Man talking over charging block(l+r), Phone with charging wire(c)

‘I always wonder about that’: Apple customer explains what the green dot on the back of your charger block means—and what to do if yours doesn’t have one

‘Not many of mine have the green dot.’

On by Jack Alban

Man talking(l+r), Hand holding phone(C)

‘I turned my phone all the way off and I started my stop watch’: Man warns drivers are now able to park by you and connect to your phone with ‘weirdo’ new tech

‘Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth hotspot, all that when out in public.’

On by Alexandra Samuels

Man gets tattoo removed so Apple Watch can work properly

‘My Apple Watch kept locking’: Man gets tattoo removed so Apple Watch can work properly. Can a tattoo really block an Apple Watch?

‘Same for Garmin.’

On by Jack Alban

Woman finds out she got scammed after taking her AirPods to Apple’s service center

‘I got humbled’: Woman finds out she got scammed after taking her AirPods to Apple’s service center

‘Just tested mine to be sure.’

On by Melody Heald

Man talking(l+r), Nissan sign(c)

‘It’s called planned obsolescence’: Driver calls out Chrysler, Ford, Subaru, and Nissan cars for restricting repairs

‘It’s a complete lie.’

On by Braden Bjella

Google and J Crew

‘We take one image’: A.I. is changing how you shop online

‘[W]e can actually superimpose what that product would look like.’

On by Braden Bjella

Passenger says her driverless taxi was programmed to make a risky turn into oncoming traffic. She can’t change it

’48 minutes in the car by myself with no driver???’: Passenger says her driverless taxi was programmed to make a risky turn into oncoming traffic. She can’t change it

‘Waymo? Waymo anxiety.’

On by Jack Alban

city scene with surveillance icons overlaid in various locations

Police struggle to justify use of Fusus, a community surveillance tool they foisted on citizens

It’s used in over 70 U.S. police departments.

On by Samantha Barrett

Best Buy employee(l+r), Best Buy sign(c)

‘I’ll never purchase a TV from Best Buy’: Customer says they bought TV from Best Buy. The TV came damaged and store won’t take it back

‘Moral of the story, go to Costco.’

On by Stacy Fernandez

Woman smiling(l), Hand holding limes(r)

The 8 biggest AI flops of 2023

AI won’t be taking all of our jobs—yet.

On by Tricia Crimmins

Woman explains that memories may be lost to the 'digital dark age'

‘Something to make you think’: Woman warns that memories may be lost to the ‘digital dark age’

“How many of you can access old text messages on your very first phones?”

On by Sarah Kester

Walmart customer shows her first-ever home delivery by drone

‘But they can’t hire cashiers’: Viewers concerned as Walmart customer shows her first-ever home delivery by drone

‘if the whole house is sick and you need medicine this is perfect’

On by Jack Alban

Customer get stuck at self-checkout while trying to remove security tags themselves

‘We should get paid’: Customer get stuck at self-checkout while trying to remove security tags themselves

‘It’s giving Zara nightmare.’

On by Tiffanie Drayton

After Sam Altman was pushed out of OpenAI, co-founder Ilya Sutskever apologizes

‘I will do everything I can to reunite the company’: OpenAI board member publicly apologizes as employees post demand to bring back Sam Altman

There is a new twist in the OpenAI story every minute.

On by Marlon Ettinger

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India’s wanton internet shutdowns are cruel, capricious, and entirely ineffective

What happens when a burgeoning, connected society is thrust into the digital Stone Age?

On by Deborah Grey

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