🩺 AI’s new side hustle? Predicting your downfall. Delphi-2M can forecast your odds of over 1,200 diseases years ahead, by scanning your medical records like a judgmental weather app. It’s not in hospitals yet, but researchers say it could help catch high-risk things like diabetes, heart attacks, even sepsis.
Read this before you renew your car insurance
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You’ve probably seen this pitch from your insurance company: “Drive safely and save. Sign up for our smart driving program today!”
You’ve got a squeaky-clean record, so what’s the harm, right? Before you sign up, let’s pop the hood.
😳 What they’re tracking
These programs use an app on your phone or a gadget in your car to monitor how you drive. It tracks:
- Speed
- Hard braking
- Quick acceleration
- Late-night driving
- Phone use behind the wheel
That data gets mixed with your age, ZIP code and driving history to build a score. If your score’s high enough, you might get 10% to 30% off your premium. Sounds good, but there’s more to it.
🤑 Your driving habits = gold mine
State Farm dings you if you go just 8 mph over the limit, even to avoid an accident. GEICO and Allstate frown on nighttime driving. That’s fine if you’re in bed by 9, but not if your kid’s practice wraps up after dark or you work the late shift.
You can bet every insurer, including Progressive, Travelers and, yes, State Farm, tracks phone activity. That means if your screen lights up in your pocket, you’re “distracted.”
Use Do Not Disturb While Driving mode and stash your phone in a compartment or mount. Even pocket motion can trigger a flag.
🪄 Your data doesn’t disappear
Here’s where it gets sketchy. Some insurers raise your rates if they think you’re risky, even if you never file a claim. And they’re not always transparent about how long they keep or share your data.
🖥️ macOS 26: Your Mac now has a Games app. Open Spotlight and search “games” to launch it. The app acts as a hub for all your titles, whether from Apple Arcade or the App Store. Use the Home tab for recommendations, the magnifying glass to browse categories, or the search bar to find a specific title.
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Fix Windows 11 right-click menus: Microsoft messed with context menus so you only see “important” options, and the rest are hidden under Show more options. Annoying, right? Quick fix: Hold Shift + right-click on any file or folder to see the full menu instantly. So much for simplifying things.
📷 Cover your webcam: If hackers get into your PC, they might spy on you through the camera and blackmail you later. Skip the messy tape, and use a webcam cover instead. You can get a three-pack for under $5 (28% off) that also fits an iPad. Oh, and don’t trust the green “on” light. They can trick that, too.
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Per-app languages on Android: If you’re bilingual, you don’t have to stick to one across your phone. Go to Settings > System (or General management) > Languages > App languages. Pick an app and set your preference. You can also long-press the app icon, open App info and change it there. FYI: Not every app supports this.
Where is the PopeBot? Someone asked Pope Leo XIV if they could make a chatbot version of him. He said absolutely not. “If anyone shouldn’t be an avatar, it’s me.” He’s worried AI will kill real connection and dignity. Some connections are too sacred to simulate, and no algorithm can replicate the soul behind a real conversation.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Want page numbers in Google Docs? Go to Insert > Page elements > Page numbers and choose the position. Docs update them automatically.
🍏 iPadOS 26: The Files app has a new list view with columns that you can drag to resize or rearrange. Long-press a folder to customize it with colors, tags, icons or emojis. And if there’s a file or folder you open all the time, drag it straight into your dock.
🖥️ macOS 26: Spotlight search got an upgrade. Open it with Command + Space bar, and when you move your cursor into the search field, you’ll see four new tabs on the right: Apps, Files, Actions and Clipboard. Use Files to find documents with natural language, Actions to run shortcuts, and Clipboard to see everything you’ve recently copied.
⌚ watchOS 26: New automatic speaker adjustment raises or lowers Siri and call volume based on the ambient noise around you. To check Silent Mode, open the Control Center and tap the bell icon.
📱 iOS 26: Screenshots work differently now. First, go to Settings > General > Screen Capture and toggle on Full-Screen Previews. When you take a screenshot with Side + Volume Up, you enter full-screen edit mode. Crop the image, use the markup tool at the top to draw or write, then tap the Tick button to Save.
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📺 Use Roku Guest Mode: Got friends or family using your TV? Let them sign in with their own apps, so they don’t mess up your recommendations. Go to Settings > Guest Mode > Enter Guest Mode, type your Roku PIN and hit OK. When they leave, exit Guest Mode to get back to normal. Perfect for Airbnbs, too.
🌙 Dim your Android screen: At the lowest brightness, your phone can still feel blinding at night. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Vision enhancements > Extra dim and turn on Extra dim shortcut. Press Side + Volume buttons together to darken the screen, then press again to brighten it back up. Don’t see it? Check Quick Settings.
🧬 Pill against aging: Get this, Retro Biosciences, a startup with $180M from Sam Altman, is testing a pill that could fight Alzheimer’s by reviving your body’s recycling system. The first human gets it this year. If it works, they’re thinking 10 more good years tacked onto life.
🔒 Lock your Kindle library: Make sure no one snoops on your books. On the Home screen, tap the three-dot menu (top right) > Settings > Device Options > Device Passcode. Enter a code, confirm it and hit OK. Done.
⚡️ 3-second tech genius: If your computer isn’t recognizing a USB drive, try another port. Still stuck? Restart your PC with the drive plugged in. That forces a clean reload and makes it show up.
⌚ watchOS 26: The Workout app has a new look. Scroll through the list of workouts, and when you pick one, you’ll see five buttons. Play at the bottom starts your session. Top-left is Workout Views to choose your metrics, top-right is Goals and Targets, bottom-right is Notifications, and bottom-left is Autoplay Media.