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Big-brained buys

🧠 You don’t need to be a genius to use today’s picks.

⚡ End the outlet wars: This power strip tower (22% off) has 16 plugs. Plus, four USB ports and a 10-foot-long cord.

🔌 Split ends: No, not your high school haircut. One USB-C cable (8% off, two-pack) charges four things at once.

🙈 Hide those wires: A cord management box (10% off, two-pack) is the adult way to tidy up your tech mess.

⌨️ Typing ninja? Switch between your phone, tablet or laptop with this Bluetooth keyboard (5% off).

🛜 Bye, dead zones: A Wi-Fi extender ($9.99) covers up to 45 devices. No more buffering in the bathroom (lol).

📺 Movie-theater level magic: If you can swing it, this 4K smart TV ($699.99) has flicker-free tech.

🛍️ Treat your digital self: My Amazon shop is packed with more smart buys I know you’ll love.

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Upload your wildlife pics for science

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You don’t need a lab coat to help. Just snap a pic with your phone and power research around the world!

🚨 TSA power bank crackdown: Folks, your charger might not make it through security next time. Power banks must be in your carry-on and within the 100Wh (27,000mAh) limit. If it’s unlabeled, too powerful or packed wrong, TSA might confiscate it. Need a replacement? This one’s 40% off.

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1 million

The number of AI GPUs Elon’s stuffing into one building. That’s not a typo. It’s a silicon army so power-hungry, xAI is shipping in a literal power plant to feed it. The data center will suck up 2 gigawatts. That’s enough juice to keep the lights on in nearly 2 million households. Forget cloud computing, this is thunderstorm computing.

The two-minute rule: Overwhelmed by your to-do list? If a task takes two minutes or less, just do it now. No overthinking. If not, save it for later. This simple habit keeps the little stuff from piling up and helps you power through your day. Neat.

Life in the fast lane

🚘 A smoother, cleaner, more organized ride starts here.

Clip sunglasses to your visor with a magnetic holder ($10).
These headrest hooks ($10) hold just about anything.
One car charger (20% off) = four ways to power up.
Clean your seat creases using this mini vacuum (26% off).
Get that “just waxed” shine with a scratch repair kit (22% off).

📦 Cargo or car go? A two-pack of ratchet straps (10% off) keeps your equipment locked down where it belongs.

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AI demands nuclear power

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AI’s massive energy appetite is fueling a U.S. nuclear power revival. The renaissance has begun.

$737 million

That’s how much Amazon stock Jeff Bezos just cashed out. Fresh off a $50 million Venetian wedding, Bezos is back on the trading floor (well, metaphorically). It’s part of a plan to offload up to 25 million shares by 2026, because what’s a power couple without a little portfolio pruning?

🆘 Lifesaving tip: Here’s how to trigger Emergency SOS, fast. On Android, press the power button five times or more. For iPhones, press and hold the side button and either volume button until the slider pops up. Know this before you need it.

4 hours

That’s all it’ll take to get from New York to Paris. Boom Supersonic promises to shave your red-eye down to a power nap (paywall link). If they pull it off, jet lag and sad airplane chicken could finally be optional. Just don’t ask when (spoiler: not before 2029).

Quick Android refresh: Hold the power and volume-up buttons simultaneously to do a soft reboot. Think of it as a fast way to end processes and speed up your phone.

Mid-week slump? Try this

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The Wednesday drag is real. I’ve got a few quick tech tips to help you reset and power through.

About 20,000

That’s how many times you breathe each day. Slower, more controlled breathing can help your heart, boost brain power and calm your anxiety (paywall link). Try the coherent technique: Inhale through your nose for six seconds, then exhale for six.

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Want to silence a call in a nanosecond? Just press the power button on your phone once. Poof, off to voicemail the person goes.

Electrician army: AI isn’t just eating jobs, it’s eating power. Google just dropped a cool $10 million to train over 100,000 U.S. electricians, trying to unclog a grid bottleneck slowing its AI expansion. Data centers are guzzling so much electricity that they could triple U.S. power usage in three years.

🕯️ Lights out: Spain and Portugal got power-washed into the 1800s on Monday. The entire grid collapsed in 3.5 seconds, and power was out across entire countries for several hours. Spain’s thinking the massive blackout is sabotage. Some blame Russia. Others say freak weather. Either way, lights are back, but answers are not.

🖨️ Printer in a jam? Let’s fix that. Turn off your printer and unplug it to stay safe. Open the back panel and peek inside. See the stuck paper? Gently pull it out in the direction of the arrows (no yanking). Once it’s clear, plug the printer back in and power it on. You’re good as new.

🪫 Battery blues? Let’s find those power-hungry apps. On iPhone, go to Settings > Battery and scroll down to see which apps are sucking the most juice. For Android, head to Settings > Battery > Battery usage. You can tweak notifications or give them a time-out to save power.

1,000+

Used laptop batteries power an entire home. In November 2016, a clever guy decided to ditch the electrical grid and power his home through solar and recycled batteries. Eight years later, it’s going strong. Talk about positive energy. Ba-dum-tss! 🥁

💻 Such a turnoff: Try Windows’ “shade” shortcut to shut down your PC. Right-click on your desktop and go to New > Shortcut. In the location field, type: %windir%System32SlideToShutDown.exe. Click Next, name the shortcut and hit Finish. Double-click this shortcut to open a pull-down shade at the top of your screen. Drag it to the bottom to power off.