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Quick privacy tip: Task Manager on a Windows PC and Activity Monitor on a Mac can give you an overview of everything happening on your machine. On a PC, hit Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Click the Processes tab. On a Mac, hit Cmd + spacebar to open Spotlight Search. Then, type Activity Monitor and press Enter. See anything weird? Google it before you panic.

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The “E” stands for entertainment: Chuck E. Cheese is saying goodbye to its iconic animatronic robot band at over 400 locations nationwide. You’ll have until the end of 2024 to catch their cute-slash-terrifying musical performances. Get ready for more screens, digital dance floors and trampoline gyms.

Trivia

The most popular game app of all time is Candy Crush. But what was the very first mobile game app? Was it … A.) Solitaire, B.) Bricks, C.) Snake or D.) Tetris?

Find the answer here!

$161 million in bitcoin

Purchased by the state of Wisconsin. It’s the first state to invest in the newly approved bitcoin EFTs. I always say you shouldn’t invest in crypto unless you can afford to lose it. Hope that’s true for the Wisconsin state pension fund.

The phone rings, and the dad asks his son, “What does the caller ID say?” Son: “It’s a private caller.” Dad: “Don’t answer that. We only pick up for lieutenant callers and higher ranks in this house.”

L(a)unch order

The person who invented autocorrect walks into a barn. He orders a bear.

🍗 Free nugs: Get six free chicken nuggets from Wendy’s every Wednesday for the rest of the year. What’s the catch? You need to sign up for Wendy’s Rewards and buy something on hump day through their mobile app (iOS and Android).

6 weeks

Time away from Facebook to stop falling for fake news. In a study, 35,000 Facebook and Instagram users deactivated their accounts for either one week or six weeks. Those who stayed away longer were better at spotting misinformation.

Presumably good at helping people stay alive

I thought I heard an onion singing a Bee Gees tune. Turns out, it was just a chive talking.

🤗 Good news: After undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumor, a 21-year-old woman can speak again in a new way. OpenAI’s new Voice Engine recreated her voice using just a 15-second clip. Now, Alexis Bogan simply types words on her phone, and the AI speaks in real time. One of the first things Alexis did after regaining her voice? Order Starbucks. Amazing.