Remember when long-distance calls meant saving up for a special Sunday afternoon chat with far-flung family members? Well, welcome to the world of video calling, where seeing your grandchildren’s faces is just a few clicks away. I’m here to tell you that easy video calling for older adults isn’t just …

Let me tell you a story about internet privacy that might sound familiar. Imagine you’re sitting in a bustling coffee shop, and instead of quietly whispering your order to the barista, you’re shouting it out loud for everyone to hear. “I’d like a large latte with oat milk!” Now, everyone …

If you’re anything like me, sometimes I can’t remember what I had for breakfast, so remembering a 12-character alphanumeric password with special characters for a website I visited six months ago is about as likely as me playing striker for England in next year’s World Cup. But here’s the thing …

Hey there, tech explorers! A new report has just landed. Pew Research Center, “How People Around the World View AI,” Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey, October 15, 2025. For the full report:https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/10/15/how-people-around-the-world-view-ai Key details about the report include: The survey was conducted from January 8 to April 26, 2025, with: …

You know what I find interesting? The same people who tell me Bitcoin is “too risky” often have their life savings in a single bank, invested in stocks they don’t understand, or sitting in cash that loses value every year to inflation. So let me ask you this: what does …

AI Browsers: Navigating the Digital Frontier Imagine sitting at your kitchen table, coffee in hand, when your smartphone buzzes with another breathless advertisement about a “revolutionary” AI browser. Another magical technology promising to transform your life, right? But here’s the reality check: Most people aren’t buying the hype. A groundbreaking …

You’ve probably heard the complaint a hundred times by now: “Using AI in creative work isn’t real art. It’s not genuine. You didn’t actually make it.” Fair point, right? Except… that argument has a pretty massive historical problem. Let me take you back to Renaissance Florence for a moment. Michelangelo—arguably …

Remember when people worried that microwave ovens would give us all cancer? Or that personal computers would never be needed in regular homes because they were “too complicated for normal people”? Well, Bitcoin’s environmental debate reminds me of those early technology growing pains – lots of fear, some legitimate concerns, …

Why Your Grandson’s “Investment” in DogeBonk Probably Isn’t Going to Pay Off Remember the housing bubble when people were flipping condos like pancakes and insisting real estate only goes up? Well, history has a sense of humor – and it’s given us meme coins, the digital equivalent of buying swampland …

What You Need to Know (And Why You Shouldn’t Panic) Hey there, tech explorers! Let me tell you something about AI and news that might surprise you. Remember when we were worried computers would replace human journalists? Well, turns out AI has its own set of problems – and they’re …

It’s always the same, there are no buses, then they all arrive at once. Well it’s the same with AI Safety Reports. After the Future of Life Reports (AI Panic Attacks: A Common-Sense Guide to the 2023 and 2025 AI Warnings) , another one has landed. The International AI Safety …

Let me be crystal clear: we’ve been down this road before, and the warning signs are flashing bright red. Learning from Social Media’s Cautionary Tale Remember when social media burst onto the scene, promising connection and democratization of communication? We welcomed these platforms with open arms, never anticipating the profound …