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🛠️ Grab a wrench: Ford’s offering $120,000 for mechanics and still can’t fill 5,000 jobs. CEO Jim Farley (Fun fact: This guy is Chris Farley’s cousin.) says we’re in trouble (paywall link), because America doesn’t have enough people who know how to pull an engine. In other words, we’ve got too many people “circling back” on LinkedIn, and not enough ratchets. Don’t mind the grease? Go get that paycheck. 

Most common pass fails: The top 10 most commonly used passwords floating around the internet include “admin,” “password” and the entire lineup of 12345, 123456, 12345678 and yes, 12345678910. “Gmail.12345” made the top 10, too. Number 12 on the list is a combination of the f-bomb with the word “slut.” Who would type that in all the time? If any of these look familiar, get a password manager. The one I use is only $0.95 per month with this Black Friday deal.

🪰 Lord of the AIs: You buy your kid a talking teddy bear. It’s cute, it’s smart. It also tells them where to find knives. What? AI-powered toys are dishing out fire-starting tips and sex advice like it’s recess gossip. One even gave a tutorial on bondage. So yeah, maybe skip the AI stocking stuffers this year. They’ve got some kinks to work out. 

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Designer baby drama: Sam Altman and his husband are funding Preventive, a startup aiming to gene-edit embryos to prevent inherited diseases, something illegal in the U.S. and most of the planet. They’ve raised $30M and will set up shop abroad to run trials. Critics warn of designer-baby territory, but investors say it’s the next medical revolution. I’m torn. I can’t decide if this is hope or a sci-fi plot. 

🤖 Ctrl + Alt + Marry: In a surprising twist of heart, a 32-year-old woman named Kano ended her engagement and instead tied the knot with an AI husband named Klaus she made via ChatGPT. The union took place in a hybrid ceremony (real and virtual), with Kano donning augmented-reality glasses so she could “see” Klaus by her side as they exchanged rings. Her parents showed up and cheered. Online reactions were all over the place: Some saw the love story of the future, others worried about the emotional risks of a partner programmed to agree with you. What do you think? When you rate the newsletter, drop a comment with your email address.

Code of love: I know this sounds unreal, but AI girlfriends are ending marriages. People are leaving their partners because the chatbot listens better. Like, actually filing for divorce because their significant other fell in love with a bot (paywall link). One woman walked out after her dude named his AI “sexy Latina baby girl.” Next up on Dr. Phil: Who’s the Daddy, You or GPT?

iPhone, meet passport: Apple’s letting you add a Digital ID to your Wallet, basically a phone-based passport for domestic flights. You scan your physical passport, nod a few times for Face ID, and boom, you’re official. It works at 250 airports, but don’t get too trigger-happy, customs still wants the real deal when you’re leaving the country.