The domain name for YouTube.com was registered on February 14 in which year: A.) 1995, B.) 2000, C.) 2005 or D.) 2012?
The answer: C.) Feb. 14, 2005. On that date, the No. 1 song was “Let Me Love You” by Mario, and the top movie at the box office was “Boogeyman.”
Is recall news technically technology? Well, it is when you consider today’s cars are just moving computers. Food recalls? Not really — but hey, I make it my job to keep you safe. This is important stuff, so share it with your circle.
Chat with RTX: It turns Nvidia’s RTX 30/40 graphics card into a chatbot. It’s cool for summarizing YouTube videos and documents, but beware of bugs and memory-hogging. Great for data nerds, but the rest of us? It’s more of a demo than a daily driver.
The earliest account of smooching on record is etched into the Barton Cylinder, a clay tablet from Sumeria. It shows two gods making whoopee … then kissing after.
Sick of squinting to read the small print? Tiny text is no match for your smartphone’s digital magnifying glass. Your phone can make minuscule text readable and menus in dark restaurants crisp and clear.
🔍 This is a great thing to remember. I use it any time I need to read a tiny model number on a device … or the color of my lipgloss.
Use an Android? Open the Settings app, tap Accessibility, then Magnification.
😎 FCC goin’ in: Telecom companies now have just seven days to inform customers (and the FBI) of data breaches. The FCC is also making companies fess up about the specifics, like if your name and biometrics were leaked. Took them long enough.
Peeping psycho Tom: A now ex-Expedia employee turned company bathrooms in Seattle into a spine-chilling “Big Brother” episode with spy cameras hidden under the sinks. Cops used an electronic-sniffing black Labrador, found 33 more cameras in his apartment and charged him with first-degree voyeurism.
Very spooky: Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users are reporting taps, swipes and even calls registered without physical contact. Apple’s advising the good ol’ force restart for now. Gee, thanks.
🗃️ TMI with AI: Google is now warning that your chats with its AI, Gemini, could be stored for 18 months, and even deleted conversations can hang around for 72 hours. FWIW, Gemini lets you turn off long-term data collection.
⚠️ Use Bank of America? Hackers got names, addresses, Social Security numbers, DOBs, account and credit card numbers from BofA vendor Infosys McCamish Systems. The bank’s systems are fine — the breach targeted deferred compensation plans they oversee. Still, keep an eye on your accounts. Far too often, we don’t learn the full impact of a breach until months after the fact.
