How banks use huge amounts of data to separate legitimate purchases from scams

💳 It occurred to me that the supercomputers that credit-card companies and banks are working with know more about me than I even know or understand about myself

#AI #tech
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These Are the Jobs That Still Offer a Pension

Pensions may seem like a relic of the past, but some industries still offer these coveted retirement plans.
(Congress gets a pension)

#FutureOfWork @Lifehacker
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The Often Overlooked Positive Side of Social Media:
What healthy tech use actually looks like.

Young Americans flourish digitally, feel connected and benefit from positive social comparison. Social comparison can inspire well-being

via Psychology Today
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Gizmodo: The Big Problem With Hertz's Used Teslas

It turns out buying a cheap #EV that used to be a rental car isn’t the best idea

#technology
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Google I/O:
Android 15's Second Public Beta Is Here, and It's Focused on Keeping Your Secrets

Private Space is a new feature that lets you create a separate environment on your device to keep sensitive apps under a layer of authentication

#technology
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Meta Faces Fresh Probe Over 'Addictive' Effect on Kids

The EU has launched an investigation into Facebook and Instagram’s child protection measures as part of mounting concerns around minors’ use of social media.

#technology
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The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas is closing

The July 17 closure will begin major renovations and construction on the 80-acre property, to reopen in 2027 as the Hard Rock, featuring a hotel tower in the shape of a guitar soaring 700 feet above the Strip.

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Eligible T-Mobile Accounts Getting Satellite Messaging Option After Downloading Android 15 Beta 2

Some users who downloaded the 2nd Android beta 15 are reporting they got the satellite messaging option. Only Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 Pro users received

#tech
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Temu targeted in EU complaint to EU tech regulator

The complaint said that Temu uses manipulative practices such as dark patterns to get consumers to spend more than they may want and that there was insufficient information on how it recommends products.

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Later with @MrMoKelly Presents

When you should/shouldn’t accept cookies & why it’s not a good idea to use face or thumb to unlock your phone on Tech Thursday w/ regular guest commentator Marsha Collier + Neuralink has problems

KFI AM 640 iHeartRadio app
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A Brief History of Airline Food’s Rapid Descent

✈️ Airplane food has fallen a long way from the glory days of in-flight dining when meals were served on white tablecloths and stewardesses scrambled eggs in the air.

#travel #aviation
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How to get kids to read for fun:
People who work on middle-grade books have ideas

📚 According to research by the children’s publishers Scholastic, at age 8, 57% of kids say they read books for fun most days; at age 9, only 35% do

#tech #literacy
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Android Police: After a few weeks of using Beeper, I'm a convert

📟 Beeper's value proposition. It wants to be your one-stop shop for messaging. It does so by connecting to many of your favorite messaging services and containing them all in one app

#tech
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This could be a winner!
Motorola just launched a new #Android phone to take on the Pixel 8a

📱 Unlike Samsung’s flagship, the new #MotoG Stylus 5G (2024) won’t break the bank thanks to its $400 starting price in the U.S.

#tech via Digital Trends
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Personally, I was surprised how comprehensive Google's dark web monitoring is.
You should definitely sign up.

Having a source of timely security info can be invaluable given how commonplace big data leaks and breaches are nowadays

#Google #tech
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You actually shouldn't use your face or thumb to unlock your phone.
Use a PIN instead.
Here's why 👇

The laws surrounding 5th Amendment protections and biometric passwords are still undecided, so just turn it off

#tech #privacy
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Battle of the AI bots:
Copilot vs ChatGPT vs Gemini

Is there a clear winner when it comes to generative #AI chatbots?

Popular Science giving you the basics of each bot, we’ve also run three standard tests for each one.

#tech
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Android will be able to detect if your phone has been snatched

📱 It’s one of a slew of new privacy and theft prevention measures arriving in the near future.

#tech via @Verge
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Portal Between New York And Dublin Closed After A Week Due To 'Inappropriate Behavior'

What did they think was going to happen?

#tech via @IFScience
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“How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.”

– Norman Vincent Peale
#ThursdayThoughts
#positivity