Google I/O, the search giant’s annual conference kicked off yesterday. New Devices & New Hype As the world’s predominant search engine, Google has struggle lately. Google commands a whopping 90+% of the search market and there’s really nowhere to go. But… Search is fundamentally broken as it’s becoming harder and harder to discover new things...
One of the tech industry’s most beloved and prolific figures warned of more serious scams using AI. In an interview with BBC, Steve Wozniak warned AI may make scams harder to spot. He called for more AI regulation stating AI generated content should be clearly labeled. Wozniak leveled many of his warnings at large language...
Ohhhhh, look at you GenXers complaining about being glued to your phones and not doing anything about it. GenZers, Zennials, or those children aged 8 to 23 have decided to get out of the app rat race and are dumping their smartphones. The group has ironically raced to TikTok (and not Facebook) lamenting how their...
First News on 570 listeners are a wonderful bunch. They soak up our witty and informative antics on technology and continuously keep us on our toes. Last week, Listener Sara made a request. She asked us to look into FedNow and bring our insights on The Show. FedNow Isn’t Digital Cash FedNow isn’t a digital...
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a proposal saying Meta, the company who owns Facebook and Instagram, should be banned from making money off of children. Well, children’s data. The FTC says, “Meta’s recklessness has put young users at risk, and Facebook needs to answer for its failures.” For it’s part, Facebook says the FTC...
Last week, we reported on Drake and The Weeknd beefing with nerds for using their voices to generate music. This week, Claire Boucher, the artist more popularly known as Grimes, encouraged every script kiddie and maker with GarageBand to, “use my voice without penalty,” in AI-generated music. She’ll Pay a 50% Royalty While Universal Music...
On Wednesday, Virgin Galactic’s Eve spacecraft completed a successful glide test returning to Earth safely. The flight test was conducted after Virgin Galactic’s inaugural flight in 2021. The company had grounded its spaceplane to make structural improvements and extend the flight. Since then, the company lost half a billion dollars because it had not flown...
Normally, cellphones aren’t able to connect directly to satellites. Usually cellphones connect to cell towers and relay their signals between towers. AT&T, Vodaphone, and Rakuten have teamed to connect a call from Midland, Texas to Japan. An ordinary Samsung Galaxy S22 and an iPhone were used for placing the call. This is notable because NO...
I really tried to make this headline click-baity, but I think I failed. We reported on the Cambridge Analytica scandal before my time here at theSync Weekly. If you don’t remember, Cambridge Analytica paid Facebook for tens of millions of accounts of user data on behalf of the Trump Campaign. The data used for targeted...
The Sony World Photography Awards is the leading international photo contest. The contest has four competition levels (Pro, Open, Student, and Youth). Each competition level is free to enter and the top prize is $25,000. Boris Eldagsen was (is?) this year’s top winner in the Creative Open category showing a photo depicting two women stylized...