Flying or cruising? Theyâre watching you.
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:
How to train your autocorrect to actually work
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.)
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.
How to get a job as a mystery diner
Any restaurant worth its salt wants to know what it’s doing right and what it’s screwing up. And theyâre willing to pay you for that info. But they canât just judge servers and kitchen staff when theyâre on their best behavior. They need someone undercover.
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.
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Medical records reveal surgeries scheduled on a Friday tend to be riskier than those earlier in the week. Why? If you need to stay over the weekend, there are fewer doctors and nurses on duty. Mondays are good.