$23.8 billion

July 9, 2025

That’s how much Americans are expected to drop during Amazon Prime Day this week. The sale runs four days, twice as long as last year, and Adobe says spending will jump 24%. It’s basically Black Friday in July, only with better delivery windows and fewer family arguments.

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Zillow stalking: The new national pastime

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Confession time: I Zillow people. All the time.

Someone casually mentions they just bought a house in Aspen? I’m on it. I’m already hunched over my keyboard like a Nancy Drew reboot.

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Paper coupons exploding: Well, not really. But Kroger got bullied into giving boomers and tech avoidants exactly what they wanted: real physical coupons. Print versions of digital-only deals drop every Wednesday. Just grab a flyer and flash it like it’s 2005. No app logins, no error messages from hell.

Don’t miss posts on Instagram: To get notified when a person posts, go to their Profile and tap the bell icon in the top right. Toggle on Posts, Stories, Reels or Goes Live. Want to stop the alerts later? Tap the bell again and repeat.

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Press Space bar to scroll down, Shift + Space bar to go up. You can even use that trick to scroll through this email. Nice.

📚 Lock your Kindle: Want to keep your reading private? From the Home screen, tap the three dots in the top right > Settings > Device Options > Device Passcode. Because hey, some books are strictly for after dark.

🍏 Fix your Mac display: Screen looking too dark, too bright or just a bit off? Go to Apple menu > System Settings > Displays. Under Color profile, click Customize, then hit the + to launch Display Calibrator Assistant. You’ll be guided through adjustments like gamma and white point.

🌐 Clear out old extensions: Unused browser extensions can slow things down or quietly collect your data. In Chrome, click the three-dot menu > Extensions > Manage Extensions. On Safari, go to Settings > Extensions. Remove anything you don’t need.

🧠 TL;DR anything: Drowning in a long email, report or article? Paste it into ChatGPT and ask, “Summarize this in 3 sentences” or “What are the key points?” You’ll get a quick, clear answer. Great when your brain’s tired but the reading isn’t.

🧬 Hidden sperm, found: Meanwhile, scientists used AI meant for spotting hidden stars to find rogue sperm in infertile men. One woman got pregnant after 19 years of “nothing.” It’s called STAR, and it found three viable swimmers out of millions of images. They didn’t see this coming.

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Set your phone to gray scale to use it less. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters (iPhone) or Settings > Accessibility > Color and motion > Color correction (Android). Seriously, it works.