As you know by reading our articles, we emphasize privacy a lot. We believe it is very important, so sometimes, that means keeping certain apps away from curious eyes. Hiding apps on your iPhone is straightforward, whether you’re aiming to declutter your iPhone’s home screen or ensure your privacy. Let’s walk through the steps together. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE …
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Frustrated with how often autocorrect is auto-wrong? Even with new AI features included in many platforms’ latest updates, autocorrect remains annoying. Let’s fix that for iOS and Android. Join over 500,000 people who get tech smart with my free newsletter. It’s easy to sign up and one click to cancel if you don’t like it. If this saves you a …
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Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently revealed a startling new privacy threat. Our smartphones’ ambient light sensors might be turned into makeshift cameras. A woman on her iPhone (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) From brightness adjustment to privacy invasion Ambient light sensors are commonplace in smartphones, primarily used to adjust screen brightness according to environmental lighting. However, …
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Alien and conspiracy theorists showed up in full force last week after a weather modeling software “error” showed an anomaly the size of Texas moving up the African coastline while generating waves bigger than 80 feet high. Ventusky is an application that presents weather and meteorological data to allow people to monitor developments anywhere in the world. According to the …
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One Gen Zer is going viral on TikTok for his wholesome content asking elders for their greatest life advice – a formula that has amassed Yair Brachiyahu over 350K followers and nearly 10M likes on the app. One 95-year-old woman revealed her biggest secret to staying happy and healthy, advising younger generations to not “worry about tomorrow.” “Being up always. …
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Have you ever been in a situation where you’re cruising down the road, enjoying a smooth ride, when suddenly — wham — you hit a pothole? It jolts your car and reminds you of the never-ending battle against these road menaces. Well, that scenario could be over very soon. Tech firm Robotiz3d is developing three technologies as part of its …
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As if scammers couldn’t sink any lower, there’s a new online scam taking advantage of grieving people. It’s a strange pirate scam that uses artificial intelligence to scrape data to build fake obituary websites, exploiting the information of somebody who is deceased in an attempt to scam vulnerable victims. Grieving woman at a grave site. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) We can …
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You just knew this was coming. No doubt, you’ve heard about the staffing shortages in factories. And guess what? The solution seems to be robots. At Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing in Hungary, they’ve swapped out some of their human workers for humanoid robots right there on the factory floor. These futuristic robots are produced by Apptronik, a Texas-based company. Mercedes-Benz and Apptronik …
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The Ascender robot vacuum and mop cleaner tackles stairs, edges and corners for marathon cleaning sessions. Are you tired of lugging heavy vacuums up and down the stairs? Do you wish a robot could help you clean every corner of your home, including those pesky stairs? Well, now there is. Meet Migo Robotics’ Ascender, the world’s first robot vacuum and …
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In an era when technology is advancing at breakneck speed, smart robots are becoming a part of our daily lives. And let me tell you about one of the coolest ones out there: the XPENG Robotics Smart Robot Unicorn. This isn’t just any regular toy; it’s way more than that. Imagine having a super smart companion who understands the world …
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