Back from the dead

February 28, 2024

Back from the dead: Scientists have given Dante Alighieri, the “Divine Comedy” author, a 21st-century makeover. Using his 700-year-old skull, they’ve pieced together a digital portrait rather than those old flattering paintings. Oh, and he might have had a larger-than-average brain. I totally think he looks like Hugh Hefner.

Tags: brains, digital, makeover, old, scientists

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A SWAT team stormed my house

Feb. 16 started like any typical Friday night. My husband and I decided to stay home, grill chicken and make a salad for dinner. At about 6:45 p.m., we heard some loud rumbling overhead.

We walked onto the back patio and two police helicopters were overhead — shining lights all over our property, and a recording echoed, “Police. You are under arrest. Stay right there and I won’t shoot you.”

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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?

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$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!

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.

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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5,575 tigers in the wild

That’s up from an all-time low of 3,200 in 2010. Habitat destruction is the tiger’s main threat, so NASA and Google Earth have teamed up to help scientists track “tiger conservation landscapes.” I think that’s gr-r-reat!

Cut down on your kids’ screen time

Studies show too much screen time can hurt a child’s development. It’s good to know you can take control of the situation and limit the time your kiddos spend staring at their phones.

Set up Family Link on Android:

Open the Family Link app and select your child.
Tap Controls at the bottom center, then Set up under Downtime to select the hours and minutes for the limit.

Or try Screen Time on iOS:

Open Settings and tap Screen Time.
Scroll and choose your child’s name under Family.
Tap Turn on Screen Time > Continue.
Set up Downtime, App Limits, and Content & Privacy with the limitations you want for your child.
Tap Use Screen Time Passcode, then enter a passcode when prompted. Re-enter the passcode to confirm.
Enter your Apple ID and password. This can be used to reset your Screen Time passcode if you forget it.

My advice: Everything in moderation. I’ve known kids who grew up with totally locked-down tech, and later in life, they’re glued to their phones. Be a good role model, too. Yes, you scrolling at the dinner table.

Not only do you blink less when looking at a screen, but science proves most people read more slowly on a screen than on paper. Is it slower by … 5%, 10% or 20%?

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4.5-foot-wide foldable car

It’s $17,600, drives like a standard-width car and, even better, parks like a motorcycle. The CT-2 EV reaches a speed of just 55 mph, but you can drive up to 111 miles on a single charge.

$1.76M in stock trading

A guy in Texas made that after overhearing his wife’s remote work convos. He heard BP was buying a truck-stop operator and scooped up tens of thousands of shares. The money he made when the deal went through? Forfeit. He’s facing five years in prison for securities fraud.