Here’s how to tell if your phone is listening to you — and how to stop it
Listen up. Experts from NordVPN have outlined a four-step process that anyone can follow to find out whether their phone is listening in and using private discussions for targeted advertising, Daily Mail reported. Some smartphone users worry that their device is listening to them speak when they least suspect it. wachiwit – stock.adobe.com The first […]
How To Stop Worrying And Embrace AI
Photo by Rob Pinney Getty Images As a father of three, I’ve spent quite a bit of time checking around rooms for monsters. During daylight hours, my kids are inquisitive and confident. But at night, after their teeth are brushed and it’s time to turn out the lights for sleep, a new fear takes over. […]
How To Disable X From Scraping Your Posts To Train Its AI Assistant
Topline Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, quietly and automatically opted users into allowing their activity on the platform to be shared with its AI assistant, Grok, which is now being trained through public posts, interactions and more. It is unclear when exactly the new setting was implemented. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via … […]
How To Deal With Risky Issues
This is the published version of Forbes’ CEO newsletter, which offers the latest news for today’s and tomorrow’s business leaders and decision makers. Click here to get it delivered to your inbox every week. A single computer glitch on Friday literally stopped the world. A flawed update to CrowdStrike’s enterprise cybersecurity platform shut down computers […]
Is your employer spying on you? Here’s how to know for sure
Do you ever get the feeling someone’s watching you? In the age of remote working, employers have imagined new ways to keep tabs on employees — even without them realizing it. “There’s little transparency,” Hayley Tsukayama, the associate director of legislative activism at Electronic Frontier Foundation, told the Washington Post. “Even figuring out what is […]
How To Guide ChatGPT Towards Giving You Exactly What You Want
ChatGPT is like a magical genie in a lamp. The trick is knowing the right wish to ask for! This guide covers the best practices of writing prompts that will make ChatGPT your ultimate AI collaborator, unlocking creativity, precision, and endless possibilities. Why Effective Prompts Matter Think of prompts as the fuel for ChatGPT’s engine. […]
How to turn on the iPhone’s new thief-blocking security feature — before hackers ruin your life
As phone thefts become more sophisticated and increasingly common, Apple has released a new iPhone update that gives users a fighting chance to protect their devices. The tech giant has unveiled Stolen Device Protection, which initiates barriers that can prevent theft or halt access to an already stolen phone that’s been taken miles away. Essentially, […]
Top 3 High-Paying Industries In 2024 (And How To Get In)
Top 3 High-Paying Industries In 2024 (And How To Get In) getty Massive tech layoffs and the talks of a global recession may break the idea of a promising year this 2024. However, It’s impossible to ignore three leading industries that are sprinting ahead, where high salaries are not mere possibilities, but realities. If you’re […]
How to Save a Billion Hours
The average American spends 6 hours, 58 minutes a day on the internet. That adds up to 536.55 billion hours a year for all of us. We could save billions of hours by addressing inefficiencies introduced mostly by lawyers and politicians: • Accepting and rejecting cookies. Most people don’t even know what cookies are when […]
Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts from Friday. Here’s how to secure your data
The time has come to visit your old Google account that has been collecting dust. Because from December 1, the tech giant will begin erasing accounts deemed ‘inactive’. Under the company’s updated inactive-account policy, accounts deemed ‘inactive’ could have their Google Drive, Docs and Gmail erased permanently. Here’s what you need to know to avoid […]