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FILE - The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen on June 2, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

One Tech Tip: How to get started with Bluesky

FILE - A person works on a laptop computer in Hudson, Wis., Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

One Tech Tip: Replacing passwords with passkeys for an easier login experience

FILE - A spectator records a cell phone video as fireworks are launched over the Ohio River during the Western & Southern WEBN Fireworks show in Cincinnati on Sept. 3, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts for when you die

FILE - People look at their phones while waiting to cross an intersection in the rain at the Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping center in Beijing, July, 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

One Tech Tip: Here’s what you need to do before and after your phone is stolen or lost

FILE - The iPhone 15 Pro is shown after its introduction on the Apple campus, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

One Tech Tip: How to get the most life out of your device

Barbara Winston uses a computer at her home in Northbrook, Ill., on Sunday, June 30, 2024, several days after taking an introduction to artificial intelligence class at a local senior center. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

One Tech Tip: Don’t want chatbots using your conversations for AI training? Some let you opt out

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Bitdefender's virtual private network connection page is shown on a computer screen and mobile phone screen, in New York, Monday, July 8, 2024. VPNs should be a part of most people's internet security toolbox, to be switched on in certain cases to hide your location or prevent prying electronic eyes from snooping on what you're doing online. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

One Tech Tip: To hide your internet activity or your IP address, use a virtual private network

 
A SIM card is shown next to a cellphone in this photo taken on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in London. Physical SIM cards are going away, replaced by eSIMs which make switching cell carriers easier. AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)

One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping

 
FILE - A visitor looks at his phone at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 27, 2024. According to some un-scientific studies, the average person has hundreds of passwords to their name. (AP Photo/Pau Venteo, File)

One Tech Tip: What to do when you have too many passwords to remember

 
A SIM card is shown next to a cellphone in this photo taken on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in London. Physical SIM cards are going away, replaced by eSIMs which make switching cell carriers easier. AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)

One Tech Tip: Use a roaming eSIM on your summer travels to avoid cellphone data fees

 
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday, May 16, 2024 into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they're failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc's strict digital regulations for social media platforms. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

One Tech Tip: Want to turn off Meta AI? You can’t — but there are some workarounds

 
FILE - A person walks through a parking lot at a shopping mall on Dec. 8, 2016 in King of Prussia, Pa. Many newer cars use wireless key fobs and push-button starters. The technology makes it more convenient to get into your vehicle, but it also makes things easier for thieves. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

 
Hands hold an electric toothbrush and its docking station in London, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand. Rechargeable electric toothbrushes are increasingly popular because they make brushing more effective but they can be a headache when they stop working properly. Just ask the many people seeking help in online forums when the battery starts giving out.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush

 
FILE - A person works on a laptop on June 19, 2017, in North Andover, Mass. As more of our lives move online, our personal data like email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates and even passcodes are becoming ever more vulnerable to theft or being mistakenly exposed. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach

 
FILE - Viewers use special glasses to watch from San Antonio, as the moon moves in front of the sun during an annular solar eclipse, or ring of fire, Oct. 14, 2023. The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 may be weeks away but businesses are ready for the celestial event with oodles of special eclipse glasses for sale, along with T-shirts and other souvenirs. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse

 
File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users' feeds, Saturday, March 23, 2024, but there is a relatively quick and easy way to turn off the controls if you don't want to keep the limitations place.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

One Tech Tip: How to get around Instagram’s new limits on political content

 
AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us online. With AI deepfakes cropping up almost every day, depicting everyone from Taylor Swift to Donald Trump, it’s getting harder to tell what’s real from what’s not. The following photo-illustrated graphic highlights a few notable areas of an AI-deepfake of Pope Francis.

One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images

 
File - The iPhone 15 Pro is shown after its introduction on the Apple campus, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. Apple rolled out an update to its iOS operating system this week with a feature called Stolen Device Protection that makes it a lot harder for phone thieves to access key functions and settings. Users are being urged to turn it on immediately. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

One Tech Tip: Change these settings on X to limit calls and hide your IP address

 
A view of a wet smartphone placed in a bowl of rice to dry, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. There's a lot of advice on the internet about what to do if you drop your phone in water, some of it conflicting. So what should you do then? Wipe as much moisture off as you can and leave it to dry. Don't use a hair dryer or put on a radiator. But whatever you do, don't dunk your device into a bowl of rice. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

One Tech Tip: Don’t use rice for your device. Here’s how to dry out your smartphone

 
A portion of a Opera page showing the incorporation of AI technology is shown in London, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

One Tech Tip: Ready to go beyond Google? Here’s how to use new generative AI search sites

 
File - The iPhone 15 Pro is shown after its introduction on the Apple campus, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. Apple rolled out an update to its iOS operating system this week with a feature called Stolen Device Protection that makes it a lot harder for phone thieves to access key functions and settings. Users are being urged to turn it on immediately. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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