VR therapy

🥽 VR therapy: New research indicates VR can mimic the mood-boosting effects of outdoor activities, exercise and socializing for people with major depressive disorders. This could be a huge win, especially for those who struggle to leave the house.

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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.

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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.

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Trivia

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?

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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.

Let me tell you, modern technology has never matched the simplicity and grace of the traditional pen. In fact, you could say that there is still no e-quill. (Bet you didn’t see that coming!)

Trivia

What smartphone manufacturer ships the most models worldwide each year? Is it … A.) Apple, B.) Samsung, C.) Xiaomi or D.) Motorola?

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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.

Trivia

Remember pagers? Be-e-e-e-p. They’ve mostly faded into the tech graveyard, but thousands are still alive-ish and kickin’ in the U.S. Can you guess how many pagers are active today? Is it … A.) 8,000, B.) 80,000, C.) 800,000 or D.) 8 million?

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