Social media can seem like it's causing more harm than good. While that may be true in most cases, sometimes, it can be helpful in solving crimes. You won't believe some of the absurd crimes that were recently solved with the help of social media.

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When it comes to businesses, they tend to focus on the bottom line. Always looking for ways to make the most money. So why does the aviation industry care so much about the environment? Is it politics? Is it a moral choice? No, it turns out the answer is more complicated than you may think.

In today’s world, it's easy to overlook the fact that at any time we can go to a grocery store and choose from tens of thousands of products. If we want an apple, we have 10 different choices. If you want chicken, you can pick any type of cut. This hasn’t always been the case, and the way supermarkets make this possible is truly amazing.

You will find CAPTCHAs all over the internet. They help tell a website that you are indeed a real person and not a robot or hacker. It seems like these security checks have been getting more difficult as of late. So why is this happening, and how do CAPTCHAs really work?

I don’t trust Big Tech and you shouldn’t, either. You’ve heard me say for years that free email services like Gmail or Yahoo aren’t really free. There’s a big price to pay — your privacy. These free email sites scan, analyze and save details of every email you send and receive, giving Big Tech a very intimate and detailed profile of you so they can easily sell your data to the highest bidder.

That’s why I use StartMail. With StartMail, I can send encrypted emails with one click, even if the recipient doesn’t use encryption. And StartMail never scans or analyzes your emails. Best of all, when you delete an email, it’s gone — forever.

Don’t trust Big Tech with your data and privacy.