⚠️ Scamming scammers: Some TikTokers claimed you could file a fake CFPB complaint and get a check from Zelle or Cash App. Millions watched. Some paid $77 for their “templates” and $24.99 for credit repair guides. It’s all bogus. “Just lie to the government” is not financial advice.
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Clippy’s final form: “Vibe working” is coming to Word and Excel. Microsoft’s new Agent Mode uses GPT-5 to build entire spreadsheets and docs just from a prompt, while narrating its every move. There’s even a PowerPoint mode that makes decks and does its own research. Somewhere, an intern just burst into tears of joy.
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Fix the iPad pointer: After updating to iPadOS 26, see an annoying circle cursor instead of an arrow? To switch back, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch, and toggle off AssistiveTouch. That’ll restore the arrow. Now go to Settings > Accessibility > Pointer Control to adjust size and color again.
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🔍 A stalker’s dream? Security researchers just revealed that Tile tracking tags, owned by Life360, can be hacked. Unlike Apple’s AirTags, which trigger alerts when they’re moving with someone who doesn’t own them, Tiles have no built-in anti-stalking feature. That means a bad actor could slip one into your purse or car, track someone for weeks, and the victim might never know. The kicker? Life360 has known about this loophole for a long time and still hasn’t fixed it.
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OpenAI adds parental safety controls: After a slew of lawsuits and deaths, ChatGPT will now flag suicidal prompts from teens, with one big but: Both you and the kids have to opt in first. If something happens, human reviewers step in and alerts go out. Oh, you can also block ChatGPT past bedtime. Remember when you were a teen? Yea, they can get around these controls without a problem.
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⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Some power banks charge your phone while recharging. To find out if yours can, search the make and model online for “pass-through charging.” Handy when you’ve only got one outlet.
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Why wait for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days? These tech bargains are already worth clicking “Buy Now.”
🏷️ Nelko label maker (57% off): Print crisp labels straight from your phone. 160+ templates make it easy.
Fire HD tablet (56% off): Stream or read on Amazon’s newest tablet. Snag an extra 20% off if you trade one in.
🖥️ Samsung monitor (45% off): 180Hz refresh + eye-saving mode = hours of gaming or working without the headache.
Acer USB hub (48% off): Turn one measly port into four and keep more of your gadgets connected.
🎃 Halloween lights (17% off): Trick out your treat zone. These 100 mini bulbs will make your neighbors so jealous.
🚀 More gadgets, more savings: Click here for the full lineup before the rest officially land on Oct. 7–8.
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🔥 Clout-chasing or a cautionary tale? YouTuber MrBeast’s latest viral stunt has people talking for all the wrong reasons. In a video that’s racked up millions of views, he ties a man to a chair inside a flaming building, part of a $500,000 “death trap” challenge. MrBeast insists everything was done safely with pros on set. But when did lighting someone on fire become family-friendly entertainment? What your kids watch isn’t just harmless fun. It’s content engineered for attention at any cost. If your teen says, “It’s just a MrBeast video,” you might want to take a closer look.
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You set your phone to back up photos, turn on file sync, and next thing you know, you get a message: “Storage full.” Wait, what the heck happened?
Let’s clear up your cloud storage confusion.
🎁 What you get for free
Google (Drive, Gmail, Photos) → 15 GBShared across your Gmail inbox, Drive files and Google Photos. That’s enough for a few thousand photos and emails. But once it’s full, Gmail might stop working.
To see how much space you are using, go to Google Drive > Storage.
Price: 100 GB for $1.99/month or $19.99/year.
Apple iCloud → 5 GBShared across your iPhone backups, photos, files, email and more. For most people, a single phone backup eats up 3–4 GB. Add a couple hundred photos, and boom, you’re over the limit.
Price: 50 GB for $0.99/month.
To see how much space you are using, go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Storage.
Amazon Photos → Unlimited full-resolution photo storageBut only if you’re a Prime member. Videos are limited to 5 GB unless you pay. If you have Prime, this hidden gem is worth using.
📸 How fast does it go?
I want you to have an idea of how much space your stuff takes.
1 minute of HD video = ~100 MB
1,000 photos = ~2–3 GB
iPhone backup = 3–6 GB
Gmail inbox = 1–10 GB over a few years
So if your monthly costs for iCloud or Google storage are higher than you want, get in there and start removing duplicates, screenshots, old backups and movies. I was guilty of having a bad Nicolas Cage movie in my backups so I could watch it offline. Why, I have no idea.
🧠 The smart approach
You want to sync what matters and vault the rest. Keep only the essentials on iCloud or Google so you stay under their free limits, or get on an affordable plan. This way, you can use iCloud or Google to sync your everyday stuff like contacts, calendars, emails and device backups.
I pay for iCloud+ and save money by using Apple’s Family Sharing plan, which lets me share cloud storage with up to five other people all without anyone losing privacy or access to their own data. It’s a smart way to avoid each person paying for separate plans, especially if you have lots of photos, videos or device backups.
Google offers a similar setup through Google One, which also allows family sharing for their cloud storage tiers. Both services make it easy to manage storage across multiple accounts, and the shared plans are typically more affordable than buying individual subscriptions.
So what do you do with your large files, videos and archives?
Toss them in a cheap digital vault that lives in the cloud like Total Drive.* You get 10 TB (that’s 10,000 GB) for $18, no monthly fees. Use it for offloading space-hogging files you want safe but don’t need to access every day.
🙄 That reminds me… Hard drives don’t have the patience for sit-down meals at restaurants. They prefer quick bytes. You can have that one for free.
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📚 Make Kindle pages cleaner: Ever notice a faint imprint of the last page after you turn? Fix it by forcing a full refresh each time. Go to All Settings > Home and Library > Reading Options > Page Refresh. FYI: It may nibble a bit more battery, but you’ll barely notice.
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