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WhatsApp's New "Read and Delete" Feature Is Coming, And It's Actually a Big Deal for Your Privacy
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that deletes messages after they've been read, not just after a timer. Here's what you need to know. Okay, this is a good one. WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta and used by over two billion people worldwide, is quietly testing a new feature that will delete your messages automatically after the other person has read them. Not after a timer. After they've actually read it. That's a meaningful difference. And if you care about your priv

Michael Routhier
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Transcript: Episode 7 - The Honest Conversation About AI Nobody Else Is Having
Hey, welcome back to Tech 4 Grown-Ups. I'm really glad you're here today, because today we're doing something a little different. We're not doing a how-to, and we're not walking through settings or talking about a specific scam. Today I want to have a real conversation with you about something that is everywhere right now that affects almost everyone listening to this, and that almost nobody, and I mean nobody, is talking about honestly. We're talking about AI. The good, the

Michael Routhier
Apr 227 min read


AI and Older Adults: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Truth
Someone has to say it out loud. Might as well be us. I want to talk about something that almost nobody is talking about honestly. Not because the information isn't out there. Because saying it clearly, to people who need to hear it, feels inconvenient for the people with the most to gain from your confusion. So let's fix that. Not the breathless headlines about AI changing everything. Not the doom-and-gloom predictions about robots taking over. Not the corporate press release

Michael Routhier
Apr 168 min read
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