Here’s something to get nostalgic about — the first banner ad on a website appeared in 1994. Was it for … A.) AOL, B.) Apple, C.) AT&T or D.) Intel?
Why, Wendy’s, why? Just when you thought burger prices were sacred, Wendy’s says, “Hold my Frosty.” CEO Kirk Tanner says they’re spending $20 million on digital menus for “dynamic pricing.” You know it as surge pricing — like Uber, but for your burgers and fries. I’m surprised because Wendy’s doesn’t cut corners.
Keep your comings and goings private
You can prevent iOS and Android from tracking you, but they don’t make it easy. The feature is buried inside your device’s privacy settings and, by default, records your daily routine. Here are the steps to take back some of your privacy.
Turn off location settings on Apple devices
- Open Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services.
- Scroll and tap System Services.
- Choose Significant Locations to see the logged record of where you’ve been and toggle it off.
- You can also remove your history here by clicking Clear History.
Change location settings on Android devices
- Open Settings.
- Scroll and tap Location or Advanced if you have a work profile.
- At the top, turn off Use location.
- To delete your device’s location cache, tap Delete Location History at the bottom of the screen under “Location History.”
- Repeat this process for each Google account you have on your Android device.
$30M in Series A funding
That’s how much the photo-sharing app Lapse just raised. The app adds “developing” time to pics, only letting you see and share them after one to three hours. No edits allowed. Gen Z is feelin’ the old-school delayed gratification. I’ll sell you my old DSLR for less than $30 million!
Use Google’s Phone app? Audiomojis, a feature in the latest beta, lets you send sounds like drumrolls, applause or even a poop noise (yes, really) directly in calls. Why? I can’t say. (Ba-dum-tss.)
Blast off: SpaceX’s Starlink direct-to-cellular service is expected to launch by Aug. 31. T-Mobile users could text via space, no phone mods needed. They’re aiming for 840 satellites in the next six months and voice and data service by 2025. For folks in remote areas, this could change everything.
Love meets credit: The new dating app SCORE plays Cupid … if Cupid was also into personal finance. If your credit score is 675 or above, you’re in. The Federal Reserve’s findings say those good credit scores tend to stick together. One way to dodge golddiggers, I guess?
50% of record buyers don’t have a turntable to play an LP on
What’s the deal? Seems superfans are buying them as keepsakes — the highest sellers are Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Olivia Rodrigo. Fair enough, but get a hi-fi!
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LoanDepot hack dirty details: A ransomware attack last month (that we’re just hearing about) left open the sensitive data of nearly 17 million customers. It’s not just emails, either — Social Security numbers, birthdates, bank account details, everything you need to fill out a loan. Use LoanDepot? Freeze your credit, like, now.