Scammers are using AI to fake your voice and beat phone security. I’ll tell you the right way to lock down your accounts.
⛪️ Open to work: After Pope Francis’ passing, the Vatican updated its LinkedIn with a description for the next pope. Mandatory: be baptized, male, Catholic. Preferred: good singing voice, multilingual, wisdom, prudence and even “Joy in serving with almost no holidays.” Not a remote position. Sorry.
🤐 Siri, zip it: Here’s how to stop Siri from talking out of nowhere. Head to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri. Under Siri Requests, toggle off Allow Siri When Locked, so she won’t activate when you don’t want her to. To silence her completely, open Talk & Type to Siri and tap Off.
Does this stop phone radiation?
Products like stickers and blankets claim to shield you from your phone’s EMFs. Here’s what works and what to skip.
The rise of grandfluencers
You don’t have to be a 20-something to get noticed. There’s a whole new generation of trendsetters taking over online.
Free TV is having a moment
After years of paying for every streamer under the sun, young folks are waking up to broadcast TV.
3 scams that drain your bank account
Think you’d never fall for one? These are the exact tricks catching people every day.
Make a self-destructing USB drive
Got a flash drive full of sensitive stuff? Here’s a way to make it wipe if someone tries to snoop.
Phone down, eyes up
At the pool with your kids? If you’re on your phone, you’re not really watching them.
Neuralink’s third implant
Brad Smith, a father of three, is Neuralink’s third implant recipient and the first nonverbal patient to get it. Hear his amazing update in this short podcast.
Email that deletes itself
Gmail has a hidden mode that makes your messages vanish. Here’s how to use it.
How click farms fake 5-star reviews
That flood of perfect reviews? Could be paid for. Here’s how to spot the signs.
Secret Airpod spy tool
See an iPhone or iPad just sitting somewhere it doesn’t belong? Don’t assume you’re alone.
Did you drop $20?
Someone asked Sarah that question at a grocery store. Minutes later, her debit card was gone.
Crying in my pillow
The MyPillow guy’s lawyer used AI to write court filings in the Dominion case. Big mistake.
Selfies at the Pope’s funeral
Some moments are meant for respect, not your camera roll.
Quick trick to clean out your inbox
Are you inbox zero? If not, here’s a simple way to get rid of all those junky emails.
🖥️ Show the desktop on a Mac: Shift all your open windows to the side and get to the shortcuts on your desktop by holding down Cmd and pressing F3. Pressing F3 on its own shows you all the windows you have open. Easy‑peasy!
A.I. hits the flip phone
Motorola unveiled a completely new Razr flip phone. But this time, the phone comes with Perplexity A.I. baked in.
Did your selfie train ChatGPT?
Ever post a pic online? There’s a good chance it was scraped and added to an AI dataset. Check this site to find out.