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š 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 donāt need.
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Confession time: I Zillow people. All the time.
Someone casually mentions they just bought a house in Aspen? Iām on it. Iām already hunched over my keyboard like a Nancy Drew reboot.
That meeting that could have been an email? Youāre on it, eyes glossing over rambling updates, Toddās screen share failing for the fourth time (use a mouse, Todd) or what appears to be a seance: āIf you can hear me now, make a sign.ā
š§¬ 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 ānothing.ā Itās called STAR, and it found three viable swimmers out of millions of images. They didnāt see this coming.
What Meta reportedly dangled to top AI researchers. Zuckās new Superintelligence Lab is in full poach mode, trying to lure OpenAI stars with equity-rich packages. First-year compensation? Over $100 million in some cases. OpenAI has already lost seven staffers to Meta. Execs are saying itās ālike someone broke into our home.ā
Thatās my childhood home above at 111 Washington Avenue, South Amboy, NJ. I was about 10 when I knocked out my front tooth on the swing set. There was also the day when I made the very bad decision to throw a snowball at a passing police car while the officer had his windows open. (Yes, I hit him. No, I donāt recommend it.)
Every time my energy bill arrives, I swear it looks more like a ransom note: ā$412 or the AC gets it.ā
But guess what? Some good (actually smart) tech can help liberate you from this hostage situation, with real savings.
Oops, AI faked our bust: This is bad. Maine cops posted a drug bust photo, then realized it was āsubstantiallyā AI-edited. Packaging on the drugs looked like AI gibberish, and people called them out. An officer used an editing app to slap the departmentās patch in, and it warped the photoās details. Officers swore theyāre not deepfaking meth. Itās just their app skills are trash.
Apple v. Everyone: This isnāt surprising news, but you should be aware. Apple tried to block a DOJ antitrust suit saying it rigs the smartphone market, and lost. The case will go to trial, with feds claiming Apple bullies devs, locks out competition and basically gatekeeps iOS. Apple says itās just āinnovation.ā
ā ļø AI ate the home page: First, the good news. ChatGPTās referrals to sites are way up (25x!) from zero. The bad news? Nearly 70% of Google searches now end in zero clicks to sites. It just doesnāt matter if youāre top of Google search results anymore. SEO used to be gold. Spoiler: I predicted this over two years ago and got laughed at.
July 4th is all about independence, fireworks and maybe reinventing how many hot dogs a stomach can physically hold.
But financial freedom? Nothing says āIām a prisoner of the bad side of capitalismā like paying for three streaming services just to rewatch The Office on a loop.