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An open letter to OpenAI's secret gadget

Jul 17, 2026

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4 min read

An open letter to OpenAI's secret gadget

Plus: Happy calendar emoji day! 📆

Train robots and make money

Jul 16, 2026

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5 min read

Train robots and make money

Plus: How to check the speed of your USB-C cable

Special Edition: Meta’s answer to secret-recording glasses

Jul 7, 2026

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2 min read

Special Edition: Meta’s answer to secret-recording glasses

New update disables the camera if the recording light has been tampered with 🕶️

The end of typing

Jul 1, 2026

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4 min read

The end of typing

Voice killed the keyboard star

Apple’s big AI book slop problem

Jun 26, 2026

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4 min read

Apple’s big AI book slop problem

Plus: Why even refurbished gadgets are getting pricier

I fell for an AI email scam

Jun 24, 2026

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4 min read

I fell for an AI email scam

Plus: Prime Day shopping tips

Do NOT buy an iPhone Now. Actually, Do.

Jun 19, 2026

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4 min read

Do NOT buy an iPhone Now. Actually, Do.

Apple’s coming price hikes make iPhone buying more confusing than ever.

Siri is actually good now. (No, really.)

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

Siri is actually good now. (No, really.)

I took Apple’s new Siri to the beach, to bed and everywhere in between.

 So, you hate your smartphone?

Jun 17, 2026

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3 min read

So, you hate your smartphone?

Plus: Snap's new AR glasses

Confessions of a cord hoarder

Jun 12, 2026

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4 min read

Confessions of a cord hoarder

Plus: Control your Instagram algo

Special Edition: Apple’s Safe iOS 27 and WWDC

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

Special Edition: Apple’s Safe iOS 27 and WWDC

Plus: The best iOS 27 features minus Siri

 Fix Siri. Fix Autocorrect. Thanks, Apple.

Jun 5, 2026

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4 min read

Fix Siri. Fix Autocorrect. Thanks, Apple.

Plus: Keep your Ray-Ban photos out of Meta’s cloud

I paid someone to hack my Meta glasses

Jun 3, 2026

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5 min read

I paid someone to hack my Meta glasses

Plus: Windows PCs are exciting again

Three AI privacy tips I tell everyone

May 29, 2026

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4 min read

Three AI privacy tips I tell everyone

Plus: Apple's Siri plans

Stop screen snoopers 👀

May 27, 2026

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5 min read

Stop screen snoopers 👀

Plus: How to turn off Instagram Instants

Apple + Google = ❤️

May 22, 2026

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4 min read

Apple + Google = ❤️

Plus: How to customize your app icons

Why this college grad booed AI

May 20, 2026

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5 min read

Why this college grad booed AI

Plus: All the news you need to know from Google I/O

The AI trick I use constantly

May 15, 2026

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4 min read

The AI trick I use constantly

Plus: How to AirDrop between iPhones + Android

 Googlebooks Are Not Google Books

May 13, 2026

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5 min read

Googlebooks Are Not Google Books

Plus: How to shut up Alexa, Venmo privacy and custom headphones

I Let AI Look at My Breasts and Become My Boyfriend

May 8, 2026

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6 min read

I Let AI Look at My Breasts and Become My Boyfriend

Plus: The keyboard shortcut I can’t stop using

My Misleading AI Dentist
LockSimple

May 6, 2026

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6 min read

My Misleading AI Dentist

Plus: The best AI wearable and weather app!

Your Car Just Got a Chatbot

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

Your Car Just Got a Chatbot

Plus: A new charging sound 🔋 and RSS feed

There’s a Chinese Humanoid Robot in My Living Room

Apr 29, 2026

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6 min read

There’s a Chinese Humanoid Robot in My Living Room

Plus: Your chatbot knows too much about you

Fix iPhone Autocoreet Pleaese

Apr 24, 2026

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5 min read

Fix iPhone Autocoreet Pleaese

Plus: Make fake gadget patents with ChatGPT Images 2.0 + our first Old Thing

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