153M IDs for sale, Wolverine's verdict, and a 9,000mAh leak

More than 153 million driver's licenses and government IDs — full names, ID numbers, even photos — are reportedly up for sale on a dark-web site. The source traces back to IDScan, a company that venues, bars and apps use to "verify your age," and the FBI's New Orleans field office is now probing it. The uncomfortable lesson: every time you scan your ID to get into somewhere, that data ends up sitting on someone's cloud — and you can't un-leak it. Freeze your credit, turn on fraud alerts, and stop handing your ID to every random app.

The problem

Age- and identity-verification has quietly become mandatory across bars, venues, dispensaries and apps — so millions of people scan their driver's license into third-party services without ever thinking about where that image lands.

What changed

IDScan confirmed a breach after security journalist Brian Krebs first reported it around September 1. A dark-web site now lets anyone search over 153 million US and Canadian IDs — names, license numbers, other government-doc numbers, and photos. The FBI's New Orleans field office has opened a probe.

The catch

IDScan hasn't put its own number on the scope, so 153M is the dark-web operator's claim, not a confirmed figure — but even the confirmed breach is serious, and there's no way to 'reset' a leaked ID like a password.

What it means for you

Freeze your credit and switch on fraud/transaction alerts, watch your bank and UPI for unknown activity, and stop scanning your ID into apps and venues that don't truly need it — treat your ID like cash, not a login.

Marvel's Wolverine review scores have landed ahead of its September 15 PS5 launch: around 81 on OpenCritic and 77 on Metacritic. That's solid, but a clear step below Insomniac's Spider-Man games, which sat at 88. Critics praised the brutal combat feel and the presentation; the story is where opinions split. Bottom line: a strong action-adventure, just not the guaranteed slam-dunk the hype promised.

The problem

Insomniac set an extremely high bar with Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, so Wolverine carried slam-dunk expectations as PlayStation's next big single-player exclusive.

What changed

Reviews dropped ahead of the September 15 launch: roughly 81 on OpenCritic and 77–78 on Metacritic across 60+ critics, with consistent praise for combat, performances and presentation.

The catch

Those scores sit noticeably below Spider-Man's 88 — critics are divided on the story and on how much combat variety the game offers, so it's very good rather than era-defining.

What it means for you

If you love Insomniac's action combat, it's a safe day-one buy on September 15; if you were expecting a genuine Game-of-the-Year contender, it may be worth waiting for a sale or a deeper look.

If your Android phone keeps screaming "storage full," turn on Auto-Archive instead of deleting apps. Open the Play Store, tap your profile, then Settings > General > Automatically archive apps. Android shrinks the apps you barely open — freeing up most of their space — but keeps the icon on your home screen and all your personal data intact. Tap the icon once and it re-downloads, dropping you back exactly where you left off. No app, no root, completely free.

The problem

Budget and older Android phones constantly run out of space right when a big update or new app needs to install, and the usual fix — deleting apps — means losing your data and re-setting everything up later.

What changed

Google Play's Auto-Archive (Play Store > profile > Settings > General > Automatically archive apps) removes the bulk of rarely-used apps while keeping the icon and your personal data, then restores everything with a single tap.

The catch

It only works for apps published as Android App Bundles, and archived apps need an internet connection to re-download before you can use them again.

What it means for you

Switch it on once and your phone quietly clears space before it ever forces you to uninstall anything — ideal if you're always fighting a nearly-full storage bar.

Prompt of the day: paste this into ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude before any negotiation — "Act as my negotiation coach. Here's the offer: [paste it]. Give me: 3 things to ask for, my 2 strongest leverage points, and the exact opening line to use." It works for a salary talk, a rent renewal, or haggling with a vendor, and it stops you from accepting the first number like a polite robot.

The problem

Most people walk into a salary, rent or vendor negotiation with no plan and accept the first number offered, because thinking up leverage and the right opening line on the spot is hard.

What changed

A single structured prompt turns any AI assistant into a prep coach: paste the offer and it returns three concrete asks, your two strongest leverage points, and a ready-to-use opening line.

The catch

The AI only knows what you tell it — feed it the real numbers and context, and always sanity-check its leverage points against what you actually know about the other side.

What it means for you

Two minutes with this prompt before any money conversation gives you a clear plan and a first line to say, so you negotiate on purpose instead of reacting.