Should you tape over your webcam?

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A photo of Mark Zuckerberg shows tape over his laptop camera and mic. There’s a good reason you might want to do the same.
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Avoid this costly internet mistake

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Providers want you to lock in a long-term deal. But with speeds rising and prices falling, you could end up paying more than you should.
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Let ChatGPT do some cooking

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List your ingredients and it’ll come up with a recipe. Salad dressings, full meals, and more.
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Netflix wins (for now)

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88% of users watch it daily. Here’s why it’s still the top dog.
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Watch out for fake businesses on Google Maps

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Just because a place has five stars doesn’t mean it’s real. Here’s how to spot a scam.

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The next big battle for the internet

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A decades-old law helped the internet grow. It also turned it into a free-for-all. Is it time to pull the plug on Section 230?
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The button combo to force-reboot any frozen phone

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Before you freak out and mash all the buttons, try this quick reset trick. Works on iPhones and Androids.
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An AI secretly rewrote its own code — April 19th, Hour 1

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Scientists told the AI to shut down. It didn’t. Plus, if you put $1,000 into Google at its IPO, here’s how much you’d have today (spoiler: it’s a lot). And I help Ken from Indiana, who’s trying to unlock his late son’s phone to find answers.
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Why does the TSA scan your face? — April 19th, Hour 2

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Rosemary from Florida wants to know what really happens to your face scan at the airport. Is it stored forever? Plus, secrets not to tell ChatGPT, why 5G isn’t always what it claims to be, and how to score money with Google Opinion Rewards.
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Teens make $1M selling junk on Facebook — April 19th, Hour 3

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Can your trash make you rich? Two high schoolers flipped junk from the dump into over $1 million on Facebook Marketplace. Plus, OpenAI drops $10 million on a domain, window-washing robots are here, and stores are using weather data to time their discounts.
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Her entire life is being faked online — April 19th, Hour 4

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Oscar from Texas says a man is obsessed with his daughter. Now, he’s impersonating her online. Fake accounts, false messages, even rumors she’s pregnant. Plus, 3 things you can do with a dead iPhone, and the dark side of influencer culture.
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Kim Komando Show Preview: Why does the TSA scan your face?

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Rosemary from Florida wants to know what really happens to your face scan at the airport. Is it stored forever? Plus, secrets not to tell ChatGPT, why 5G isn’t always what it claims to be, and how to score money with Google Opinion Rewards.
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Don’t fall for the travel tech panic

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Public Wi-Fi horror stories make great headlines, but here’s what really puts your info at risk.
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Stop your electronics from exploding

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Your phone or e-bike could catch fire if the battery gets too hot. Here’s how to keep it safe.
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The National Weather Service at 169 years old

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It gets $3.5 billion a year, but most of your forecasts come from private companies that do it better.
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How to go viral on Instagram

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Want your content to actually take off? Here’s a simple framework to boost your chances of getting it out there.
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The Satanic space flight

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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket launch with Katy Perry and Gayle King is under fire online. Not for science, but for satanic symbols and staged space drama.
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The QR code scam hiding in your mailbox

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Get a diamond ring in the mail? No, it’s not from a secret admirer. It’s from a scammer trying to loot all your money.
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Can’t focus lately? It might be brain rot

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Endless scrolling wrecks your attention span. There’s a fix, but you might not like it.
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Restore old photos with AI

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Scratched, faded, or torn family photos? AI tools can restore them in seconds. Here’s how to do it yourself.
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