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đ Power wash your Chromebook: If your Chromebookâs acting weird and nothingâs working, try a factory reset. Go to Settings > System Preferences > Reset. Very important: This wipes everything on your hard drive, so make sure to back up your files first.
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Confession time: I canât draw. My brain doesnât lean at all in the artsy direction. Iâve tried to teach myself Photoshop, but every attempt ends with me whisper-screaming âflatten layerâ like itâs going to summon help from the Adobe gods.
âHi, Kim, Iâve been taking care of my dad since his stroke. Your story about using ChatGPT to map out questions for our doctors has actually truly helped me feel a little more in control. Itâs not perfect, but itâs been a lifeline.â â Maya in Ohio
đ° Meanwhile, retirement changes: Trumpâs planning an executive order to let 401(k)s tap into crypto, gold, private equity and other alt assets. Long locked in stocks and bonds, opening up the $9T retirement market could be a windfall for digital assets and a whole new playbook for savers. If this passes, your financial adviser might start wearing Yeezys.
The top-end price for a custom spell on Etsy. Thatâs right, people are shelling out grocery money for mystical assurance (paywall link). I get it, times are tough, but thereâs no need to make it harder on your wallet. Hope, apparently, isnât just a strategy, itâs a billable service on Etsy.
Lonely kids, synthetic pals: This is so sad to me. A new report says a third of kids using AI chatbots feel like theyâre talking to a real friend. A quarter say they turn to AI because they literally have no one else. Make sure the kiddos in your family arenât one of them.
Thatâs how accurately one dog sniffed out Parkinsonâs, just from skin oil. Wow, right? In a double-blind trial, a lab-golden mix nailed 32 out of 40 cases of a disease that normally takes years to diagnose. No blood. No scans. Manâs best friend? More like neurologyâs new MVP.
đ AIâs on the line, fur real: Googleâs Gemini bots can now phone your local pet groomer for you. Ask about prices, availability or just vibe checks, all without saying a word yourself. Only in the U.S., only for certain biz types (pet stuff, dry cleaners, auto shops), and yes, businesses can opt out. Gemini Premium folks get more AI call credits, because obviously money talks, and now so does AI.
Thatâs the massive chunk of change the former CTO (and briefly CEO) of OpenAI, Mira Murati, raised for her AI startup. Before itâs even shipped a product. The companyâs called Thinking Machines, and itâs gunning to build the next-gen AI that can juggle text, images and more. Investors like Nvidia and a16z donât need a demo, just Muratiâs rĂ©sumĂ© and a good story.
đș This idea is taking off: Forget flying on Wednesdays to save money on airfare. Deltaâs letting AI set airfare based on what you personally might pay, i.e., how likely you are to cough up more money based on past purchases. About 3% of tickets use AI already. By year-end? 20%.
How many tasks a robot nailed, solo, during a gallbladder surgery. Johns Hopkinsâ new AI-powered bot followed instructions, learned from voice commands, adapted mid-op and even corrected itself like a good surgical intern. Only it never gets tired, flustered, needs snacks or even requests a student loan deferment.