arm (paywall link). It could be used to attack other satellites!
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Shares of Primo Brands after Saratoga water went viral. The hype started when fitness influencer Ashton Hall dunked his head in a bowl of it for his morning routine. Now, 100 million views later, folks are rushing to buy it and bananas since he rubs the peels on his face.
🚨 Red alert for Androids: Be careful what you download. Hackers are using a tool called .NET MAUI to create what look like legit banking, dating and social media apps. They spread through texts and shady links instead of the Google Play Store. Always stick to the official app store, and keep your OS updated. Mahalo!
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To live on cruise ships full-time. A couple in their 50s sold their home in 2022 to explore the world. So far, they’ve been on 29 cruises (paywall link). Budgeting tip from the pros: They book six months in advance for the best prices. Maybe it’s time for you to get ship faced and a little nauti. 🛳️
🐟 Ding-dong, it’s fishy: This is cool. You can help fish migrate through canals in the Netherlands. If you spot one on this underwater camera, press the “fish doorbell” to let them swim safely through the key lock. Last year, about 9.3 million people visited the site and rang the bell over 40,000 times. Let minnow if you see a fish. I haven’t.
Know a consultant? Give them a hug. The days of paying someone for data analysis, document summaries and reports are dead. AI can do all that, much cheaper. A Deloitte exec says the only way to make money in consulting now is to think like an engineer and call yourself a “technologist.” Share that with a consultant you know.
📷 Not just for tracking steps: The Apple Watch looks like it will get a camera to “see” the world using AI-enabled visual intelligence (paywall link). That means you could scan a flyer to add an event to your calendar or look up a restaurant on the spot. ETA? 2027.
Sometimes life is eye-ronic: Google’s AI assistant Gemini can now “see” and use your camera in real time. Point it at your dying houseplant for tips on how to save it, or ask what is the water dripping from your car’s engine. (I did that, and it was 100% right!) It costs $20/month to use it. ChatGPT does the same for $20/month, too.
Remember Ruby Franke? She’s an evil mommy vlogger who went to prison last year for abusing and starving her kids. New laws are in the works to stop parents from using their kids for clicks. If a parent makes over $150K a year from family content, they must put some money into a trust (paywall link). Once kids hit 18, they can ask for old videos to be taken down. About time.
All it takes is a few hundred bucks: Sites like China’s Temu sell cheap drone accessories that can turn them into DIY weapons. We’re talking AI-guided cameras that recognize people and vehicles, and cargo holders that can carry explosives. Seriously frightening.