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Clear the room

📦 Seriously, these gems will help you do exactly that.

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See all your spices, sugar and salt in these glass condiment jars (29% off).
Loathe stale loaves? Snag a bread container ($20), so they stay fresh.
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✋ Hang on: Toss those flimsy hangers. These wooden ones (19% off) are strong and look great, too.

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An AI secretly rewrote its own code — April 19th, Hour 1

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.

🐓 Cluckin’ wild: The Minecraft movie is meh, but Jack Black’s unhinged chicken ballad, “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” shot up to # 78 on Billboard’s Hot 100. It’s now the shortest song ever to hit the famed list, clocking in at 34 seconds, making it both a record and maybe a cry for help for our attention spans. Listen here, you have been warned.

40 feet

That’s the size of a new submarine-hunting sea drone called the “BlueWhale.” It uses special sensors to spot underwater and surface threats, and can help clear mines. The cool bit? It’s fully autonomous and runs on batteries for weeks. Basically, a Roomba’s scarier cousin with serious military vibes. Here’s a clip of it.

Byte-size help: Next time you’re overwhelmed, ask ChatGPT or your fave chatbot, “I want to [goal], but I’m not sure where to start. Can you break it into step-by-step tasks, starting with the easiest actions?” Should’ve tried this before I decided to sort my entire closet. Argh.

3,000 years old

The age of a mummified crocodile scientists recently cracked open. They used X-ray and CT scans to peek inside and found gastroliths, aka small stones crocs swallow to help with digestion. Even weirder? They also discovered a fish and a bronze hook, still intact, meaning the croc was probably caught right before it was sacrificed.

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$3.4 million

Price tag of the world’s most accurate clock. The Aether clock OC 020 is as big as two refrigerators and weighs over 440 pounds. Let it tick for 10 billion years, and it would only be off by a second. That’s better than atomic clocks and could help predict earthquakes. No word if it has a snooze button.

🤝 I want to be your secret helper and mentor: Do you think you’re getting scammed? Wondering how to use AI in your business or life? Need some advice? I would love to help you. Ask me your questions here on my site. I read every single note.

💔 Melinda Gates dishing about the breakup with Bill: In her new memoir, she says the marriage lacked honesty and trust. Turns out his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein (yep, that one) didn’t help either. Want all the juicy deets? The book’s 30% off right now. The most shocking reveal? She stayed married through Windows Vista.

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Speedy studying: Ever heard of the 80/20 rule? It says that 80% of results come from just 20% of the effort. Cut the fluff by using this AI prompt, “What are the key 20% of insights on [topic] that will help me understand 80% of it?”

Where to find your phone’s IMEI number

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If your phone goes missing, one number can help shut it down fast. Even if someone swaps the SIM.

38%

That’s the battery level where most Americans start to panic and scramble for a charger. Funny thing? The iPhone battery doesn’t even turn red until 20%. So yes, you can calm down, your phone isn’t flatlining. Your screen dimmed itself out of self-care. Pro tip: To keep your battery healthy, charge when it hits around 20% and stop at 90%. This will help reduce wear and slow down premature aging.

😱 This could be the start of something terrible: Scientists are on the verge of growing spare human bodies for medicine! Seriously. It’d likely be done using stem cells and artificial wombs, and could help with the organ shortage and testing new drugs. These “bodyoids” apparently wouldn’t feel pain or be able to think. Yikes.

🦅 Help name these chicks: Jackie and Shadow are the internet’s favorite eagle couple. Over a million fans watched their three eggs hatch on a 24/7 nest cam in California’s Big Bear Valley. The oldest chick passed away after a storm on March 13, but the other two are doing well. Help name them by donating at least $5 by Friday. Speaking of … Why can’t you breed an eel with an eagle? It’s Eeleagle. (Ouch.)

🤖 AI to the FAQ-cue: Biz owners, need help with your product’s FAQ page? Try this with ChatGPT or your favorite chatbot: “Imagine you’re an e-commerce specialist. Create a list of FAQs with answers for my [product] with [item details].” Giving the bot a role gets you better answers.

When your brain is overloaded: Your favorite chatbot can help you think of fresh ideas if you’re stuck or short on time. Just ask, “Give me 10 blog titles about [topic] for a small business site.” ICYMI, here are more prompts to try.

🐟 Ding-dong, it’s fishy: This is cool. You can help fish migrate through canals in the Netherlands. If you spot one on this underwater camera, press the “fish doorbell” to let them swim safely through the key lock. Last year, about 9.3 million people visited the site and rang the bell over 40,000 times. Let minnow if you see a fish. I haven’t.

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