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⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Buying a secondhand phone? Dial #06# to see its IMEI number. Then enter it on Stolen Phone Checker to find out if it’s been reported stolen or blocked by a carrier.
🤖 Tough love: Do you coddle your AI chatbot? New research says being polite actually makes them dumber. Penn State researchers found that “rude” prompts got answers right 85% of the time vs. 81% for polite ones. So go ahead, skip the “please.” Your AI doesn’t have feelings … yet.
🌌 Space commune, anyone? Jeff Bezos says by 2045, millions will live in space by choice. Robots will “commute” to the moon for us, handling all the dusty jobs while humans float in orbit. He swears it’s the next plow moment, not postapocalyptic sci-fi. Sam Altman agrees. Musk’s already packing. Me? I’ll be waving goodbye from Earth.
🧞 Your wish, its command(o): Microsoft turned your PC into an eager intern. Say “Hey, Copilot,” and it’ll start doing stuff. Like actual tasks: updating settings, installing apps, flipping modes. No clicks. No confirmation. The “Hey, Copilot” wake‑word feature is opt‑in (not on by default). To use it: Update to the latest Windows 11 > Open the Copilot app > Tap your avatar (bottom left) > Settings > Scroll down to voice mode > Toggle “Listen for ‘Hey, Copilot’” on. Voila, start bossing it around.
🤑 Whoopsie on the blockchain: Get this. Paxos, PayPal’s crypto partner, accidentally minted $300 trillion worth of PYUSD stablecoins, more than double the world’s GDP. It was only an internal test gone sideways and got deleted 20 minutes later. No hacks. No lost funds. Just … a minor blip involving more imaginary dollars than Earth can handle. Sounds like a ghost story for economists. OoOoOh…
Goldman Sachs expects gold to hit $4,900 per ounce by December 2026. I own gold, and you should have some, too. Get Goldco’s free kit, The Ultimate Guide to Gold & Silver, and find out how to get started.
Doubling down on dumb: So this lawyer in New York trusted AI to write his court brief, and guess what, it invented fake cases. But here’s the kicker: When the judge asked him to explain, he used AI again. I can’t decide if that’s guts or pure delusion. We’ve entered the “My AI did my homework” era of law.
🙊 ChatGPT, talk dirty to me: Sam Altman just said ChatGPT’s about to get intimate. Like, actual adult conversations, and I’m not talking mortgages and tax season. Part of an attempt to relax safety restrictions and a “treat adults like adults” plan, your friendly little chatbot is going to allow things like erotica for “verified adults.” Translation: The bots are getting lonely.
🛒 AI meets aisle five: Starting in a few weeks, you’ll be able to shop Walmart inside ChatGPT. Yep, you can chat your way to new jeans or a TV without leaving the app (paywall link). It’s part of Walmart’s push with OpenAI, letting people link their Walmart or Sam’s Club accounts and hit “buy.” Fresh food’s not included yet, but everything else’s fair game. Next up: Black Friday brawls in-app.
📦 Santa’s little workforce: Amazon’s hiring 250,000 U.S. workers for the holidays, nearly half of the nation’s entire seasonal workforce. Competitors like Target and Kohl’s are keeping quiet, maybe because they’re not hiring much at all. Average pay? Up to $23 an hour. If you’re interested, apply before the jobs are all scooped up.
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