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š³ Oklahoma school board scandal: During a Board of Ed meeting, someone streamed a video of nude women gathered around a āchiropractic tableā on the big screen. So thereās a full-blown investigation, and fingers are pointing at Ryan Walters, the stateās head of education. Heās denying everything, of course.
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It starts like any typical night out. Youāre sipping something overpriced and half-listening to your friendās relationship drama. Then, you check your pocket. Empty. You think maybe it was a pickpocket. But the reality is far stranger.
Today is National System Administrator Appreciation Day, but this special day will soon be off the calendars. Thank you to all the unsung heroes updating, plugging and unplugging things and reminding us, āNo, you canāt use 123456 again.ā
Thatās how often grocery prices can change in a single day at some stores. One blink and your eggs are cheaper. Or not. Welcome to grocery aisle gladiator match, where price tags refresh more than your Instagram feed, thanks to electronic shelf labels (ESLs) (paywall link).
š¢ Check for recalls: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission site is worth checking now and then. You can search by categories, filter by date or hazard and sometimes get a refund or replacement. And if thereās ever a big recall, donāt worry, Iāll warn you here in my newsletter, too.
Thatās how much Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses sales grew in the first half of this year. Zuck wants your face real estate (paywall link). Apparently, we also want our sunglasses to take selfies and hear voices. Meta is staking its claim before your sunglasses start running ads, really.
YouTube sleep timer: You can play white noise before bed without it running all night. While watching a video, tap the cog icon (on mobile and desktop), select Sleep timer and choose a time like 30 minutes or End of video. Fingers crossed, no loud ad sneaks in to ruin your dreams.
Thatās the amount of screen time Americans are averaging. Apparently, āNetflix and chillā now runs concurrently with āSlack and panic.ā Multitasking is also at an all-time-high. Whether theyāre streaming the latest hit show or doomscrolling on social media, folks are plugged in like never before. Thank goodness for Wi-Fi. Without it, America might have to rediscover the outdoors.
Thatās the USA vs. China satellite count. SpaceX is casually orbiting 8,000 Starlink satellites. China? Still stuck at 120 (paywall link). Itās a space race where one kid showed up on a rocket bike and the other forgot their shoes. Chinaās grand plan for 27,000 satellites is stuck at 0.4% complete. Talk about taking a red-eye.
šŗ Skip the app-hopping: Stream HBO Max, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and more, all inside Prime Video. Just log in on the web, click the Channels tab at the top and follow the prompts to subscribe. Now (almost) all your shows are in one place. So much easier.
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Thatās how many skeletons were found fully intact in Israelās Tinshemet Cave. Hands clasped like they were posing for a burial photo shoot, they looked eerily peaceful for being 100,000 years dead. Archaeologists still arenāt sure what species they were (Homo sapiens, Neanderthal or Android users), but one thingās clear: Someone buried them like they mattered.