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đ Mickey needs the cash: Disney+ and Hulu are raising prices again starting Oct. 21. Ads-on plans jump to $11.99/month. Premiums hit $18.99. Even ESPN Select sneaks up to $12.99. Oh, and Huluâs getting folded into Disney+ soon anyway. Just a reminder, thatâs three price hikes in three years.
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Ever get one of those weird texts that says something like, âYour package is waitingâ or âClick here to unlock your cash rewardâ? We all have. Most people figure itâs just a scammy mass text from some sketchy website.
đ¸ Add Instagram highlights secretly: Create highlights without posting to your story. Open the app, tap your profile button, then the (+) in the top right. Select Story, pick a photo and hit the arrow at the bottom. Under Close Friends, choose someone who doesnât follow you back and tap Share. Then hit Add to Highlights.
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Letâs talk about something no one thinks about when booking a flight: where your travel info really goes.
An investigative bombshell from 404 Media just uncovered that the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a company owned by the biggest U.S. airlines, has been giving federal agencies access to passenger records.
âĄď¸ 3-second tech genius: On Facebook, save interesting posts for later. Tap the three-dot menu on a post, select Save post and find them anytime under the Saved section.
đ Map versus reality: Ever wondered how big a country really is? The True Size Of is a free tool that lets you drag and drop places side by side. Type the name of a country or state, move it where you want, and search another. Use the compass in the bottom left to rotate and your mouse wheel to zoom. Cool.
âĄď¸ 3-second tech genius: On YouTube desktop, press 0 on your keyboard to restart a video instantly. Or hit numbers 1 through 9 to jump to that percentage of the playback. Nice.
I bet you imagine the internet as a magical cloud floating wirelessly between satellites and Wi-Fi routers. Nope. Itâs mostly underwater.
Nearly all of your âin the cloudâ traffic actually travels through fiber-optic cables laid along the ocean floor. These thin strands of glass are buried in some places and simply resting on the seafloor in others.
Youâve probably seen the sales pitches. âGet blazing-fast Wi-Fi 7 with internet speeds like youâve never seen before. Just $600 for a new state-of-the-art router!â Let me save you money.
Yes, Wi-Fi 7 is fast. Theoretical speeds reach up to 46 Gbps. Thatâs 46,000 Mbps, compared to Wi-Fi 6, which tops out around 9.6 Gbps (9,600 Mbps). Hereâs what that means in real life.
