A fishy planet

April 18, 2025

🪐 A fishy planet: Scientists just got a whiff of something suspicious on K2-18b, a distant “hycean” world 120 light-years away. While scanning its atmosphere, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope picked up dimethyl sulfide, a gas that, here on Earth, only comes from living things like plankton. Looks like SpongeBob’s nemesis finally made it to the big time.

Tags: Earth, gas, scanning, scientists, space

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Romance scam victim faces 29 years in prison

Midjourney

Jean lives in the Midwest. She’s smart. She’s done well for herself. The kind of woman you’d think could spot a scam a mile away. Btw, that’s not her picture. It’s what I envision her looking like after talking to her.

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100% critics’ score for Netflix’s new comedy series

That’s the critics’ score for Netflix’s new comedy series North of North. It follows a young Inuk mom who moves back to her small hometown after leaving her husband. It’s like Gilmore Girls meets snow meets 9,000 percent more gossip. The trailer looks pretty good.

Talk is cheap

📱 And these phone goodies for under $30 are calling your name.

Apple or Android? This portable charger (33% off) has the juice for both.
Blast your jams on a phone stand (25% off) that doubles as a speaker.
Bring your older ride up to speed with a Bluetooth adapter (31% off).
Travel light with a cross-body phone bag (26% off) to carry just the basics.
Keep your family’s phones splash-free with waterproof pouches (15% off).

✨ Tech it or leave it: Swing by my page for even more of my handpicked tech faves.

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Over 50%

Of internet traffic now comes from bots. You can thank AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini for making it way easier to build them. The bad news? Hackers are using that same tech to pump out malicious bots that spam, scam and take down websites. Cybersecurity’s not optional anymore, folks.

Something in the water

🥤 Whether it’s hot tea or chilled wine, these are gadgets you’ll actually use.

This tumbler (33% off) clips right to your key chain when you’re on the go.
Pop your bottles in a pinch with an electric wine opener set (34% off).
No stove? No prob, grab an electric kettle (20% off) to boil your water fast.
A portable countertop ice maker (22% off) always keeps you stocked up. Perfect for summer!
Toss these chilling stones (5% off) into your drink without watering it down.

🔥 Hot n’ cold: Bring a portable cooler and warmer (14% off) on your road trips to flip between 130 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit at the press of a button.

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6 hours

Per day with family. That’s part of a scientific formula for the perfect day (paywall link). You should also spend two hours with friends, two hours exercising and one hour eating and drinking. Work? Keep it under six hours, and screen time under one. It might not be realistic, but hey, life’s supposed to be about balance, right?

$7 billion

What Universal’s new theme park in Florida cost to build. This one’s a little different, with fewer roller coasters and more immersive worlds using augmented reality. When it opens in May, you’ll be able to see Harry Potter and How to Train Your Dragon brought to life. The kicker? Entry is $139 (paywall link). Uh, Daniel Radcliffe better greet me at the gate.

$2,100 to $2,300

The price tag of the long-rumored iPhone Fold. That’s well above most foldable phones like the $1,899 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6. And it’s almost triple the cost of a regular $799 iPhone 16. At those prices, it’s also going to fold your bank account, too. You have a couple of years to save up.

$328,739.18

The amount raised for an 81-year-old waitress. She told a customer she couldn’t afford to stop working, so a kind stranger posted the story on TikTok. Now Betty’s trading in the diner shift for well-earned rest. Her reaction? “I think I better get a financial adviser!” You and me both, Betty.

64 hours

That’s how long the workweek just got for some Samsung employees in South Korea. The legal limit is actually 52 hours, but the company got special government approval for staff in its chip-making division. Why? To stay ahead of competitors. Hopefully they’re getting overtime pay and unlimited coffee.