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š» AM comeback: A new bill could require all car manufacturers to install AM radios. This is one of the best, most reliable ways to reach people during emergencies when other systems like mobile networks can fail. I also appreciate all you āhamsā in the crowd. Itās such a contact sport.
Data broker MC2 Data left more than 100 million records of Americans exposed online for anyone to copy, grab, forward, sell on the Dark Web ā you name it. This comes only a month after the National Public Data breach of 2.9 billion records. Iām getting so tired of these data broker companies and people-search sites screwing up, and itās you and me who have to pay for their mistakes.
Another day, another monumental data breach. Just because theyāre getting more common doesnāt mean you can tune it out. In fact, itās time to get even more serious about your private information and whatās posted online.
A Texas woman took to Facebook after her 9-year-old left his stuffed gorilla at a California hotel. A stranger saw the post, went an hour out of her way to pick it up, then documented the gorillaās journey home. Absolutely watch this if you need a smile!
Playing on gaming platform Steam at once, a new record. Whatās popular right now? Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, PUBG, Final Fantasy 16 and Banana, among others. Banana is, I kid you not, just clicking on a JPEG of a banana. I donāt get it. I just donāt get it.
You understand that your phone knows where you’re located. This is how GPS works, how Find My sees your location and why you get local ads on Facebook and Google. Like other data on your phone, that location data is a hot commodity for internet marketers.
AI can beat online captcha tests designed to stump bots. A researcher trained a bot he called You Only Look Once (yeah, YOLO) on images of roads (paywall link). Now, the bot can ace the āAre you a human?ā quizzes.
A guy dislodged a Lego brick stuck up his nose. When he was 6, he wedged a plastic brick and a Lego man up his nostrils. Mom removed the Lego man but didnāt know about the individual brick. All that time, the 32-year-old dealt with congestion, asthma and sleep apnea. Watch the news about this crazy story!
How much movie theater chains are spending to lure us back. Itās not just better screens (though there are plans for 21,000 of those), beefed-up sound systems and comfier seats. You may see pickleball courts, arcades, ziplines and bowling alleys at a theater near you ā¦ all of which will be grossly overpriced.
