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My wife Patti received a call the afternoon of Monday, August 25th, informing her that ICE agents were at Stanford Hospital. Patti is part of the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network which sends volunteers […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The Oura fitness ring and the Stelo continuous glucose monitor (CGM) now connect. For the past month, I’ve been wearing the Oura Ring on […]

My house was built in 1955, and its original owner probably had a black and white TV with a roof-top antenna, a rotary phone and maybe a few table radios. It’s a “mid-century ‘modern'” house, but thanks to some relatively inexpensive devices, plugs and bulbs, it’s now a 21st century “smart” home. […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Modern smartphones have remarkably good cameras and make it easy to instantly share photos with friends, family or social media. But having a camera […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News When I was a kid, nearly everything had a clear and simple way to turn it off. Switches flipped down to cut the power, […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News We hear a lot about generative AI apps like ChatGPT. Some people praise their usefulness, others complain about hallucinations and errors, and some predict […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News We’ve entered peak travel season, where many of us turn to the skies, roads, rails and seas. And these days, getting ready for a […]

A few months ago, I wrote about how Gen 2 Apple AirPods can function as hearing aids. Since then, I’ve been using them in situations where I have trouble hearing. But they also offer hearing […]

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and millions of users are still running that version. Some will be […]

by Larry Magid One of the provisions in the “big, beautiful” budget bill would ban states from regulating AI for the next 10 years. The bill, which narrowly passed the House by a single vote […]