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Marines Defeat AI Bot, Amazon Launches Subscription Rx, & El Goog Abuses Ads
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Marines Defeat AI Bot, Amazon Launches Subscription Rx, & El Goog Abuses Ads

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...

Corrupt Database Grounds US Air Travel, NYC Landlords Use Spy Tech to Evict People, CES Gadget Round Up
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Corrupt Database Grounds US Air Travel, NYC Landlords Use Spy Tech to Evict People, CES Gadget Round Up

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...

Maryland Latest to Ban Chinese Tech, San Francisco Puts RoboCop Program on Hold, DC Sues Amazon Over Tip Money
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Maryland Latest to Ban Chinese Tech, San Francisco Puts RoboCop Program on Hold, DC Sues Amazon Over Tip Money

Hi Everyone, Normally, this week’s Tech News Dispatch would be the annual gift guide. I had a series of events over the last couple of weeks that have hindered my progress. Don’t fear, though. The gift guide will be up and ready with plenty of tech you can get in the 2 weeks before Christmas....

Twitter Welches on Payments, Hydrogen Fueled Jet Engines, and BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy
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Twitter Welches on Payments, Hydrogen Fueled Jet Engines, and BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy

I hope you guys had a Happy Thanksgiving! For the second year, we smoked our holiday turkey and it was amazing. Thanks to the smoke, I have jars of smokey turkey stock made from the carcass that’s just fabulous for cooking. It’s Thursday, and I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News...

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Market Implosion, More Twitter, Artemis I, Mr. Beast Rises
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Market Implosion, More Twitter, Artemis I, Mr. Beast Rises

I’m running out of time! There’s only a few days before Thanksgiving, and the McRib is gone forever. Heaven help me! It’s Thursday, and I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: FTX implosion results in $32 billion wipeout, more Twitter drama because...

BREAKING: Crypto Exchange Binance May Walk Away from FTX Purchase
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BREAKING: Crypto Exchange Binance May Walk Away from FTX Purchase

I usually don’t send out a double header, but this news is a pretty big one. FTX, has hemorrhaging money. Two days ago, the cryptocurrency exchange was close to completing a deal where its larger rival, Binance, would purchase FTX’s non-US held operations. FTX was facing a liquidity crunch and couldn’t support trades on its...

Algorithms Run DC, Big Tech Starts Big Layoffs, Users Seek Out Mastodon in Twitter Exodus,
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Algorithms Run DC, Big Tech Starts Big Layoffs, Users Seek Out Mastodon in Twitter Exodus,

I ate my second McRib of the season this week! Hot! I barely made it out of the McD’s parking lot. Sweet, tangy, and juicy. Delicious. It’s Thursday, and I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: nerdy algorithms run Washington, DC, Twitter...

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Pantone Forces Payments, China Locks Down Factory Town, OpenSSL Exploit Patched

It’s Thursday, and I’m back on the air with Mark Starling, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week’s hot and fresh tech news: Adobe designers must pay for Pantone, OpenSSL exploit frightens the Internet on Halloween, and iPhone 14 delays may happen because of Foxconn shutdown. You can listen to me and Mark Starling point...