The US Federal Communications Commission fined Dish Network $150,000 this week for polluting Earth’s atmosphere. The fine is the first of its kind and could pave the way to keep other satellite and space operators in check for simply leaving damaged and end-of-life garbage in orbit. Depending on who you ask, and the sizes of...
We’re not talking about Joe Theismann asking to check your zip code. I work for a technologist. Like the vast majority of technologists he’s an optimist. He sees all the good things technology can bring to the world. He leans back in his chair and waxes poetic about how AI can be used to solve...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned to Earth safely this Sunday and we can’t wait to learn what it brought back. In real science news, the kind that actually furthers human knowledge, the OSIRIS-REx capsule returned to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx mission is an asteroid sample reclamation project conceived by NASA. What Is OSIRIS-REx OSIRIS-REx is a probe...
Mark Zuckerberg announced new chatbots in his first in-person appearance since COVID and after Elon Musk challenged him to a duel. It’s as if we didn’t need more things that could go wrong. Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced new chatbots that will know recipes, how to bake, and settle arguments on Facebook while having a...
SpaceX, another Elon Musk company, launched its 67th rocket of the year this past Tuesday. That amounts to a launch every 4 days. SpaceX is on pace for 90 launches this year and no one is really excited about it. This lack of excitement is intentional. The Drive to Commercialize Space SpaceX is driving hard...
The last thing I want is to be chipped by Elon Musk. After receiving FDA approval for his microchip paralysis treatment in May, Neuralink – an Elon Musk company, is seeking humans for its first clinical trial involving people. Neurolink has technology it claims will treat people suffering from paralysis. The technology is a brain-computer...
The MGM Grand and several of MGM’s Las Vegas properties came under cyber attack this past Tuesday. The cyber attack was widespread and affected many systems including slot machines and hotel room keys. Cyber attackers were able to disrupt slot machine play leaving slots idle and forced hotel guests to wait in unusually long lines...
We are in a fight for microchip supremacy. And China’s gaining ground. The US CHIP Act was hailed as a solution to the United States’ long term microchip fabrication problem wherein a lot of design of US microchips happen in the United States but manufacturing and packaging happen overseas. 81% of microchips are manufactured and...
When the robots take over we should point our fingers at Lee Kindell and his pizza making robots. Lee Kindell and his wife, Nancy Gambin, own Moto Pizza. A Seattle-based pizza shop with a 3-month wait. Lee Kindell started Moto Pizza as a path to retirement. He’d make hand tossed pizzas out of an 18th...
[Featured Image: A fan-made render of the rumored iPhone 15 Ultra (Image credit: 4RMD] Apple events used to be the hot tech ticket. With waning smartphone demand across the globe and evolutionary updates, iPhone announcements aren’t what they used to be. September 15th is Apple’s next iPhone event and you should expect more than new features...