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đ Set a start page in Chrome: You can make Chrome open your favorite website when you launch it. Go to Settings > On startup > Open a specific page or set of pages > Add a new page. Type in the URL (like https://www.komando.com) and click Add. Next time you open Chrome, itâll take you straight there. Neat.
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Confession time: I canât draw. My brain doesnât lean at all in the artsy direction. Iâve tried to teach myself Photoshop, but every attempt ends with me whisper-screaming âflatten layerâ like itâs going to summon help from the Adobe gods.
𧴠Your shampooâs big break: TSA may finally drop the 3.4 oz liquid limit. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says itâs âthe next big announcement,â but thereâs a catch: The tech that makes it possible (3D CT scanners) wonât be in every U.S. airport until 2040. For now, that travel-size mouthwash isnât going anywhere.
Thatâs Spotifyâs new audiobook cap. If youâre into long books, then tough luck. Try squeezing The Way of Kings into that window. Spotifyâs Audiobooks Plus gives Premium users double the time (30 hours). Need more? Buy another top-up or, radical idea, switch to Audible. Prime Members get three months free using this link. This way, you get to keep the book instead of renting it like a literary Airbnb.
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âHi, Kim, Iâve been taking care of my dad since his stroke. Your story about using ChatGPT to map out questions for our doctors has actually truly helped me feel a little more in control. Itâs not perfect, but itâs been a lifeline.â â Maya in Ohio
đŚ Phone vs. mosquito bites: A bug bite zapper that plugs into your phone is going viral. Itâs called Heat It, and it uses heat (not creams or chemicals) to destroy the proteins in bug spit that cause itching. Bonus: It works in two minutes, is app-controlled and hits the dermatologist-approved sweet spot of 124°F. Technology, baby.
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What some parents pay for digital detox summer camps to help kids kick their screen addiction. Spoiler: Itâs just regular camp activities. The real headache? Fixing their messed-up sleep schedules and actually getting them to talk to each other. Unplugging is way harder than it looks.
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đ° Meanwhile, retirement changes: Trumpâs planning an executive order to let 401(k)s tap into crypto, gold, private equity and other alt assets. Long locked in stocks and bonds, opening up the $9T retirement market could be a windfall for digital assets and a whole new playbook for savers. If this passes, your financial adviser might start wearing Yeezys.
Lonely kids, synthetic pals: This is so sad to me. A new report says a third of kids using AI chatbots feel like theyâre talking to a real friend. A quarter say they turn to AI because they literally have no one else. Make sure the kiddos in your family arenât one of them.
