We’ve spent the last decade happily outsourcing our brains to technology like overconfident managers delegating to an overqualified intern. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: our digital assistants are getting suspiciously competent. What started as “Hey Siri, set a timer” has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One day, AI is going to snap—not with Terminator-style lasers, but with the exhausted patience of a kindergarten teacher herding cats. You’ll ask ChatGPT to write a snarky email to my landlord, and instead, it’ll gently suggest: “How about a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your Alexa isn’t just a voice assistant; it’s a 24/7 undercover informant for Amazon, dutifully logging everything from your questionable shower karaoke to that time you whispered “maybe I should try keto” before immediately ordering a pizza. “Just setting a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve spent years cheerfully inviting internet-connected devices into our homes, never stopping to consider what might happen if they stopped obeying and started judging. One day, you’ll wake up to find your smart fridge has locked itself because “your midnight[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Welcome to the age of convenience, where your smart speaker is basically that one friend who swears they’re not listening—but somehow knows way too much about your secret pizza binges and questionable karaoke choices. Sure, yelling “Hey Google, turn off[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Welcome to the Walmart of the tomorrow, where shopping has been optimized into a surreal, frictionless nightmare of convenience. Gone are the days of wandering aisles like a confused peasant—now, every inch of this retail utopia has been engineered to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Welcome to the future, where your toaster judges your carb intake, your thermostat rats you out for midnight snack runs, and your smart speaker has definitely heard things it shouldn’t have. Sure, these gadgets make life easier—if by “easier” you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve reached a bizarre crossroads where your Alexa probably knows your partner’s birthday before you do, and your Google search history has more intimate details about your life than your mother. Our digital footprints—every impulsive Amazon purchase, every midnight “why[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You, a modern-day digital warrior, declare “enough!” Phone off. Wi-Fi unplugged. Smartwatch tossed into a drawer like it’s evidence. For one glorious moment, you bask in the sweet, sweet silence of not being pinged, tracked, or algorithmically judged. “Ah, freedom!”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…