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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.
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.
🚫 Cyber sweep: The U.S. Justice Department seized four web domains used by Russian hackers to create over 40,000 fake websites. The phonies were copycats of sites like Amazon, Netflix and Bank of America, and they were used to steal a million users’ credentials and 500,000 credit card numbers. Always — always — double-check the URL.
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.)
A new safety standard says all light-duty vehicles will need automatic emergency braking by 2029. Brakes will kick in at speeds up to 90 mph for impending collisions and up to 45 mph when sensors detect a person. It’s much-needed: 42,514 people died in crashes last year alone.
Amping up your followers: Instagram’s algorithm is changing to promote original content over people reposting others (aka aggregator accounts). If you’re trying to build an audience on IG, you’ll want to post more videos or Reels. That’s why I’ve been doing just that on my IG account here.
You see a vacay at a too-good-to-be-true discount online. After booking, you get a call about an “extra charge” to finalize your trip. All fake! Protect yourself: Verify unknown companies at the BBB website, look for “https://” in the site URL (it means the website is secure), and use a credit card so you can dispute phony charges.
This is getting out of hand: Ford Motor Company’s hands-free driving tech in its BlueCruise-equipped Mustang Mach-E SUVs is under investigation following two fatal crashes. Both incidents involved “nighttime lighting conditions.” Yup, more “hands-free” fatalities.
🚚 Highway concern: At least 20 self-driving 80,000-pound semitractor-trailers will soon cruise Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston. The trucks have advanced laser and radar sensors that can “see” farther than human eyes, and they’re never tired or distracted. If you spot one in the wild, I’d love to see a vid!
Fake USPS sites get as much traffic as the real deal: Scammers create perfect replicas, complete with realistic tracking pages. Manually type the official site’s URL, usps.com, into your browser. Don’t click on links in emails or messages about shipping updates, either; those could be fakes.