January 24, 2020
Curb Your Smartphone Addiction With Google's New Android Apps
Android: Your Android comes with plenty of useful tools to keep your smartphone addiction in check. But settings like Google’s “Digital Wellbeing” feature are more functional than fun. They’ll encourage you to use your device less, but they lack a certain flair.
Tech 911
I Lost Nine Years of Photos by Locking Myself Out of My Google Account
I normally use this weekly column to answer people’s technology-themed questions. This week, I’m taking a slight departure, because I think sharing a reader’s story is important—even though there’s not really much I, nor Google, can do in the case of her locked Google account. There’s a lot we can...
Should You Worry
If You're Worried About Coronavirus, Get Your Flu Shot
Coronavirus may make for grabby headlines, but so far it’s just not that big a risk to most of us. There are only a handful of cases worldwide, and if you haven’t been to Wuhan, China, your cough is probably just a garden variety cold. Still, if you’re worried, do...
Mental Health
Create a Vacation Recovery Plan
Over on NBC News, writer Sarah DiGiulio described that imminent sense of dread you experience after taking time off, otherwise known as the post-vacation blues—by Monday morning, you’re back in the office, at your desk, and wondering if it was all a dream.
Security
How to Protect Yourself in Microsoft's Recent Data Breach
You’ve probably seen some scary-looking headlines about 250 million Microsoft users being compromised in a recent data breach. While those numbers are accurate, they don’t tell the whole story—it wasn’t quite as dangerous as it sounds. Let’s quickly go over the details of the breach and ways you can help...
Babies
Teach Your Baby Sign Language
Your baby is going to understand and want to communicate ideas and requests with you a whole lot earlier than they’ll actually be able to verbalize the words. The gap between when a baby and young toddler knows what they want but can’t effectively communicate that to you is frustrating...
Credit Cards
What FICO 10 Means for Your Credit Score
Feeling good about your credit score? A new scoring model could change that, but probably not drastically. FICO announced today that it’s rolling out FICO 10, the latest version of its scoring model used by lenders to calculate your credit score.
Do This Now
Use Google and a Smartphone to Bring 3D Animals into Your Living Room
If you—or your kids—have ever wondered how big a wolf, a shark or a tiger really is out in the wild, Google has a way to bring their 3D animated image right into your home. All you need is a little curiosity, a browser and an ARCore or ARKit-ready iPhone...
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Mahindra Gives The Roxor A New Face And Issues A Statement About FCA's Battle To Kill The Roxor In America
We’ve been following the battle between FCA, who owns Jeep, and Mahindra, the Indian company that has been license-building Jeeps since the 1940s, over Mahindra’s off-road-only vehicle, the Roxor. Essentially, Mahindra is selling a non-street-legal vehicle in America that, because it comes from the same original source, looks a hell...
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We're One Big Step Closer To Losing No-Speed-Limit Highways In Germany
Jeep and Suzuki are breaking EU emissions rules, Uber is trying to butter up Washington, and VW is having a hard time focusing. All that and more in The Morning Shift for January 24,.2020.
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