Tech trick: How to tell who's calling when you don't recognize the phone number
Ever received a text message from a number you don’t recognize? I get a lot of texts from numbers that I have no idea who that person is. Instead of replying with “Ahem, who dis?” there’s a hack you’re going to use time and time again.
Your data is worth big money — and you can take it back
“Call me for a good time.” That simple message prompted more creepy calls and texts than you can believe. A woman contacted me after someone posted that message — alongside her cellphone number — on a porn site.
We rely on GPS satellites to help us figure out exactly where we are. How many of them are orbiting Earth right now? Is it … A.) Four, B.) 15, C.) 24 or D.) 31?
400% more grid capacity
By updating U.S. power lines instead of building new ones. Reconductoring would allow us to get 90% of our power from renewable energy by 2035. Countries are already doing it worldwide. I say it’s time we get current with our tech — but, of course, there are always resistors.
What smartphone manufacturer ships the most models worldwide each year? Is it … A.) Apple, B.) Samsung, C.) Xiaomi or D.) Motorola?
15% annual increases in cybercrime
That will lead to $13.8 trillion in losses by 2028. The U.S. GDP — the largest economy in the world — is $25.5 trillion. (It’s followed by China at $17.9 trillion and Japan at $4.2 trillion.) Cybercrime is now a world economic leader. That’s just a bad phish-cal policy.
33% of rideshare drivers have had a crash on the job
Phone use, unruly passengers and long hours are all crash culprits. Definitely buckle up.
53% of young women have been digitally harassed
Those aged 18 to 29 have been sent unwanted sexual pictures online. And it’s not just young women: 32% of all women and 30% of men have been cyberflashed. A new bill in Congress will make these pics illegal. Call it the anti-junk bill.