Hertz came back strong after the pandemic stunted rental car companies. Hertz wanted to differentiate itself by adding 100,000 vehicles to its fleet by 2022. Instead, the company added 50 thousand Tesla’s bringing the total size of its EV inventory to 11 percent. The company is doubling down on its promise and wants to boost...
My all-time saying in this land of post-modernistic devices has been: Live by the demo. Die by the demo.– William Lee Mapp, III “Toss a coin to your Google, Oh valley of plenty, oh valley plenty…” Because Google’s stock price tumbled 8% after Bard goofed on its response.” To much fanfare, Google announced, Bard, it’s...
Last week, Netflix announced plans to change its password sharing policy among family users. New account sharing protocols listed in the Help Center would require users to verify all devices attached to a specific account. Essentially, Netflix would be checking to make sure users’ devices are all in the same house or attached to the...
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...
For Sarah, thanks for being a dedicated listener and fan of Top Tech Stories of the Week! I assure you this article wasn’t written by ChatGPT. ChatGPT has gotten a lot of hype in a very short span of time. Teachers are decrying the AI for destroying ‘the research paper’, while students the world over...
It’s another Thursday, and I’m back baby, with another weekly installment of theSync. This will probably be the last week these posts originate here. Next week, head on over to thesyncweekly.com for each week’s tech news and analysis. I’m on with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: US...
I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: listeners may be podcasted out as listening numbers nosedive, Discord buys a teenager friendly app, and Getty Images sues an AI over licensing theft. You can listen to me and Mark Starling point and laugh...
I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: a corrupt DB file grounds the FAA NOTAM, New York City landlords spy on tenants to evict them, and a few ridiculous gadgets from CES. You can listen to me and Mark Starling point and...
Happy New Year! Welcome back to the Top Tech News of the Week. Our Tech News Dispatch. A lot’s happened since our last segment on First News 570. Elon Musk had to dump some Tesla stock to prop up his Twitter payments. Then Tesla goes on to have a record sales year cranking out 1.22...
Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings, fans. It’s Thursday and it’s time for another tech news dispatch. It’s the last show of the year with Mark Starling and First News 570. This week is all about the best gadgets to grab for this holiday season and the top 5 picks are some of the best of...