Calling all night owls: Have an older Roku model and a house full of light sleepers? Upgrade to the Voice Remote Pro (on sale right now) and get Headphone mode. Plug in your headphones, and enjoy the full sound of your favorite show without waking anyone up. Sweet!
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Major scam alert: Scammers stole $500,000 from an Ohio retiree by posing as the Social Security Administration on her caller ID. (It’s easy to do, btw.) They told her criminals had stolen her Social Security number, and they conned her into buying gold to avoid prison time. They even came in person to collect. Warn the older adults in your family.
Did you know that 91% of phishing scams originate from just one source? Is it A.) Phishing emails, B.) Compromised websites, C.) Unsecured Wi-Fi or D.) Bot networks?
With Personas in visionOS, you can see a 3D recreation of your friends’ heads and hands. It’s pretty realistic, too — way less corny than those cartoon avatars in the Metaverse. All yours for the low, low price of $3,500. Eat your heart out, Zuck.
The invisibility megashield uses a “precision-engineered lens array” to literally bend light. It works best with grass, foliage, sand and sky. Every Harry Potter fan (or shoplifter) you know wants this.
A new type of porch pirate: An Army vet was busted for lying about his disability to snag benefits, but the real shocker is how they caught him. Kansas cops filmed the guy’s front porch for 68 days, 15 hours a day, warrant-free. The court ruled that since cameras are everywhere, there’s no reasonable expectation of privacy for the front of your home anymore.
Oh, frunk it: The front trunk (“frunk”) door on Tesla’s $81,000 Cybertruck can chop off your fingers. A video on X showed veggies getting the guillotine treatment, making it an obvious and serious safety issue. Most cars with autoclosing doors have sensors for this exact reason.
Roll with it: Kids in California’s Fresno Unified School District now use a new app to ask to go to the restroom. Students get two seven-minute bathroom breaks per day. Those who fail to return in time lose their bathroom rights. Why? Because students are hanging out in the bathrooms for too long, taking selfies.
RIP, Google Podcasts: It’s no longer supported as of today. Move your subs over to YouTube Music pronto. Open the Google Podcasts app, select Export subscriptions at the top > Export to YouTube Music > Transfer > Continue. Hit Go to Library to view your subscriptions once the transfer is complete.
Bundle of joy: Microsoft is splitting up Office 365 and Teams. You have two options — stick with the all-in-one or buy just what you need. The a la carte price is $5.25 a month for Teams, but Office ranges from $7.75 monthly to $54.75, depending on the features. Need a free Office alternative? Here are seven.
Shocking crime: A 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl stabbed and killed her mother after her mom took away her cellphone. The girl also stabbed her 11-year-old brother, who survived. She’s being charged as an adult with criminal homicide and aggravated assault. How can something like this happen?
