It’s a new week with a new President and I’m glad to be back on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week, gamers rescue GameStop, Google’s employees organize in a new union, and Apple posts a security update you should really install. You can listen to Mark and I...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021Wednesday, January 20, 2021firstnews570, technology
Injury Ends Pro-Gamer’s Career, Google Investigates Another AI Ethicist, and Amazon Wants in on COVID-19 Vax Distribution
It’s a new week with a new President and I’m glad to be back on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week, a Call of Duty gamer has to retire early, Google investigates another AI ethicist, and Bezos and Co want to deliver your COVID-19 vaccine with a smile....
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Thursday, January 7, 2021Thursday, January 7, 2021firstnews570, technology
Christmas Hack Done by Russians, SONY Releases Mandalorian Movie Tech, and TicketMaster Pays Uncharge to Avoid Fed Charge
Happy New Year!!! 2021 has gotten off to a wild start! I’m glad to be back on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week, US intelligence agencies say the Russians hacked US agencies and companies, SONY announces new movie grade displays for digital sets, and TicketMaster pays a fine...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020Sunday, January 29, 2023A Good Appetite, firstnews570, Food, recipes
You Deserve to Drink The Best EggNog After Surviving 2020
For the last three or four years, I’ve been making an aged egg nog and serving it to friends at Christmas parties and holiday events. It has always been a crowd pleasing drink, and I’ve gotten a lot of requests for the recipe. I think this is the best eggnog recipe I’ve ever used, and...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020Wednesday, December 16, 2020firstnews570, technology
5 Last Minute Gadget Gifts You Can Get Before Christmas
It’s one week out from Christmas Eve! THIS is the last week I’ll be on with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. I was tasked with one mission this week, find five gadget gifts you can recommend to First News 570 listeners that can be bought before Christmas. I used these parameters: less...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020Sunday, January 29, 2023Fashion & Style, firstnews570, news, technology
The 2020 Annual Gift Guide, and Hackers Try to Freeze Out Coronavirus Deliveries
I’ve had an interesting 7 days. If you weren’t around last week, I was getting my McRib on and was satiated in its good ole sweet, tangy, and meaty juiciness. This is the last week I’ll be on with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, we’re only going to talk about...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020Wednesday, December 2, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
McRib is Back, Mariah Wants to Share Her Cookies, and I Guess Tech News
I don’t know if there has been a more exciting week, since the week of August 21st, 1977! In one week, McDonald’s has reissued the McRib, and Mariah Carey has released a chocolate chip cookie line. It’s too much! Someone save me from myself. Lots of suits this week in the tech world. Here’s another...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020Wednesday, November 18, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Apple Pays Up Big for Another Batterygate Settlement, Google Gets in the Banking Biz, Cats Can Now Talk
It’s Thursday! Chris Krebs is gone after securing an effective election. So, it’s been another wild week. Here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Apple pays up again for batterygate, a new app translates meows into English, and Google wants to be in your wallet....
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020Wednesday, November 4, 2020Uncategorized
MIT Builds COVID Detection AI, Apps Spend Big and Win Big in Cali, and Chinese Regulators Squash an Ant
It’s a couple of days after Election Day, and the US electorate is still hanging in the balance. A plethora of memes have been floating around the Internet as the country awaits the outcome. Including one comparing the American public waiting for a definitive result to someone waiting for the results of an STD test....
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020Wednesday, October 28, 2020Uncategorized
EL Goog Gives Up on GP Music, Zuckerberg and Friends Testify AGAIN, CoinBase Offers Plastic
It’s another Thursday, which means there are four complete days until the 2020 Presidential Election. A lot of talk is made about this being the most important election of our generation, but this time there appears to a lot of anxiety in both camps. Foreign elements have been working around the clock to tamper with...