From web developers to call center reps, here’s who’s being replaced first.
AT&T’s $5K oops: Did your call logs hit the dark web? You might get paid for it. AT&T agreed to shell out $177M over two juicy data breaches, one from 2019, the other from 2024. You could snag up to $5K, but you’ve gotta prove actual losses. Notifications begin Aug. 4.
$500 million
How much funding Perplexity AI is about to land, pushing its valuation to $14 billion. For context, it was $3 billion last June. So what’s the buzz? They’re pulling in around $100 million in annual recurring revenue and plan to launch an AI agent web browser called Comet. You could say investors are seeing stars.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Tap Ctrl + F (or Command + F) to find any word on a web page or doc.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Press the space bar to scroll down a web page faster.
How to disappear from the internet
People always ask me: can you stop being tracked on the web? One guy tried, here’s how far he went.
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.
🔎 Skip the scroll: Need to share a specific spot on a web page? In Google Chrome, highlight the text, right-click your selection and choose Copy Link to Highlight. When someone opens your link, they’ll land right on that exact section.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Go to www.archive.ph to view expired or paywalled web pages. Not everything is there, of course, but it’s worth the shot.
🖥️ Full frontal: If you want to screenshot a long web page, check out the free GoFullPage extension (Chrome and Edge). It captures the whole page, not just what’s on screen. Just click the icon, and it scrolls, snaps and stitches everything into a new tab. You can save it as a PNG, JPEG or PDF.
Code and go: Want to read a web page from your computer on your phone? Just use a QR code. In Chrome, find the page, click the three-dot menu > Cast, Save, and Share > Create QR code. Scan it with your phone’s camera, and voilà, the link opens in your mobile browser.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Press the space bar in Chrome to scroll down a web page. Hit Shift + space bar to scroll back up. No mouse needed!
🔎 NotebookLM is getting an upgrade this week: Until now, you had to manually upload files and links for the AI research assistant. Well, not anymore. A new Discover button (look for the magnifying glass) is coming to the Sources panel. Click it, type in a topic or question and the AI will search the web and return up to 10 links with summaries. Pretty neat.
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.
You have to C#: Fired web dev Davis Lu allegedly activated a kill switch, locking thousands out of his past employer’s systems. Now, the 55-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of criminal sabotage, though he plans to appeal. Anytime you need to get rid of someone in IT, minimize the risks.
A new AI chatbot hit the web: Manus isn’t your typical China-owned chatbot. Think of it like a digital worker that gets stuff done on its own. I tried it for a new business I’m starting, and it even drew prototypes. You’ll need to fill out the invite to try it. Remember, this is China, so nothing confidential.
Accidentally closed a tab in Safari? No need to dig through your history. Just tap the All Tabs button (two overlapping squares in the upper-right corner), then press and hold the “+” icon. A list of recently closed tabs will pop up, letting you quickly reopen any web page.
What I found on the Dark Web in just 5 minutes
Scams, traps, and crimes you won’t see coming. Here are all the dirty details.
Find anything faster: Press Cmd + Space on Mac or Win + S on Windows to search files, apps and the web without clicking through folders.