I canceled my Amazon Prime membership. You can, too.
You can quit Amazon Prime. I did it in 2020, in response to Amazon firing user experience designers Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa. They were protesting the company’s firing of warehouse workers who were themselves protesting for better working conditions. The coronavirus pandemic hit “essential workers” hardest, a category that includes doctors and the workers […]
Report: Some hospitals are giving private data to Facebook
About a third of the top hospitals in the U.S. are allegedly sending private data to Facebook, an investigation by The Markup found. The report was co-published with STAT, a publication about health, medicine, and the life sciences. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) How it works According to The Markup, […]
Pump up the patio this summer with some awesome outdoor speakers
Summertime deserves to be enjoyed in stereo. Whether you have a big backyard or a perfectly petite patio, relishing the fresh air on a nice, warm day is an unbeatable treat when you can do so on your own home turf. Maybe you like to dine al fresco, splash around in the pool, or simply […]
Are heated eyelash curlers worth the internet hype?
Calling all people with stubborn, stick-straight lashes: Ever thought about using a curling iron for your lashes? OK, not an actual, full-sized curling iron. But the latest beauty tech innovation buzzing around the internet is the heated lash curler. While the classic eyelash curler has been around since the 1930s, the heated lash curler has […]
Add a razor-thin refurbished MacBook Air to your work or play setup for cheap
TL;DR: As of June 16, you can grab a refurbished Apple MacBook Air 11.6″ 128GB for $449.99 instead of $999. That’s savings of a whole 54%. Apple is very good at building hype around their products, causing people to line up for hours (days, even) to attain the latest and greatest devices. But it’s not […]
Samsung Wallet keeps your boarding passes, credit cards, and crypto safe
Samsung has combined several existing apps and services to create Samsung Wallet, an app that holds your digital keys, boarding passes, ID cards, payment cards, and cryptocurrencies, all in one place. Yes, it’s a lot like Apple Wallet, but with a few extras thrown in. You may remember Samsung Pay, a mobile payment service the […]
Responsible Things To Do With Your Tax Refund
The end of the financial year is upon us. As we all scramble to sort out our taxes and expenses for tax time, it’s easy to be swayed by some of the massive EOFY deals that pop up around about now to try and detach us from our hard earned tax returns. It’s a cliche […]
Save 96% on a lifetime subscription to this seriously secure VPN
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to VPNSecure is on sale for £32.72, saving you 96% on list price. Not all VPNs are created equal. And the truth is, even some of the best VPNs on the web have suffered breaches involving insecure servers. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get one — that just means you might […]