Real tagline or fever dream?
Itâs Friday, and while I have my usual mix of news and tips to keep you tech ahead and not tech left behind, letâs have some fun, too. Iâm sure you know that companies toss millions of dollars into the marketing volcano, hoping to birth the next âJust Do It.â
Youâre not too cool for these â90s tech tricks
Every Thursday, the internet gets doused in nostalgia: cargo pants, weird bangs and MySpace screenshots.
Hereâs a vintage revival you didnât know you needed. Throwback tech hacks that still solve real problems. No hard drive whirring required.
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Get paid to prove youâre human (donât)
Would you let someone scan your eyeball in exchange for some free cryptocurrency?
Yes, your actual eyeball. This isnât an audition for Season 4 of Black Mirror. Itâs the premise behind OpenAI founder Sam Altmanâs new project called World.
3 ways to instantly look smarter on video calls
Have you ever joined a Zoom call and thought, âWhy do I look like a vampire who doesnât know where the camera is?â Since itâs the start of a new week, here are easy tricks to make you look brighter, smarter and significantly less like youâre broadcasting from a cave.
đ Teens are using ChatGPT for stocks: Theyâre running prompts to see where their money could land in a few years if they invest now. Take 15-year-old Ryan, up $6,000 after throwing his $800 paychecks into Bitcoin and MicroStrategy. Ambitious? Sure. Kids these days are skipping lawn mowing hustles and going straight to leveraged ETFs.
Down under deception: Most listeners in Australia thought âThyâ from âWorkdays with Thyâ was a real radio host for six months. The truth that sheâs actually an AI from ElevenLabs only came out after some listeners dug into her backstory. Thyâs next career move? Running for office.
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These tech tips will make you too powerful
When youâre the tech-savvy friend, itâs basically your job to fix everything that plugs in. Who saves the saviors? Me! Now, depending on your OS, model, updates and general tech karma, your screen might not match mine exactly. Donât panic, just keep moving forward. Youâve got this!
Unplanned & perfect
It wasnât planned. Unlike the 17,397 pics cluttering my camera roll, recipe screenshots of dishes Iâll never make and reminders I never needed, this one was completely accidental. I was walking with my phone and accidentally double tapped. It turned out to be the most accurate snapshot of life Iâve taken in ages.