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Little upgrades to make the day-to-day better.

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere. This cocktail shaker ($10) has measurements on it so you don’t need to dirty another thing.
Some bidets blast cold water. No, thanks. Snag one ($139) that lets you adjust the temp.
Struggling to fasten your bracelets? Use a handy helper tool (23% off).
Forget your old power strip. Get one with a flat plug (10% off) that doesn’t stick out behind furniture.
A gel cushion ($45) goes a long way if your back hurts.

💡 Bright idea: LED lights keeping you up at night? Put some blocking stickers (20% off) on your tech so you catch those sweet z’s.

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Stop, thief! If you make YouTube videos, check out Meta’s Video Seal tool. It puts an invisible watermark on your videos. Even if someone edits your video, it’ll still show up so you can prove it’s yours. It’s in demo mode, and you can add a message containing up to six characters.

Secret Airpod spy tool

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See an iPhone or iPad just sitting somewhere it doesn’t belong? Don’t assume you’re alone.

YouTube ads are getting tricky: They’re testing an AI tool called Peak Points that finds the precise moments when viewers are most engaged in a video. Then it drops ads right after. The goal? Help advertisers catch you when you’re paying attention and more likely to click. Kill it with fire.

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The number of languages Google’s AI podcast tool now supports. NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews can now speak everything from French to Korean, so your AI-generated podcast can sound like NPR in Istanbul or a TED Talk in Mumbai.

Cmd + spacebar: This Mac shortcut opens Spotlight, an incredibly powerful tool for finding documents quickly, opening apps or searching the web right from your desktop.

Dumb it down: Google just dropped a rare AI tool that doesn’t hallucinate, lie or ask you to eat glue. It’s called Simplify, and it turns complex web text into plain English, right inside the Google app. It’s not a summary, it’s a real-time dumb-down filter. It’s like a CliffNotes for the information overloaded.

🖥️ Heard of WorkComposer? That’s the tool your boss might be using to watch everything you do on your computer. It just leaked over 21 million screenshots online, and some could include your logins, emails or company info. The data was left wide open in the cloud. Argh.

Tinder date tried to kill her - April 5th, Hour 4

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Hadlie Monroe’s online match turned a romantic picnic into a fight for her life. She shares her chilling survival story. Plus, ChatGPT’s latest image-generation tool, and how AI can help you land your next job.

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New users on ChatGPT every hour since GPT-4o’s new image tool launched. Wow. No wonder Open AI CEO Sam Altman calls the demand “biblical.” The buzz hasn’t been this high since ChatGPT first launched. With 500 million total users and counting, it’s clearer than ever: AI is here to stay. Or people are just obsessed with making cartoon versions of themselves.

Graphic designers, is this the end?

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ChatGPT’s new image tool is so good, you don’t need any art skills. Just type what you want and it makes it.

🎬 Put “cut” in shortcut: Need to record your screen? On a Mac, press Shift + Cmd + 5. You can grab your entire screen or select just a part of it to leave something out. For Windows 11, hit the Windows logo key + Shift + R to open the Snipping Tool and start recording.

🎬 Better foreign films? On May 9, AMC is screening the Swedish sci-fi movie Watch the Skies that’s been visually dubbed into English using AI. Instead of just swapping voices, the AI tool TrueSync adjusts the actors’ lip movements to match the English audio perfectly. Say goodbye to cringey, mismatched voice-overs. The first sentence you should learn when learning a foreign language is, “My friend is paying.”

How to use GPT-4o’s new image tool

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Describe anything and ChatGPT will create artwork you can tweak, download, and use however you want. It’s amazing.

Google’s new AI video tool: I’ve been playing around with it and wow, it’s something. It can take text and create a full-blown video. Try it out. I think you’ll be amazed.

Swinging into AI: Intel released AI Playground, a free tool to make images, upscale photos and answer questions with a chatbot. The catch? It only works on Intel’s latest Core Ultra processors. Check it out here.

Stolen tool bust proves why you need a tracker

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A carpenter used AirTags to catch thieves in a $5 million heist. Protect your car, luggage, and bike the right way before they go missing.

Kindle trick: If you ever find yourself wondering, “Who’s that character again?” use the X-Ray tool. It provides a quick overview of characters, terms and even locations mentioned in the book, so you’re never lost within a complex plot. Just hold down on the word(s) you want to know about.

Chatbot war continues: Perplexity AI just dropped a deep research tool that gives you detailed reports about nearly anything in two to four minutes. Free users get five queries a day, while Pro subscribers ($20 per month) get 500. Want to test it out? It’s live here.

Heads-up, fellow pet owners: Microchipping company Save This Life shut down, so your furry friend’s chip might not be registered anymore. If you’re unsure, take them to a vet or shelter to get scanned. If a number pops up, you should be good to go. Plug it into the AAHA lookup tool to double-check. If the chip is invalid, ask your vet for an alternative.