Gmail’s Manage subscriptions option lists every store that emails you and how many messages each one sent, and you can unsubscribe with a tap. Plus, what your Gmail address says about your age and the plus-sign trick that catches who sold your email.
The kids are using AI for homework, and it hands over the answers. Flip one switch and it becomes a tutor. I'll tell you how to turn it on. Plus, we help Michele use AI with her students for a Veterans Day project, and how to prep for a radio interview.
Your phone can listen for the smoke alarm when others can’t hear it. I'll tell you how to turn it on, and test it. Plus, Frankie tells us how an AI chatbot told him he was having heart trouble and to call 911.
Had trouble canceling Amazon Prime? The FTC’s settlement has paid out more than $840 million so far, and you don't have to file a claim. Plus, Barbara asks whether Amazon photographs more than your package, and we explain how to turn off delivery photos.
Your library card can get you free movies, music, and audiobooks . Plus, a Kentucky school sent home AI-generated maps with garbled state names, like “Ven-eck-ee,” and Amazon is reportedly scanning and discarding books to train its AI.
Hungry on the road? Gemini is now built into Google Maps, and it's rolling out to Apple CarPlay, so you can ask for a restaurant hands-free. Plus, you can chat with ChatGPT through CarPlay, and AI can audit a car quote for hidden fees.
Your kid racked up a $100 charge on game coins, and you may be able to get it back. Plus, we talk about how a nine-year old Minecraft YouTuber spent $118,000 on ads with his dad’s corporate credit card. Yikes!
Your furnace has a birthday, and a photo of the label is all AI needs to decode it. Plus, Consumer Reports found each smart appliance it tested sent up to 135,000 text messages a week to their makers. We break down what’s in them.
Signature mismatches were the top reason mail ballots were rejected in 2024. Most states let you track yours online. Plus, we talk to Pamela about her fight against a data center planned on land that was promised as a park.
Your phone sorts your pictures by face. You just have to tell it who’s who. I’ll show you how. Plus, we help Renee digitize her family’s photos after wildfires force her to evacuate.
Friends and family don’t have to miss out on Halloween. Newer iPhones have a dual camera trick and Android lets you flip the camera during video calls. Plus, we’ll talk about how to turn your pet into a pumpkin stencil with AI, make your house look haunted, and meet a 3,156 pound pumpkin.
Your forgotten old logins still have your password. I’ll tell you how to find and delete them. Plus, we talk about how an AI startup built a zombie shooting video game set in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood in one weekend, and Character.AI filed for bankruptcy.
You pay $139 a year for Prime, and most people only use the free shipping and video. Several perks may be going unused, like free Grubhub Plus, cheaper gas, a free Kindle book every month, and more. Plus, we help Michael figure out his mystery refund texts. Sounds phishy.
Can’t find your car? There are three key fob hacks that sound fake but work. Plus, we talk about Google’s top emojis and Gen Alpha slang.
Jan’s kids think a Tesla would be safer than her driving. The catch is in the name: Full Self-Driving, Supervised, and supervised means you, the driver. Hear what you should shop for instead.
Stuck in a phone setting? Gemini can see your screen and walk you through it for free. Plus, a strange, pulsing sound in her ear led Mary to ask ChatGPT about the cause. Her doctor found it was a 90% blocked artery and it could’ve caused a stroke. Mary shares her story with us.
Volunteers have mapped millions of graves, and you can search them from home. Michelle found her baby sister’s resting place nearly 30 years after she first went looking. We talked to her about it.
Your robot vacuum doesn’t just clean. It builds a map of your house that probably lives in the cloud. Hear which settings turn it off. Plus, a robot hand that crawls like the Addams Family’s Thing, and why you might buy your next robot at a car dealership.
Three hikers used AI to plan a Mount Shasta climb and ended up needing a rescue. I explain what to ask a chatbot instead and why to call a ranger. On the bright side, AI is great at planning vacations. We help Jo use her chatbot to organize a family’s cruise.
Meta’s Muse AI reportedly keeps a page on every person in a user’s life, including where they live, work, and how close they are. Plus we talked to Kalie about how AI pieced together her daughters’ personal information from her family's posts online. Her story hit 6 million views on X.
