It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Quibl dribbles out of existence, PayPan and Venmo get into Bitcoin, and AOC Twitches while playing Among Us. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh while talking about the wild and...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020Wednesday, October 14, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Microsoft Takes Down Hacker Group Ahead of Election, Apple Announces New iPhone, and Jeff Bezos Launches a Rocket
It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. Fasten your seat belts, we are in for a bumpy ride. This week, Microsoft took down a hacker group launching TrickBots, Apple announced the new iPhone 12, and Jeff Bezos launched a rocket. You can listen...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020Wednesday, September 30, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Man Wins Math Prize for Stirring Tea, Amazon Is Palms Down on Scanner, DND Nerds Cheer Digital Tabletop Gaming
It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, the year’s top math prize is won by a tea experiment, Valve announces a Digital Tabletop Festival, and Amazon is palms down on payments. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh...
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Thursday, September 24, 2020Thursday, September 24, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Microsoft Moves on Bethesda, Facebook Shuts Down Fake Accounts, and Time Continues to TikTok
We’re a month into virtual learning, and we’re still here. My 9 year old is struggling, but the 12 year old works too fast. It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Microsoft pulls the ultimate power move, Facebook shuts down 150...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020Wednesday, September 16, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Apple Announces New Watch and iPad, AI Captains Solar Powered Ship, and the PS5 Is World’s Phattest ASS (Arcade Software System)
Sweeps Weeks start and it’s school week three…I’m out of Uncle Nearest. We’ve resorted to putting up portable partitions behind the kids for their Zoom conferences, and have moved them into the kitchen. I still don’t know how the 9 year old’s school day ends at 1, but here we are. It’s another Thursday, and...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020Wednesday, September 9, 2020firstnews570, news
Tech Stocks Face Sell-Off, Twitch Let’s Users Host eSports Tournaments, and Epic and Apple Take Aim at Each Other
It’s week two, ladies and gentlemen! We’ve survived week two of distance learning, and we’ve already had our first parent/teach pow-wow. It’s another Thursday, and here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, tech stocks face a sell-off after a long rally, Twitch allows users to...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020Wednesday, August 26, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
DOTA2 Purse Passes 34 Million, Malware Infected Phones Ship to Africa, Feds Prevent Corporate Ransom
Y’all, it’s that last Thursday before school starts which means the Mapp household is about to ride the crazy train again. Here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. Apple becomes the most valuable company in the world, IE prepares for retirement, and Siri could let you know...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020Wednesday, August 12, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Microsoft Duo Coming Soon, Lyft and Uber Try Their Pullout Game, and Charter Wants to Cap Your Data
For those that care, I am COVID free. It’s another Thursday which means another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. Microsoft announces a delivery date for the Surface Duo, Lyft and Uber threaten to stop sharing rides in California, and Charter Communications want to impose new data caps...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020Wednesday, August 5, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
EX-GOOGLE EXECUTIVE SENTENCED TO JAIL, SAMSUNG ANNOUNCES NEW DEVICES, AND THE NSA ISSUES A PRIVACY ADVISORY
Alright, y’all!! We’ve been through COVID-19 since mid-March and we’re winding down the last few weeks of summer. Alas, I had planned an amazing summer this summer, and not it’s gone. BUT, It’s another Thursday which means another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week…NASA shows Perseverance...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020Wednesday, July 29, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
NASA Perseveres, Tech CEOs Appear Before Congress, and the TikTok Shares Its Algo
It’s another Thursday which means another week of big tech news talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week…NASA shows Perseverance counts, $5 trillion of tech leadership sit before Congress, and the TikTok says other social networks should share. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh while talking...