AirPods rake in over $18 billion a year

December 24, 2024

AirPods rake in over $18 billion a year: They’re on pace to outsell iPads, becoming Apple’s third-biggest product behind iPhones and Macs. Teenagers and young adults love ‘em most. Around 62% of Gen Zers own a pair. Psst, the AirPods Pro 2 are on sale (24% off). Perfect holiday gift for yourself.

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How to listen to An American Christmas

The holidays are all about traditions, and here’s one you won’t want to miss: “An American Christmas.”

My husband, Barry, produces the show every single year. It’s packed with heartwarming stories, classic holiday music, songs from new artists that everyone will like and just the right amount of nostalgia to make your season bright.

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How NASA plans to back up data on lunar soil

Let me ask you a question: Do you think the cloud is a safe place to back up your data, the world’s treasures and government secrets? In a world of increasing breaches, hackers and threats, even cloud storage might not be enough.

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The future is expensive

LG just dropped its brand-new transparent OLED TV. The price tag? A whopping $60,000. The small but see-through 55-inch screen looks pretty cool, and there’s an opaque mode when the novelty wears off. Check out this video to see it in action. Santa, I’d like this for Christmas.

The clock is ticking!

🏃 Last-minute gifts that’ll (hopefully) arrive by Christmas. You can do this!

PSA: Check the shipping date! When I did, these all arrived before Christmas.

For the pink fiend, a Paris Hilton air fryer (25% off, $60). It’s cute!
A jade roller and gua sha stone set (53% off, $7) are a slam dunk stocking stuffer.
These nice Cole Haan men’s sneakers go with basically any outfit.
$15 popcorn? 30 minutes of trailers? No, thanks. Gift at-home movie nights with a popcorn maker ($20).
This Lego board game is fun for the whole fam. You build Lego towers the characters race up.
A Chinese soup dumpling kit is fun for your favorite cook. If they don’t like dumplings, what about a French tart kit?
Make French fries even yummier with a seasoning set (click the coupon box for 25% off).
Give a golfer a golf ball and he’ll golf for an hour. Give a golfer a whole bunch of golf balls and he’ll golf all week.
This gym bag is water-resistant and lightweight, and it has a shoe compartment and spots for wet clothes. Win-win.

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190 to 210 IQ

For a man who says he believes he knows what happens after death. Chris Langan’s IQ is 30 to 50 points higher than Albert Einstein’s. The 72-year-old horse rancher thinks death isn’t the end but a move to another dimension, like existing inside a supercomputer. OK, that’s over my head.

Gift a little bit of luxury

💅 Treat them (or yourself) to something nice.

PSA: Check the shipping date! When I did, these all arrived before Christmas.

The right body wash is a game-changer. This one is under $10.
For the girl boss, a leather laptop bag in lots of colors ($35; click the coupon box for 15% off).
Everyone looks good in a classic pair of Ray-Bans (27% off).
This Korean face mask set ($35) has a ton of five-star reviews.
There’s no world in which a Le Creuset cast iron skillet wouldn’t be the best gift they get this year. Plus, it comes in 13 colors!
Just look at these gel nail polish (15% off) colors. If she doesn’t have a UV lamp for the polish, this one’s under $20.
Draw a bath, pour a glass of wine, grab a good book and relax. Add a snazzy bath tray for under $50.
If they don’t have a pair of over-the-ear headphones yet, change that ASAP!

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3.8 million miles

From the sun’s surface. That’s how close NASA’s tiny Parker Solar Probe will get. It sounds far, but temps are still 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit at that distance. It’ll zoom in at 430,000 miles per hour, breaking its own record as the fastest human-made object in history.

100 hours

MrBeast and his crew will spend a little over four days in Egypt’s Great Pyramids. They rented them out. The Egyptian government will guide them through the tombs, share their history, allow them to sleep inside them … and get in some ghost hunting. What’s the difference between an ancient Egyptian prince and a Jenner? The Egyptian prince knew from the start his daddy would become a mummy.

$30,000 a month

How much a teen mom influencer makes. TikTokker MariClare MacLamroc rakes in millions of views posting about her life as a 19-year-old mom. She’s not alone; other young parents are turning their everyday activities into content … and six-figure incomes.

2.5 billion Gmail users

Are at risk of hijacking. In the last half of the year, credential theft soared 700%, and phishing attempts to break into email accounts spiked 200%. Promise me you’re not using your email password for any other accounts!