“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” Danny Kaye Paul Reubens, better known to millions as the affable, quirky Pee-wee Herman, passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA this past Sunday at the age of 70. Contrary to his boisterous and live-out-loud Pee-wee persona,...
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Tears of the Kingdom Continues Hyrule’s Accent
The Legend of Zelda has captured the hearts and minds of gamers for 37 years. The original Legend of Zelda blazed a new frontier in video game play and technology. Zelda featured a large and expansive world, compelling characters, a great backstory, and a first of its kind console ability to save your place during...
TikTok Bans Deepfakes Before Congressional Testimony
Every passing day becomes testier for TikTok. The social app bans several deepfake accounts before its CEO testifies before Congress. First, former President Donald Trump wanted TikTok sold. The Biden administration bans TikTok from government devices. Now, Mark Warner introduces the Restrict Act, a ridiculously broad and sweeping piece of legislation that gives the government...
Hackers Steal Millions Of Bitcoins…Again
To be filed in the, well duh column. Hackers attacked crypto ATM machines made by General Bytes to steal millions in Bitcoins from would be users. What Happened? Crypto ATMs work differently than a standard ATM machine. Instead of an ATM debit card, users enter credentials to connect to a Crypto Application Server that manages...
How AI Will Change Office Work In The Future
Microsoft is soft-pushing a new AI assistant destined to change the way professionals work. Copilot is an AI-powered assistant for Microsoft Office. The assistant will help you write cleaner documents and teach you how to use Office products while doing it. What Is Copilot? Software engineers using Microsoft’s software development tool, Visual Studio, have had...
First News on 570: Google Bard, Elon Musk’s Master Plan, and Hertz
Mark and Will dissect Elon Musk’s latest Master Plan for a ‘path to a sustainable energy future for Earth’, while exploring the risks of rushing AI projects to the public after Bard’s spectacular failure, and finishes up with some insight into Hertz Rental’s electric vehicle ambitions. Check out these stores and more, each Thursday at...
First News on 570: Mark and Will Square Off with ChatGPT
Last week’s Top Tech Stories of the Week was all about ChatGPT. Will asks ChatGPT for date night meal ideas and it didn’t go as aspected. Listen to Mark Starling, John Wooten, and Will explain why you shouldn’t be afraid of ChatGPT. Will’s verdict: “the creativity of humans is still much better than anything a...