💬 Reply from lock screen: iPhone makes it easy to fire off a text without fully unlocking. When a message pops up on your lock screen, just long-press the preview, punch in your passcode, and a mini Messages window with keyboard appears. Type, send, done. Fast replies, zero app hunting.
Transformers? More like informers
MidJourney
Remember Knight Rider? The 1980s TV show where a detective teams up with his sidekick, a talking car named KITT. This snarky, futuristic AI on wheels could leap over obstacles, drive itself at high speeds and sniff out bad guys from miles away.
Or how about The Love Bug? Herbie, the VW Beetle, had a mind of its own. That white paint job, the number 53, the red-white-and-blue racing stripe? Iconic. Fun fact: I bid on the real Herbie at an auction but backed out before it sold for $128,700. (Still hurts a little.)
💨 Fast-forward to today…
Turns out, Hollywood wasn’t that far off. Qualcomm just dropped new chips that aim to turn our cars into rolling supercomputers with AI on overdrive. These aren’t just about voice commands and map directions anymore. Your car might soon know more about you than your best friend does.
We’re talking next-level personalization. Your car could adjust the seat and temp, play your favorite podcast, order your coffee and even pay for it all before you’ve buckled your seat belt.
🤔 Here’s what’s coming:
🚘 Voice assistants, upgraded: Your car will recognize who’s driving. For you, it plays your morning playlist and reads the news. For your partner? Different settings, different vibe.
🔕 Context-aware smarts: If you’re driving a friend and someone texts you juicy gossip about them, the car might quietly skip reading it aloud. (AI has manners now.)
🧠 Safety on steroids: With dozens of sensors and high-res cameras, your car can spot tunnels, sun glare or a jaywalker jumping into traffic and react instantly.
🎯 Personalized zones: You get the alerts. Your kids? They stay blissfully glued to Frozen 3 in the back seat.
🗺️ Smarter routes: Your car will reroute in real time around traffic jams, weather events or construction zones.
🌍 Real-time translation: Heading across the border? AI knows every language to read road signs and help you chat with locals.
The privacy threat no one blocks
ChatGPT
You mention Antarctica once. Just a throwaway joke near your phone, “Wouldn’t it be cool to go freeze my face off?” Suddenly, your phone, laptop, smart TV, smart speaker and even your fridge are pitching you parkas like it’s QVC Arctic Edition. 🥶
Watch your wallet. Big wireless promises “free phones,” but it comes with an overpriced monthly plan. I chose Consumer Cellular instead and get two lines for $60/month, reliable coverage and top-rated U.S. service. Use code KIM25 at ConsumerCellular.com/KIM for $25 in savings.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Hate when pasted text shows up with random fonts and colors? Easy fix to remove the formatting. On Windows, hit Ctrl + Shift + V. On Mac, use Cmd + Option + Shift + V. Works in most apps.
🐝 Sweeten online shopping: Add the Honey extension to your browser and let it hunt down coupon codes across 30,000 sites. It’ll track prices on your Droplist and ping you when there’s a discount. It even tells you when Amazon sellers are overcharging. Buzz buzz, instant savings.
⚙️ Unlock hidden Windows tools: On Windows 11, search “Turn Windows features on or off” to open a menu of powerful extras. Want to run Linux or Android emulators? Enable Virtual Machine Platform. Need a safe way to test unknown apps? Use Windows Sandbox. Then there’s Hyper-V that lets you create and manage virtual machines.
🎧 DJ mode in Apple Music: Working on your Mac? Apple Music’s new AutoMix feature makes playlists flow like a club mix. Go to Settings > Playback > Song Transitions and switch from Crossfade to AutoMix. Instead of just fading tracks, AutoMix uses AI to speed up or slow down transitions for a smoother vibe.
💸 Cancel sneaky subscriptions: Bet you’re still funding some random app you forgot about. On iPhone, go to Settings > your name > Subscriptions and cancel away. Android? Open Play Store > profile > Payments and subscriptions. A few taps, and bam, you’ve got extra coffee money each month.
🔥 Keep your Fire TV Stick updated: Running the latest software fixes bugs, improves performance and prevents apps from crashing. Go to Settings > My Fire TV (or Device & Software) > About > Check for System Update. Once it’s done downloading, your system should restart and run smoothly.
Remove ads in File Explorer: Windows 11 sometimes slips in ads for OneDrive and other Microsoft services. To turn them off, open This PC, click the three-dot menu at the top, and select Options. In the new window, go to the View tab > Advanced settings, untick Show sync provider notifications, then hit Apply and OK.
🥊 Google Drive fights ransomware: Using Drive for desktop? A new AI security feature senses ransomware tampering with your files and pauses syncing to stop the damage. You get alerts on your PC and email, and your cloud files stay safe until you restore them. The catch: It only works on certain Google Workspace plans.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Don’t feel like typing? In Google Docs, press Ctrl + Shift + S on Windows or Cmd + Shift + S on Mac to start voice typing. Works in Chrome, Safari and Edge and most programs, too.
💻 Revive that old laptop for free: Got a dusty Mac or PC lying around? Install ChromeOS Flex and turn it into a Chromebook-like machine that runs smoothly on minimal resources. Perfect for email, browsing, calls and streaming. Bonus: Google Docs works offline, too. All it takes is a USB. Here’s how to do it. Yea, this tip alone was worth the price of this newsletter.
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🌐 Stop overpaying for internet: Run a speed test and check if it matches what you’re paying for. Then Google other ISPs and compare. Call your provider, drop the “I might switch” line and watch them magically lower your bill or bump your speed. Gotta love a little competition.
🚨 Update your iPhone right now: iOS 26.0.1 is out, fixing Wi-Fi glitches, cell dropouts, camera bugs and more. It also patches a security flaw hackers could’ve used. Go to Settings > General > Software Update to install. PSA: iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro got updates, too.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Use your mouse wheel button like a shortcut key. Middle-click any link to open it into a new tab, or middle-click an open tab to close it right away.
Turn off sleep mode in Windows 11: Go to Settings > System > Power > Screen, sleep & hibernation timeouts. Set Turn my screen off after, Make my device sleep after and Make my device hibernate after all to Never. But if you’re on a laptop, this will drain the battery when it’s not charging.
📧 Search Gmail by date: Pull up emails from a specific time frame using the search bar. For example, type: after:2025/08/01 before:2025/10/01 to see emails from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30, 2025.