How to protect yourself from bank fraud
In the 21st century, protecting yourself from bank fraud no longer means what it once did — being on the lookout for face-to-face grifters and charlatans — and instead it means a fundamental rethinking of your relationship to your money. The story, or perhaps legend, of Roswell Steffen, kicked off the era we live in […]
Save on 15TB of cloud storage with this lifetime subscription deal
TL;DR: As of Jan. 5, you can secure 15TB of cloud storage for life via the Degoo Premium Mega Backup Plan for just $149.99. That’s over 90% in savings. A picture is worth a thousand words…and worth way more than a thousand dollars. In the digital age, most of us keep our precious photographic memories […]
One of history's first hi-tech heist stories may have a low-tech reality
As the chief teller at the Park Avenue branch of the now-defunct Union Dime Savings Bank, Roswell Steffen embezzled over $1.5 million over a three-year period in the early 1970s — roughly the equivalent of $10 million in 2022. Bank employees dipping into the till is a crime as old as the industry itself, but […]
Save $620 on this refurbished MacBook Air and tackle your 2023 goals
TL;DR: Snag a refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air for just $379.99 instead of $999 as of Jan. 5. That’s 61% in savings. Hoping to start a new side hustle this year? Want to fit in more self-care time and unwind with a good Netflix series or relaxing Pinterest session at home or on the go? If […]
CES 2023: This AI headband is designed to literally talk you into better sleep
Geordi in Star Trek wears a VISOR, an arc-shaped gadget across his eyes and temples, that provides him with vision. Tam Vu, the founder and CEO of Frenz, wears his brainband — a gadget that looks an awful lot like the VISOR — across his forehead to help him sleep at night and focus during […]
Spotify has a new time capsule feature that you'll only get to open next year
Spotify‘s new feature lets you make a time capsule of the music you’re listening to right now, which you’ll only get to look at in 2024. Announced Wednesday, “Playlist in a Bottle” is the audio streaming service’s latest way to allow users to see a bunch of data about their listening habits that they can […]
CES 2023: Sony's first accessible PlayStation controller is coming
PlayStation is releasing a new customisable controller for the PS5 aimed at helping people with disabilities game more comfortably, announced at CES 2023. The gaming giant revealed the kit, codenamed Project Leonardo, during the world’s biggest tech conference on Wednesday. PlayStation worked with accessibility organizations AbleGamers, Stack Up, and SpecialEffect to create the configurable “split […]
Sony announces its EV car ‘Afeela’ at CES
Sony started its big CES 2023 event by announcing that its hit racing game Gran Turismo was coming to its new Playstation VR2 platform. And then Sony followed it up by announcing an actual car. That’s right, Sony is teaming up with Honda and entering the EV market with a brand new car brand called […]