It’s Blerdcon Thursday, y’all. It’s time for the Top Tech News of the Week! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. It’s another week, without Elon dominating the headlines. This week’s top tech stories: the US government announces new post-Quantum encryption, Rivian finally delivers its trucks, and Meta open sources bold language...
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Friday, July 1, 2022Friday, July 1, 2022Uncategorized
AI and People of Color
Happy Friday! This month’s episode of The Cloud features Dr. Kofi Nyarko, Director of Morgan State University’s Center for Equitable AI and Machine Learning Systems, and Gabriella Waters, CEO of Progressive Heuristics. We break down artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and explore the technology’s impact on people of color. We also talk about Google’s...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022Wednesday, June 29, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Shirtless Hacker Pleads Guilty, AirBnb Bans House Parties Forever, Atari Turns 50
It’s Thursday, y’all. It’s time for the Top Tech News of the Week! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. It’s another week, without Elon dominating the headlines. This week’s top tech stories: a shirtless Canadian hacker pleads guilty in Florida, a new Atari collection is released in time for its 50th...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022Wednesday, June 22, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Meta Announces Wallet for Dystopian Metaverse, Apple Sued Again, Cheap Moon Launches Ready for Artemis
It’s Thursday, y’all. It’s time for the Top Tech News of the Week! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. There was so much Elon Musk news this week, it was hard to find some real stories. It seems like we’ve been reporting on, will he or won’t he, his child disowning...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2022Wednesday, June 15, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Google Engineer Overreacts to AI, Crypto Plunges After Celsius Halts Withdrawals, Amazon Announces Drone Delivery
Another week, and we’ve doubled the downloads for The Cloud. Thank you for sharing our new podcast. It’s Thursday, y’all. It’s time for the Top Tech News of the Week! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: a Google engineer gives an overhyped AI story to the...
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022Wednesday, June 8, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Apple Brings Back the Magic at WWDC, Musk to Mars and Not Twitter
Thank you, thank you, thank you! The Cloud has been out for a week now, and we’ve had consistent downloads. Thanks for listening. It’s still Thursday, and I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Apple brings back the Magic at this year’s WWDC, and Elon Musk looks...
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022Wednesday, June 1, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Musk Says Go to the Office or Go Home, Supreme Courts Unplatforms Texas Law, Chinese Hackers Target Tibetans
It’s Thursday, June 2nd, which means The Cloud has launched. I’m super excited about it. That also means, it’s time for the Top Tech News of the Week! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Chinese government hackers target Tibetan government reps, Musk tells Tesla employees to...
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022Sunday, January 29, 2023Fashion & Style, Technology, technology
The Cloud. Digital Technology. Decoded
Finally! The Cloud is live and online. The Cloud is my new show on Astrid Intermedia. It’s a monthly podcast that will dive deep into big technology and asks the question, “is technology really delivering on its promises?” The first show explores why smart city projects haven’t taken off in North America. We featured, Nick...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022Wednesday, May 25, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
NY State Gives Robots to Elderly, Artists Uses AI to Reimagine Disney Characters
Hey, TTN Readers and listeners. It’s another Thursday, and I’m taking the today and tomorrow off from corporate work. I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s tragic shooting has affected me and my family in ways I hadn’t expected. These mass shootings are exhausting, and getting caught up in debates...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022firstnews570, opinion, technology
Texas Users Fume Over InstaFilter Ban, DogeCoin Co-Founder Says Most Cryptos Are Scammers, Russia Seizes Google Russia Bank Accounts
If it’s Thursday it’s time for the Top Tech News of the Week, Week, eeek! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: face filters are banned in Texas, DogeCoin co-founder says most crypto projects are scams, and Russia seizes Google R bank accounts. You can listen to...