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August 20, 2024

Need a good story? I sat down with Noland Arbaugh, the first Neuralink brain chip implant patient. This brave guy shared the risks, including the possibility of the device being hacked, the application process and his hopes for the future. Check out the full exclusive interview on The Daily Mail. Give it a share and comment for me so my editor there asks me for more fabulous interviews like this one!

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Delete these red-flag apps ASAP

Are you a criminal, hacker, spy or scammer? Step right up! You can have your own app for anyone to download in the app store, and it won’t cost you a dime. Here’s a dirty secret: Apple tries to vet most apps. Google doesn’t even try to do that, but there is a setting that helps. More about that below.

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Make sure websites are following your rules: How to check permissions

Hey, where do you live? Can I listen to what you say through your microphone? What about watching through your webcam? Send me all your contacts. Oh, and I’d like to send notifications anytime I feel like it and also watch what websites you visit and what you do there.

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Jeff Bezos shows off at Blue Origin factory

Jeff Bezos took a break from, you know, counting his money to show off New Glenn, one of the largest rockets ever built at 320 feet tall.

$257,631 lottery prize

Left sitting for six months because the winner thought it was a scam. The 41-year-old Michigan man had no idea he was entered in the giveaway since it was a bonus for playing other eligible games online. If you get calls and emails about a big win, call your state’s lottery office to confirm. How come this stuff never happens to me?

$142 million ranch

In New Mexico hitting the market soon. The 500,000-acre Great Western Ranch was home to the late homebuilding titan D.R. Horton. The property includes eight homes and a fully operational cattle ranch (yes, they will throw in 900 cows for more money). Giddyap.

76 of 150 diagnoses

What ChatGPT got wrong, despite passing part of a medical licensing exam. Researchers at Western University in Ontario, Canada, gave ChatGPT case info and the results weren’t pretty. AI is pretty good at interpreting test results or educating you on a diagnosis, but it’s as bad as Google at figuring out what’s wrong.

50% higher

Expected car insurance costs in California, Missouri and Minnesota this year. Insurers are blaming damage from severe storms and wildfires. Across the U.S., premiums are expected to go up 22%. Check your state here.

220-mile-high club

On everyone’s mind with two astronauts stuck in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were expecting an eight-day trip but are stuck on the ISS for six months. Technically, it’s possible … but there’s zero privacy.

10,000 years

How long Microsoft’s ultra-durable glass plates can store data. A small sheet can hold terabytes — we’re talking enough music to play for 13 years. Maybe this is what we should use for time capsules. It’s like a Superman material!

44 and 60 years old

When our bodies go through dramatic aging. Researchers tracked the molecules and microbes of 108 people over seven years. Most didn’t age gradually but did so in big bursts in their mid-40s and early 60s. Yup, age is an issue of mind over matter; if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.