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đ Safety must-do: Check the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâs recall page to see any safety recalls for your vehicle. Just enter your VIN in the search field. If none show up, youâre good to go. You can also download the SaferCar app (iOS & Android) if youâd like that better.
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I have a second number on my phone. You should, too.
Your main number? Keep that locked down for the important stuff â your bank, doctorâs office and family. But when youâre ordering takeout, signing up for a one-time deal or making an online purchase, why give out your real number?
My car insurance just jumped 32%. No, I didnât get into an accident or rack up a few speeding tickets. Since 2020, car insurance rates have skyrocketed by 37%, and in 2024 alone, they climbed another 16.5%. Some states saw hikes of over 50%!
đ«š Gone phishing: If you use Gmail or Outlook, watch out for deceptive emails asking for sensitive info or trying to trick you into clicking a malicious link that takes over your computer. Make a mistake and the hackers will hold your PC or data hostage until you pay a ransom. This oneâs spreading, so watch out!
You might not realize it, but airlines and cruise lines collect a lot of data, from your seat choice to the websites you browse on their Wi-Fi.
When you book a flight or cruise, they collect the usual stuff, including your name, email, phone number, passport info and payment details. But it doesnât stop there. They also track:
I bet youâre frustrated with how often autocorrect is auto-wrong. Even with new AI features included in many platformsâ latest updates, autocorrect remains annoying. Letâs fix that for iOS and Android.
Yes, you can just turn it off â no more bad guesses or awkward corrections. Just type what you mean letter by letter, like in the early days. (Note: Depending on your Android make, model and OS, your steps may differ. There are just too many variations for me to cover all of them.)
Google Shopping changes: Vision Match lets you create what you canât find â just enter a prompt like âcolorful dress with daisies,â and AI will match it to real items. Virtual try-on now works for skirts and pants, and the See this look on you lets you try on beauty products with AR tech.
Donât fall for this! Fake CAPTCHA tests are popping up. Theyâll ask you to do three things: Press Windows Key + R (opens the Run command box), then Ctrl + V (pastes âI am not a robot â reCAPTCHA Verification ID: XXXXâ) and hit Enter. Youâve just executed a hidden prompt that downloads malware onto your computer. Snap.
đ±TikTokâs parental controls: In a total PR move and after seven years in the U.S., the app is rolling out Family Pairing tools. You can block access at certain times and check whoâs following your teens. Thereâs a new âTime Awayâ feature to set a schedule and a âwind downâ option for bedtime. Why now? Itâs looking at a sale or ban next month, silly.
đŠ Duck off: Tell that to your AI chatbot collecting data. Duck.ai is out of beta and lets you chat anonymously, for free, with no account required. You can use GPT-4o mini, o3-mini, Meta Llama 3.3, Mistral Small 3 and Claude 3 Haiku without worrying about your data being collected. Chats are fully anonymized, meaning theyâll never be used for AI training. Try it out.
Doing taxes this weekend? Fun times. Remember that if you made over $5,000 using apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App for your side hustle, youâll get a 1099-K form. I answer your FAQs about this here. Here are each appâs reporting rules.
