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Stolen iPhones are becoming worthless to thieves.
London's phone thefts dropped after Apple made stolen iPhones worthless to resell.
Joel Folgner
IT Manager, consultant, and tech curator based in Molalla, Oregon. I’m Joel Folgner, and I created Fresh From Cache to distill the noise of the tech industry into clear, practical insights.
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The Self-Driving Car Is Real. You Just Can't Buy It.
Robotaxis with nobody at the wheel are real, scaling, and stuck inside a handful of cities. The 'self-driving' car you can actually buy still needs you. Where autonomous driving really stands in 2026, and why the holdup isn't the technology.
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An entire industry is getting out of GTA's way
An entire industry shuffled its 2026 calendar to get out of one game's way. Why GTA VI's November 19 launch is a real cultural-economic event, and which viral numbers to ignore.
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Ransomware has been franchised
The second most active ransomware crew on earth runs like a franchise: 90% commission for the contractors, and a boss who lists "head of B2B marketing" as his day job.
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QuickBooks Desktop is going away.
Intuit is winding down QuickBooks Desktop one version at a time. I priced out your three real options before you're forced to pick one.
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The cheaper Microsoft 365 plan Microsoft hides behind the cancel button
Microsoft raised the price of its home Office plans for Copilot. There's a cheaper version without it, at the old price. Here's how to find it.
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Scammers first to the World Cup
Fake FIFA sites are already live before kickoff, a stranger found a "burner" Instagram from one bus ride, and the data trail behind both. Plus two settings worth changing.
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Microsoft stopped patching Windows 10. Now what?
Your Windows 10 PC didn't break. Microsoft just stopped sending it free security updates. Six plain-English ways to handle it, with real costs and steps.
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Your TV has a side hustle, and you're paying for it
Free apps on smart TVs can turn your set into a relay for someone else's web scraping. Using your connection and your IP. Here's how to tell, and how to stop it.
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The World Cup Fraud Economy
Thousands of fake FIFA sites are already live before the June 11 kickoff. Here's how the World Cup scam machine works, and the simple habits that keep you out of it.
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Why the robocalls about your Google listing won't stop
Put your business on Google and the robocalls never stop? Here's why it happens, why blocking fails, and what actually works.
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An IT Guy on Vacation
I went on vacation to shut my brain off. Naturally, I spent it finding the Wi-Fi access points hidden in a cruise ship's walls.