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I thought I was having a quick chat with ChatGPT about my computer setup, but I accidentally shared my Windows PIN and other deeply personal info. How I Accidentally Handed My PIN to an AI When ChatGPT finally made the advanced voice feature available on my phone, I immediately set it as my default voice assistant. Amused at how human the assistant sounded, I never thought twice about using it for answering technical questions and several other applications that used ChatGPT’s live voice and vision. Plus, I’ve always liked that I didn’t have to type or stop to think about…

You can’t throw your friends into the deep end when it comes to anime—they have to be primed for the medium’s sometimes silly and cringey nature. Rather than scare your friends off with hundreds of episodes of One Piece, try these series instead. 5 Dragon Ball Watch Dragon Ball on Crunchyroll Do you like action, martial arts, and adventure? Dragon Ball has those in spades, and then some. It follows Goku, a good-natured teenage boy, on a quest with his friends to find the mythical Dragon Balls, which are said to grant any wish. Along the way, they’ll fight and…

There are some movie quotes that have become so iconic that you don’t even need to have seen the film to know them. And yet, you may only think you know the actual quotes, when what you’re really parroting are famous (and infamous) misquotes. 11 The Empire Strikes Back Stream The Empire Strikes Back on Disney+ The actual quote: “No, I am your father.” The common misquote: “Luke, I am your father.” The actual quote: “No, I am your father.” The common misquote: “Luke, I am your father.” The moment in The Empire Strikes Back when (spoilers) Darth Vader tells…

Netflix is constantly changing its library, which means some of your favorite movies don’t stick around forever. This month, a handful of excellent titles are leaving the platform, so now’s your chance to stream them before they vanish. Leaving September 1st This is easily one of the Coen brothers’ best dark comedies and is one of my favorite films. Burn After Reading is a hilarious spiral of miscommunication and incompetence with an absolutely stellar cast playing out the mishaps. It features Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and John Malkovich all playing eccentric characters caught up in a…

There’s nothing worse than spending years with a TV show only for the ending to let you down. Some finales stick the landing perfectly, while others make you wish you’d stopped watching a season earlier. These shows had me hooked all the way through, but when it came time to wrap things up, the endings just didn’t deliver. 6 The Wire Stream The Wire on Hulu I know this is controversial. The Wire is often hailed as the greatest TV drama of all time, and for good reason. It’s also one of my favorite shows ever, and I’ve watched it…

Some films you move past the next day. Others drag you under, demanding your tears, your silence, your thoughts. They stay with you long after, in ways you never expected. 5 Interstellar (2014) Watch Interstellar on Prime Video Interstellar opens with dust drifting through a farmhouse, a sign that crops are failing and life is narrowing. At the center is Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), once a NASA pilot, now a farmer raising his daughter Murphy (Mackenzie Foy) and his son Tom (Timothée Chalamet). Their home is cramped, but they look past its walls. They tinker with broken machines and puzzle over…

I live overseas, and I often find myself missing my favorite TV shows from back home. Thankfully, there are several ways to install regional apps, allowing me to enjoy local news, homegrown programs, and regional sports channels. How to Change Your Smart TV’s Region The most direct method I tried was simply changing my TV’s region settings. The steps will vary depending on your TV brand, but the principle remains the same: reset or reconfigure your TV to the country whose services you want. Image by Jack Mitchell – no attribution required. Jack Mitchell/MakeUseOf Reset or reconfigure your TV: On…

While browsing my TV’s settings, I realized its microphone was always listening even when I wasn’t talking to it. That didn’t sit right with me, so I switched it off and didn’t look back. Why Smart TVs Have Always-Listening Mics Smart TVs today are built with microphones that are always listening for voice commands. That makes it convenient. You can say what you want and, voilà, the TV responds. You don’t need to hunt for the remote or type into clunky on-screen keyboards. Whether it’s opening an app or searching for something to watch, built-in voice assistants make hands-free TV…

Most people opt to stream the content they watch these days, replacing discs or hard drives of old shows. But if you can stream the content you watch, why not the games you play on one of the best gaming consoles around? Cloud gaming is not quite as commonplace, but lets you stream the latest games without needing a catalogue of titles yourself. And Sony is the latest brand to offer this feature, with PS5’s cloud gaming service. Sony is going to let select PS5 owners stream the top games directly to their console, rather than having to purchase or…

Summertime means holidays for lots of folks and, if you’ve got people and stuff to get from one place to another, the new Hyundai Sante Fe more than fits the bill. This is a capacious seven-seat SUV that boasts eye-catching looks on the outside and acres of space on the inside. The latest incarnation has much more of an identity than earlier, rather innocuous editions, although there’s a rear end that adds a ‘love it or leave it’ twist into the mix. Aside from the benefit of space, the latest Hyundai Santa Fe is now available as a plug-in hybrid,…