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Win on eBay: A new study analyzed 25 million transactions. When bidding, it’s best to use a rounded percentage of your asking price. Suppose the seller wants $34. You are more likely to win at $17 (50%) than if you bid at $18 (53%).
🧪 Google beta list: Test Google’s AI search tools before publishing them. Go to google.com and look for the small beaker icon in the top right corner.Click on it and on the next page[待機リストに参加]Choose. You are my friend too.
$500 Iron: Dyosn’s cordless Airstrait uses hot air instead of metal plates so it won’t damage your hair. Powered by a 27mm hyperdimium motor, the 13-bladed rotor spins at 106,000 RPM. A final touch: a glass bead ‘thermistor’ keeps the air from getting too hot. And even now, I’m still burning my forehead here with a curling iron.
Identify AI Video: Sensible information from BBB. Look for unnatural body language and strange shadows, blurs, and flickering lights. And listen carefully for any breaks in sentences or weird changes in word endings.
for your information: Facebook is discontinuing the Facebook Messenger app for Apple Watch. With this, you can see notifications but not reply to them.
💳 Tintin: The cards previously known as Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card and Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card have changed names. For Prime Visa, you must be a Prime member. Get 5% back on travel purchases. Plus, you’ll get back the usual 5% on Amazon. Amazon Visa is a non-Prime option and pays less.
Travel upgrade: You can now book a Lyft to pick you up as soon as you arrive at the airport. Just be sure to check the fees. Uber has it too, but I was shocked to see the $25 surcharge.
Before the iPhone: it was a blackberry. This is the star of a new comedy about the technology that got us to where we are today. Watch the trailer here.
