Kids have a knack for messing up a weekend. After, a busy week I’m in the saddle with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Tesla joins the trillion dollar club, Intel pushes for supercomputer supremacy, and Apple rattles app developers with new privacy tool. You can...
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Facebook Rebrands to Prepare Us for Dystopian Future, Woman Discovers Privacy is Dead, and the Mac Is Back
I’m about to have a busy two days. Today, I’m traveling to a college to give a talk and do a reading from one of my projects. Tomorrow, I’ll be getting my makeup done for my second guest featurette for a promo video. But, before I do that, I’m in the saddle with Mark Starling,...
US Takes BitCoin Mining Lead, Shatner Boldly Goes, Twitter Embeds Ads in Tweets
Whoa! It’s been a week. I made it back home alive after Mark’s visit to DC. It’s another Thursday, and I’m back in the saddle with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: US takes BitCoin mining lead after Chinese ban, William Shatner blasts off and boldly...
Facebook Down, Facebook Down
Whoa! It’s been a week. I made it back home alive after Mark’s visit to DC. It’s another Thursday, and I’m back in the saddle with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Facebook was down for the count, small businesses lose out, and Windows 11 launches...
Alexa Powered Astro Makes Debut, Influencers Give Industries the Middle Finger, Instagram for Kids Paused
I’m ready for a wild night! Mark Starling is in the his-ouse and I wished work wasn’t bogging me down. I spent the last two days at the AWS Public Sector Summit and today I’m on the roof with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Amazon...
NFT Kingpin Is Snoop Dogg, Killer Robot Assassinates Iranian Nuclear Physicist, Air Conditioning Obsoleted By Cooling Paint
Another wild week! Last night, I had heart palpitations thanks to some nonsense. Another busy week this past week. I’m on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s top tech stories: Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by robot, new white paint cools buildings, and Cozomo de’ Medici doxxes himself. You...
Regular People Become Space Travelers, Apple Announces New Stuff, New Bot Harbinger of Doom?
This week's news: regular people become astronauts and blast off a SpaceX rocket, the Fruit Company announces new phones and watches to burn money on, and the most powerful AI bot is...black.
El Salvador Tenderly Spends BitCoin, Theranos Trial Heats Up, FAA Clips Virgin Galactic’s Wings
You may not believe it, but I actually took some time off last weekend! I have an all day release planning meeting and the rest of the weekend should be coasting down hill. I’m on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s news: El Salvador is the first country...
China Cuts Kids Off, Flying Cars Take to the Sky, Drivers Licenses Go Digital
It’s the unofficial start of the Labor Day weekend. For real, you’ve earned it. Take some time off. I will. I’m on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s news: Chinese gamer kids are limited to 3 hours of play, NASA x Joby test flying cars in Big Sur,...
Pegasus Got People Shook, Taco Bell Defies Hunger
Yesterday was my birthday, and I won’t be celebrating until tomorrow. I’m also back from my vacation working in Florida. I saw the Saturn V at Kennedy Space Center and I’ve come back inspired. I’m on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s news: everyone has finally caught wind...