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Stolen iPhones are becoming worthless to thieves.

London's phone thefts dropped after Apple made stolen iPhones worthless to resell.

22h ago·4 min read·647 words

The Self-Driving Car Is Real. You Just Can't Buy It.

Robotaxis with nobody at the wheel are real, scaling, and stuck inside a handful of cities. The 'self-driving' car you can actually buy still needs you. Where autonomous driving really stands in 2026,…

1d ago·14 min read·2676 words

An entire industry is getting out of GTA's way

An entire industry shuffled its 2026 calendar to get out of one game's way. Why GTA VI's November 19 launch is a real cultural-economic event, and which viral numbers to ignore.

2d ago·14 min read·2785 words

Ransomware has been franchised

The second most active ransomware crew on earth runs like a franchise: 90% commission for the contractors, and a boss who lists "head of B2B marketing" as his day job.

4d ago·9 min read·1605 words

QuickBooks Desktop is going away.

Intuit is winding down QuickBooks Desktop one version at a time. I priced out your three real options before you're forced to pick one.

5d ago·6 min read·1148 words

The cheaper Microsoft 365 plan Microsoft hides behind the cancel button

Microsoft raised the price of its home Office plans for Copilot. There's a cheaper version without it, at the old price. Here's how to find it.

6d ago·5 min read·889 words

Microsoft stopped patching Windows 10. Now what?

Your Windows 10 PC didn't break. Microsoft just stopped sending it free security updates. Six plain-English ways to handle it, with real costs and steps.

Jun 9·8 min read·1568 words

Your TV has a side hustle, and you're paying for it

Free apps on smart TVs can turn your set into a relay for someone else's web scraping. Using your connection and your IP. Here's how to tell, and how to stop it.

Jun 8·8 min read·1600 words

The World Cup Fraud Economy

Thousands of fake FIFA sites are already live before the June 11 kickoff. Here's how the World Cup scam machine works, and the simple habits that keep you out of it.

Jun 7·5 min read·832 words

Why the robocalls about your Google listing won't stop

Put your business on Google and the robocalls never stop? Here's why it happens, why blocking fails, and what actually works.

Jun 6·8 min read·1560 words