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Football makes me hungry

Grab your game-day goodies.

Crush the munchies: Stock up on crowd-pleasing snacks like nuts and seeds or jerky and pork rinds.
Pack mentality: Keep sliders and other appetizers held together with fun football-themed toothpicks (96 pieces, under $10).
Prevent party fouls: Protect your tables, countertops or other surfaces with this two-pack of disposable game-day tablecloths.
Sip-er Bowl winner: I don’t even like beer and I want this stainless-steel Stanley stein ($25)! It keeps drinks cold for up to five hours or hot for one hour. Amazing.
Me time: Maybe Super Bowl nirvana for you is kicking back while everyone is busy watching. A fan-favorite heated eye mask is 48% off.

☀️ It’s in the 80s in Phoenix: Suddenly, I’m tempted to play a game of bocce ball. Stock up on guard games before they get expensive for the season.

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Play detective: WHOIS lookup sites list all the details about who owns a website, along with their contact info. I use who.is when I need to do some digging.

🚨 Red alert for Androids: Be careful what you download. Hackers are using a tool called .NET MAUI to create what look like legit banking, dating and social media apps. They spread through texts and shady links instead of the Google Play Store. Always stick to the official app store, and keep your OS updated. Mahalo!

16GB of RAM

No longer enough to play PC games. For open-world games that rely on visuals, the new standard is 32GB for shorter loading times, fewer stutters and smoother streaming. Here are affordable upgrade kits for DDR4 and DDR5 systems.

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🌤️ Rise and shine: Have an Echo or Google speaker? Say, “[Alexa or Hey, Google], good morning,” to turn on your lights, hear the weather and play the news. Personalize it in the Alexa app by tapping More (three-line icon) > Routines > Morning. On the Google Home app, head to Automations (three stars) > Add (+) > Personal.

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⏩ 10-second shortcut: You don’t need your mouse to rewind or fast-forward on YouTube. Press K to pause or play, J to rewind 10 seconds, and L to fast-forward 10 seconds. Be sure to subscribe to my channel so you never miss my podcast or radio show.

Malware alert: Skip the free file converters. You know those handy PDF-to-DOC or WebP-to-JPEG tools? Hackers are stuffing them with malware to steal your personal and financial info. They’re showing up in search results and ads. Play it safe: Stick to Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Office instead.

Roblox’s CEO has a few words for you: So many horror stories of grooming and bullying in the game. The CEO’s advice for parents is simple: If you can’t watch your kids, don’t let them play. In other words, it’s not my fault there’s bad stuff happening. Nice.

▶️ Want to share a YouTube video from a specific point? Right-click on the video where you want it to start, then select Copy video URL at current time. Send the link, and it’ll play from that exact moment.

🗣️ You got to hear this: I called a networking gear company and got “Heather.” I could barely understand her. Those days may be over. Teleperformance, the world’s largest call center company, is using AI to change Indian accents into American or British ones in real time. You need to take a sec, click here and select Demo. Pick a person, hit Play and toggle the button on and off. Amazing.

Uncanny valley: Hit play on the 1980s sitcom “A Different World” on Netflix, you’ll notice something is … off. The streamer used AI to make the old footage HD quality. The result is nightmare-inducing. Faces look warped, and words or objects in the background are all pixelated. Check out this video to see for yourself. Dumb.

Job interview coming up? Ask ChatGPT to play your recruiter. Tell it about the position and responsibilities from the job ad, then have it drill you with questions one at a time. If you really want to get AI-ahead at work, download this free guide from NetSuite.

❌ Marks the spot: When you don’t have a gaming buddy, challenge ChatGPT (or any bot). Start simple with, “Let’s play Tic-Tac-Toe. I’ll be X and you’ll be O. You can make the first move.” Let me know who wins the most rounds!

♠️ “Play solitaire”: Type that into Google for a quick game. It’s better than downloading some random app that wants $1.99 and your mother’s maiden name. Why does Batman love solitaire? No Joker.

$1.39 billion

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20 questions, one prompt: You can play games with your favorite AI bot. Try this: “Let’s play a game of 20 questions. You think of a person, place or thing, and I’ll guess what it is. Keep track of the number of questions, and tell me how many I’ve got left after each one. Pick a category and let’s go.” Ready, set, guess!

DeepSeek’s rise is a wake-up call: China isn’t just catching up; they’re proving they can compete, despite fewer resources and U.S. sanctions in place. If the U.S. wants to stay ahead, we can’t just play defense by restricting China’s access to chips and technology; we need to double down on innovation, AI investment and infrastructure, because, in the race for AI dominance, second place isn’t an option. We need to win!

🔠 All work and no play: Get through your afternoon slump (or teach your kid to spell) by plugging this prompt into any chatbot: “Let’s play hangman. Think of a word, and I’ll guess one letter at a time. I get six wrong guesses before it’s game over. Each wrong answer adds a part to the hangman with ASCII art.” So fun!

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