For Sarah, thanks for being a dedicated listener and fan of Top Tech Stories of the Week! I assure you this article wasn’t written by ChatGPT. ChatGPT has gotten a lot of hype in a very short span of time. Teachers are decrying the AI for destroying ‘the research paper’, while students the world over...
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Marines Defeat AI Bot, Amazon Launches Subscription Rx, & El Goog Abuses Ads
It’s another Thursday, and I’m back baby, with another weekly installment of theSync. This will probably be the last week these posts originate here. Next week, head on over to thesyncweekly.com for each week’s tech news and analysis. I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: US...
theSync: Podcasts Are Down, Discord Gasses Up Teens, Getty Sues AI
I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: listeners may be podcasted out as listening numbers nosedive, Discord buys a teenager friendly app, and Getty Images sues an AI over licensing theft. You can listen to me and Mark Starling point and laugh...
Corrupt Database Grounds US Air Travel, NYC Landlords Use Spy Tech to Evict People, CES Gadget Round Up
I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: a corrupt DB file grounds the FAA NOTAM, New York City landlords spy on tenants to evict them, and a few ridiculous gadgets from CES. You can listen to me and Mark Starling point and...
Apple Pays Out 50 Million, Amazon Cuts 18,000 Jobs, Louisiana Forces User ID
Happy New Year! Welcome back to the Top Tech News of the Week. Our Tech News Dispatch. A lot’s happened since our last segment on First News 570. Elon Musk had to dump some Tesla stock to prop up his Twitter payments. Then Tesla goes on to have a record sales year cranking out 1.22...
3 Must Watch Holiday Classics for 2022
Christmas is a time for gathering around the TV and watching movies that bring out the best in holiday spirit. You can’t have Christmas without these movies and you should make an effort to see each one of these fine films before December 26th. Don’t let the Scrooges ruin your holiday thirst for violence and...
The Best Egg Nog You’ll Ever Drink
Egg Nog is my Christmas holiday guilty pleasure. I can’t get enough of the stuff in the days leading up to and after Christmas. And I only drink it at Christmas. My recipe is an adaptation of Martha Stewart’s booze heavy elixir and Alton Brown’s Scientifically Sound Serum. Tweaks Instead of hand grated cinnamon, Penny’s...
The 2022 Annual Gift Guide
Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings, fans. It’s Thursday and it’s time for another tech news dispatch. It’s the last show of the year with Mark Starling and First News 570. This week is all about the best gadgets to grab for this holiday season and the top 5 picks are some of the best of...
Maryland Latest to Ban Chinese Tech, San Francisco Puts RoboCop Program on Hold, DC Sues Amazon Over Tip Money
Hi Everyone, Normally, this week’s Tech News Dispatch would be the annual gift guide. I had a series of events over the last couple of weeks that have hindered my progress. Don’t fear, though. The gift guide will be up and ready with plenty of tech you can get in the 2 weeks before Christmas....
Twitter Welches on Payments, Hydrogen Fueled Jet Engines, and BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy
I hope you guys had a Happy Thanksgiving! For the second year, we smoked our holiday turkey and it was amazing. Thanks to the smoke, I have jars of smokey turkey stock made from the carcass that’s just fabulous for cooking. It’s Thursday, and I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News...