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Fitbits burn folks wearing them
Fitbit ignored burn reports for years. Now, they owe $12.2 million. Here’s what happened.
🔞 Watch the kids on ChatGPT: You can now ask about and create spicy and gory content and images. People complained restrictions were interfering with news reporting and crime scene depictions.
25 years later
EA is re-releasing the original Sims and Sims 2 games digitally. The first game was only available on disk, but now both come bundled in the 25th Birthday Bundle for $39.99. Grab your copy on Steam, the Epic Games Store or the EA app for Windows.
Almost three years after the iPad 10: Apple’s new base model iPad 11 is coming this spring with a chip upgrade from the A14 Bionic to A17 Pro (about 40% faster), double the RAM (4GB to 8GB) and Apple Intelligence. If you don’t care about AI, the 10th-gen iPad is 20% off right now.
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Love this: Last week, I wanted to go to a new restaurant that’s always packed. I used OpenTable to make a reservation, but the only openings were weeks from now. I booked one, and then I noticed a new button for Notify me, which adds you to the list in case someone cancels. Yup, we got in.
Where's my flying car already?
It’s 2025 — shouldn’t we be living in a Star Trek world by now? Here’s why flying cars are still a distant dream.
Wait, what? Ever see a meme and you just can’t figure out why it’s funny? Post it on Reddit to the PeterExplainsTheJoke subreddit, and someone will come to your rescue. I scrolled through and had a lot of “Oh-h-h, I get it now” moments.
20 minutes
Of life gone for every cigarette smoked. Yikes! I still cannot believe there were ads in the 1940s that said, basically, cigarettes were good for you. A new study out of University College London found a pack of 20 cigarettes knocks 7 hours off a person’s life. Say you smoke 10 a day and quit on Jan. 1. By the end of the year, you’ve “earned back” 50 extra days. Now, that’s incredible motivation.
“How come no one told me?” That’s what you’ll think if you don’t know this tip. On your Mac, click on a file and hit Return. Now, you can type in a new name. On a PC, click, wait a beat, then click again. Done!
Make AI read to you in a celebrity's voice
Who doesn’t love hearing the iconic voices of Judy Garland, Burt Reynolds, or James Dean? Now, AI lets you bring them back to read anything you want aloud.
Americans saw through political deepfakes
The mainstream media is in serious trouble. Trust was low before the election, and now even fewer people believe them
Fake reviews are now illegal
Businesses are paying big bucks to flood sites with fake reviews and the FTC’s had enough. Here’s how to spot the fakes and what you can do about it.
The phony social media vote surge
If you haven’t voted, go now. The polls are close, and your vote matters. Now, let’s debunk a fake social media claim about tonight’s votes.
Send that cold email, now
Could one email change everything? It did for Airbnb. Stick around for tips to make your next email a game-changer.
Stealing political signs has become much more risky
Stealing campaign signs is nothing new, but now there’s a way to catch the thieves: AirTags.
Amateur radio gets through when nothing else can
After Hurricane Helene, a group quietly stepped in before anyone else. Now, after Milton hit Florida, they’re back, but rarely make the headlines.
Your DNA could soon be up for sale
You spit in a tube, and now 23andMe is thinking of selling your data after a massive hack tanked their value. So much for learning your ancestry. Meanwhile, Gen Z is going #desperate on LinkedIn, and Mazda’s charging $10 just to use remote start.
The 23andMe disaster
If you sent off your DNA a few years ago, you might regret it now. I’ve got a warning you need to hear.