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Plus, can we start talking frankly about finances, for crying out loud? Here, kitty kitty… just follow this magical ball »]( [StackSkills]( [Advertise]( | [Talk To Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( [The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you.]( [/digital] [Google’s dark web monitoring service will soon be free for all users | The Verge]( [Google’s dark web monitoring service will soon be free for all users]( “Since last year, Google has monitored dark web leaks of stolen account information for Google One subscribers, such as phone numbers and physical addresses. But, starting later this month, Google’s dark web reports will be available to anyone with a Google account. According to a Google support page about the transition, the free service will be part of Google’s ‘results about you’ page. This is where you can currently check for information Google has indexed that contains personal contact info like your home address, phone number, or email address and request it be removed so that it doesn’t surface in search results. Google says the move will create a ‘combined solution to help users protect their online presence.’” [// The Verge »]( [/gear] [Swift F.X - Biking is officially cool again | [Partner]]( [Biking is officially cool again]( Whether you’re a city slicker who’s trying to ditch public transportation or a suburbanite who’s sick of gas prices, getting a bike isn’t just trendy; it’s practical. And these days, the ~cool kids~ are leaning towards eBikes because they’re faster and require less effort. SWFT’s eBike has a 350W motor, pedal assist, and an integrated LED display. Oh, and it folds up to save you space when not in use. Get yours now for cheaper, easier commuting. [Ad] [// Ride a bike »]( [/mess] [What your reaction to other people’s finances reveals about you | Sherwood News]( [What your reaction to other people’s finances reveals about you]( “Frank conversations about money may be the last taboo in a society that’s grown more open with other previously hands-off topics like religion, death, and sex. It’s no surprise that most of us keep the public details of our financial lives limited to a few cryptic emojis on Venmo. There are real reasons to challenge this taboo. Privacy norms around money reinforce existing inequalities and prevent people from acquiring the context, knowledge, and skills to improve their financial situations. Yet disclosing these details can open us up to judgments, misunderstandings, and conflict. Because our relationship with money is highly individual, one person’s cherished value is another’s guilty pleasure is another’s nightmare scenario. Simply put, this cultural shift is messy as hell.” [// Sherwood News »]( [/trippy] [The digital twin baby boom | Axios]( [The digital twin baby boom]( “The AI industry sees digital twins — virtual likenesses of a human or an object, built for research — as a powerful practical use for the technology it's spending billions to build. Tech companies believe they can unlock AI's potential by using digital twin technology to make copies of our physiologies, personalities, and the objects around us. Right now ‘digital twin’ can mean anything from a statistical model of a complex phenomenon, like an organism or a weather system, to a video avatar of a billionaire trained on his speeches and posts.” [// Axios »]( [/wild] [StackSocial - How to prepare for inevitable zombie attacks | [Partner] ]( [How to prepare for inevitable zombie attacks]( Some days, it really feels like the world as we know it is coming to an end. 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As its name suggests, the magnificent tree frog — Litoria splendida — is already a spectacular animal, so when Jake Barker at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s Charnley River-Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary saw a bright blue specimen on a bench in a workshop in April, he was shocked.” [// New Scientist »]( [/bites] [// Think you can pass the CompTIA exam? Prove it and show off your cybersecurity prowess with a comprehensive prep course »]( [// Outsource your hopes and dreams to an algorithm: This bot applies to jobs for you (up to 150 a day!) »]( [// Is your car in that weird in-between spot where it has a dash screen but no Apple AirPlay or Android auto? Yeah? Here’s the solution »]( [/biz] [Founder’s Corner]( [Founder’s Corner]( What I’m doing as a second-time founder and father of three young kids to set myself up for success this time around: setting work boundaries for myself. 1) I only work from 8 to 5 — and rarely go over. 2) I don't work weekends anymore. 3) I take my family on a 1-2 month vacation every summer. In the past, I would roll my eyes and scoff at a post like this. Hard to believe now I’m the one writing it — so what changed? I gave myself permission to strive within my boundaries based on what I can control. My happiness = my expectations — reality. But, how can I build something successful and not work 16 hours per day, seven days per week? This is the first thing I stopped doing… [// Read more »]( [/cosmos] [@postwook on Instagram]( [@postwook]( Interested in having one of your social posts featured in The Futurist? 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