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: bottom falls out of CryptoPunk NFTs, iPod Touch retires after 21, and Google teases new AR glasses. You can listen to Mark and I point...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022Wednesday, May 4, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Gizmodo Drops New Facebook Papers Release, Starbucks Announces NFT Coffee Line, Pixy Drones Take Selfies Airborne
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: Snap announces new selfie drones, Starbucks announces a coffee NFT, and Gizmodo releases more Facebook Papers. You can listen to Mark and I point and...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022Wednesday, April 27, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Musk Takeover of Twitter Makes Waves, DJI Suspends Drone Business in Russia and Ukraine, Apple Starts Self-Service Repair Program
It’s another Thursday! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Elon Musk brings more drama to Twitter, DJI suspends drone business in Russia and Ukraine, Apple starts its self-service repair program. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh while talking about the wild and...
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Thursday, April 21, 2022Thursday, April 21, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Workers at Apple Cube Want Union, NASA Funding Cheap Moon Missions, Best Buy Hauls Away Your Crap
It’s another Thursday! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Apple workers try to unionize at The Cube, Best Buy will haul your crap away and recycle it, and NASA is funding cheap Moon missions. Plus…more Musk. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022Wednesday, April 13, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Elon Turns Down Board Seat, Ethereum Researcher Jailed for Aiding the Enemy, Tim Cook Claps Back at Data Industrial Complex
Hi, TTN readers! It’s another Thursday! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Elon turns down Twitter board seat, Tim Cook goes off on data industrial complex, and Ethereum researcher goes to North Korea; returns to jail. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022Sunday, January 29, 2023Arts, Fashion & Style, firstnews570, news, technology
First News Mints NFT, Apple & Meta Get Phished, Twitter Announces Musky Edit Button, and Artful AI Scares Digital Artists
Hi, TTN readers! It’s another Thursday! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: First News on 570 mints an NFT, Apple and Meta get phished by social engineers, Musk forces Twitter to release Edit button, and a new AI generates pictures and makes edits. You can listen...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022Wednesday, March 30, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
Do Virtual Chicken Wings Taste Good, Facebook Pays to Disrupt TikTok, Dyson Announces Air Purifying Headphones
It’s Thursday again, TTN readers! It’s a new week, and I’ll be home alone this weekend! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: WingStop sells NFT chicken wings in metaverse, Facebook paid for hit contracts on TikTok, and Dyson has announced new air purifying headphones. You can...
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Thursday, March 24, 2022Thursday, March 24, 2022opinion, technology
AI, Community, and Collaboration Big Themes at AWS IMAGINE: NONPROFIT Conference
Nonprofits are a critical element of our nation’s infrastructure. In many cases, nonprofits and NGOs bridge the gap between government support agencies and the people who need special services. Some nonprofits make a direct impact on citizens in times of dire need. Others augment the capabilities of government agencies by providing expertise those agencies can’t...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022Wednesday, March 23, 2022firstnews570, news, technology
New Mac Studio Locks Users In, Video Game History Lost, It’s Time to Digitally Lock Your Doors
Happy Thursday, TTN readers! Kiss me, I’m Irish! I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Apple prevents upgrades for Mac Studios, video game history has come under threat, and hide your wife, hide your kids, and lock your digital stuff. You can listen to Mark and I...
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Monday, March 21, 2022Monday, March 21, 2022opinion, technology
March Madness: Data Science May Illuminate a Path, but It Can’t Always Show Us the Way
Update: Ultimately, data science prevailed. Kansas won the tournament by 3 points. Here’s the final bracket results: Data lead to a 99 percentile showing ranking in the top 14 thousand brackets placed on CBSSports.com. In final analysis St. Pete was a force to be reckoned with. They started the tournament with a fantastic upset win...