Category: Technology
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Is My Smart TV Watching Me? Privacy Settings to Check Before Unplugging It
Smart TVs can identify what appears on screen through ACR. Here are the viewing, voice, advertising, account, and update settings to check before unplugging yours.
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My iPhone Keeps Asking Me to Use a Passkey. What Am I Actually Agreeing To?
I was already using passkeys on my iPhone before I understood where they were stored—or how I would recover them after losing the phone.
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America Is Suddenly Fighting Over License-Plate Cameras. Why Do They Feel Different in South Korea and China?
What Flock license-plate cameras record—and why access, retention, oversight and recourse matter more than the camera alone.
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I Canceled My 1TB Cloud Plan. Were My iPhone Photos Still Backed Up?
Are your iPhone photos truly backed up—or only synchronized? Learn what deletion, original quality, canceled cloud plans, and a nearly full NAS mean before choosing your next storage option.
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Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement: Will New Age Checks Protect Kids—or Collect More Data?
A parent’s guide to Meta’s $18 billion settlement, new teen limits, age verification, privacy risks, and what changes—and does not change—on Roblox.
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Can AI Really Do Most College Homework? What MIT’s Warning Actually Means
AI can produce a polished college assignment—but does that prove learning? MIT’s new warning explains why homework, oral exams, portfolios, and AI detectors need a rethink.
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How Can a Huge AI Model Run So Fast? GLM-5.3 Flash in Plain English
GLM-5.3 Flash is enormous, yet it uses only part of itself for each task. Here is the simple reason—and what it means for everyday AI users.
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Personalized Pricing: Is Your Data Changing the Price You See?
Personalized pricing can use browsing, shopping, and location data to estimate what you might pay. Here’s how it differs from dynamic pricing—and how to compare prices without getting paranoid.
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LinkedIn Users Reported AI Slop 1 Million Times—Does the Button Actually Work?
LinkedIn’s AI slop button has been used more than a million times. Here’s what it does, what it cannot prove, and how to recognize an empty post.
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AI Safety Isn’t Just Doomsday—The Real Risks Are Already Here
AI safety is not only about doomsday. Learn how AI hallucinations, privacy risks, bias, and AI scams are already affecting ordinary life.