November 6, 2026
Smart glasses may be feeding your face to AI, and Samsung’s pair lands next month

Smart glasses may be feeding your face to AI, and Samsung’s pair lands next month

Senators want to know if Meta’s camera glasses are sending images of strangers into AI training. Samsung’s camera glasses land in December. Here’s how to protect yourself from someone else’s specs, and the one setting every owner should flip today.

November 4, 2026
Companies are finally bringing humans back. Here are five fresh ways to reach one, plus the new law that gives you the right to a real person.

Companies are finally bringing humans back. Here are five fresh ways to reach one, plus the new law that gives you the right to a real person.

Your phone can sit on hold for you, one email can go straight to the CEO’s office and a free federal complaint forces your internet company to answer in 30 days. Plus California’s new right-to-a-human law and what it means for everybody else.

November 3, 2026
🎚️ Make ChatGPT build you a calculator instead of giving you a lecture

🎚️ Make ChatGPT build you a calculator instead of giving you a lecture

That’s Intelligent UI. With GPT-6, ChatGPT can answer with things you click and drag instead of a wall of text: buttons, forms, charts and checklists.

Snapchat was warned for years its speed filter was dangerous. A dad paid with his memory.

Snapchat was warned for years its speed filter was dangerous. A dad paid with his memory.

A teen “speed game,” a man who can’t remember raising his kids and a company that kept the feature up for 7½ years. Here’s what happened, and what to switch on tonight.

October 28, 2026
School software breach and 23andMe’s $6M settlement: How to protect your family today

School software breach and 23andMe’s $6M settlement: How to protect your family today

Your kid’s school software and your DNA kit both leaked your family’s most personal data. Here’s how to freeze, delete and get your info off the market.

Data brake check

Data brake check

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October 27, 2026
🔒 How to lock a ChatGPT chat so nobody sees it when you share your screen

🔒 How to lock a ChatGPT chat so nobody sees it when you share your screen

ChatGPT just rolled out Locked Chats, a feature that hides any conversation behind a four-digit PIN or Face ID so it disappears from your sidebar and search results entirely. Before you lock anything, run a quick prompt asking ChatGPT what it remembers about you that you would not want a client to see on your screen, because locking a chat does not erase what it already memorized.

Your email is the master key to your money. Build a secret vault inbox in 5 minutes

Your email is the master key to your money. Build a secret vault inbox in 5 minutes

Every bank password reset lands in one inbox, which most of us use for coupons and newsletters. Here’s the free fix that cuts crooks off at the door.

October 25, 2026
The NBA’s newest ref might be a camera, and its ball has a brain. Here’s what changes on your TV this season, and what to check before you link your fantasy team.

The NBA’s newest ref might be a camera, and its ball has a brain. Here’s what changes on your TV this season, and what to check before you link your fantasy team.

Sony cameras track every player in 3D, a 1-gram sensor is being tested inside the ball and Prime Video replays swoop through the play like a video game, friend. Here are the new features worth turning on and the account links to think twice about.

October 23, 2026
New Macs and PCs cost up to 18% more, thanks to AI. Before you pay up, let your favorite chatbot give the computer you own a free checkup.

New Macs and PCs cost up to 18% more, thanks to AI. Before you pay up, let your favorite chatbot give the computer you own a free checkup.

AI is eating the world’s memory chips, friend, and your next laptop is paying the price. Here’s how ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude can read your computer’s hidden health report and tell you exactly what to fix.

October 22, 2026
Why your expensive sound system sounds awful (and how AI fixes it)

Why your expensive sound system sounds awful (and how AI fixes it)

That $500 subwoofer isn’t broken, it’s losing a physics fight with your furniture. Upload one photo, and AI can spot the placement sabotage, then a crawl finds the fix for free.

October 20, 2026
🎚️ These settings make ChatGPT stop sounding like a cheerleader

🎚️ These settings make ChatGPT stop sounding like a cheerleader

ChatGPT has five settings that control how it talks to you, and most people have never opened them. Here’s the 60-second setup for work, the prompt that proves it worked and the one setting that can quietly undo all of it. What’s new: These dials have been sitting inside ChatGPT since last December, and almost […]

Stop typing your address, email and “running late” text over and over. Five free shortcuts give you back an hour every week.

Stop typing your address, email and “running late” text over and over. Five free shortcuts give you back an hour every week.

Your phone, Mac and Gmail can type whole sentences when you enter a few letters. Here’s how to set up the free shortcuts in minutes, plus the five every busy person should make today.

October 19, 2026
You turned off location, but AI can still figure out where your photo was taken. Here’s how to test your own pictures and hide your home in 5 seconds.

You turned off location, but AI can still figure out where your photo was taken. Here’s how to test your own pictures and hide your home in 5 seconds.

Chatbots can study the trees, rooflines and curbs in an ordinary photo and pin down where you live. Test one of your own pictures, then use this checklist before you post another one.

October 14, 2026
AI apps want the keys to your computer. Apple just sounded the alarm. Check these 3 settings on your Mac or PC today.

AI apps want the keys to your computer. Apple just sounded the alarm. Check these 3 settings on your Mac or PC today.

Zero clicks from you. Invisible text tells your AI assistant to ship your private files to a stranger, and it happily obeys. Researchers pulled this off against Microsoft’s Copilot.

October 13, 2026
📄 How to scan a contract with your iPhone and have ChatGPT find the fine print

📄 How to scan a contract with your iPhone and have ChatGPT find the fine print

The ChatGPT iPhone app can photograph a stack of pages and combine them into one PDF without leaving the chat. Here’s the 60-second setup, the prompt that pulls out the fine print trap, and the privacy catch before you scan anything important.

October 10, 2026
Car mechanics reveal tech secrets that save you a tow and thousands

Car mechanics reveal tech secrets that save you a tow and thousands

Your car is a rolling computer, and mechanics know its hidden tricks. Here’s how to find your vehicle with your head, dodge a $2,500 repair and more.

October 9, 2026
Kim Komando shows the HeyPolo app with family members' locations on a map, including a teen driver and a grandmother.

Life360 alternatives for families who want more privacy

Looking for a Life360 alternative? Kim Komando found a family location app that never sells your data. What it does, how to set it up, the fine print and her exclusive deal.

October 7, 2026
⏰ Wait, you need to see these 25 deals

⏰ Wait, you need to see these 25 deals

Two Prime Deep Dives weren’t enough. Here are 25 more deals I had to share before the sale ends tonight.

October 6, 2026
📊 How to build a pitch deck in Claude in 3 minutes

📊 How to build a pitch deck in Claude in 3 minutes

Anthropic launched Claude Slides in September, and it builds a PowerPoint file right inside the chat. Here’s the setting you have to turn on first and the prompt that stops Claude from inventing your numbers.