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In the U.S. want a traditional gas vehicle. Hybrids came in second, with 34%, and only 21% of shoppers want an EV, according to a new poll. On the West Coast, demand for hybrids jumps to 43%. Talk to me when there are more charging spots.
Tags: cars/autos, charging, demand, gas, vehicle
Do me a favor and send unknown callers to voicemail. If it’s someone who really needs you, they’ll leave a message or call back.
From the “I’m-from-the-government-and-I’m-here-to-help” department: Effective June 1, the federal internet subsidies that gave 20 million low-income U.S. families access to speedy internet are over. Here’s a list of providers offering discounted internet prices through the end of 2024.
AI chatbot Perplexity has a new feature: You might like Perplexity if you haven’t tried it already. Its new trick is that you can type in a prompt and it’ll research, write and lay out an entire report. All the teachers just groaned.
AI coming to save Siri: Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 update, which is expected to be announced on June 10, is all about AI upgrades (Bloomberg, paywall link). Coming soon: The ability to control your apps using Siri, transcriptions and summaries of voice memos, automated text replies, AI-generated emojis, and advanced photo editing. If Siri worked for me, I would’ve fired her years ago.
🥩 The password “beefstew” is not stroganoff: Hackers are still going after password manager LastPass. If someone calls and offers help changing your LastPass login, hang up because it’s fake. You really need a better password manager.
Scammers’ newest trick: They’ve racked up a whopping 850,000 fake orders across 10,000 sketchy retail websites, and they’re using PayPal and Stripe for payments. The twist: They don’t charge you for the phony order. Instead, they capture your credit card info to sell it on the dark web. These are probably the crappy bogus products hawked on social media feeds. Don’t fall for ‘em.
Stop letting Big Tech decide what emails you see: StartMailis my pick for privacy-first email. It’s easy to switch over your contacts and mail, or you can treat it as a fresh inbox for only your VIPs. Save 50% now with my special link. Btw, I get no residuals if you buy.
💩 Explosive TikTok trend: Influencers are promoting drinking castor oil to detox, lose weight and fight serious illnesses, including cancer. You’ll get one thing, guaranteed … Remember, laughter is the best medicine — unless you have diarrhea.
👓 What’s a Spacetop? It’s a new kind of laptop that uses AR glasses for the screen. Think the Apple Vision Pro, but way less “Robocop”-feeling. The $1,700 Spacetop G1 has a 100-inch virtual screen, a Qualcomm processor (typically used in cellphones), an accompanying keyboard and 128GB of storage. See it in action on my site!
Byte me: Google says it’s fixed its AI Overviews in search after it told folks to put glue on pizza and eat rocks. Their defense? Ask nonsense questions, get nonsense answers — basically, “It’s not our fault the AI made crap up.” Google’s seriously getting its butt kicked in this AI race.
