It’s a new week with a new President and I’m glad to be back on with Mark Starling, Seth, John, and the First News 570 crew. This week, gamers rescue GameStop, Google’s employees organize in a new union, and Apple posts a security update you should really install. You can listen to Mark and I...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020Sunday, January 29, 2023Fashion & Style, firstnews570, news, technology
The 2020 Annual Gift Guide, and Hackers Try to Freeze Out Coronavirus Deliveries
I’ve had an interesting 7 days. If you weren’t around last week, I was getting my McRib on and was satiated in its good ole sweet, tangy, and meaty juiciness. This is the last week I’ll be on with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, we’re only going to talk about...
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020Wednesday, December 2, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
McRib is Back, Mariah Wants to Share Her Cookies, and I Guess Tech News
I don’t know if there has been a more exciting week, since the week of August 21st, 1977! In one week, McDonald’s has reissued the McRib, and Mariah Carey has released a chocolate chip cookie line. It’s too much! Someone save me from myself. Lots of suits this week in the tech world. Here’s another...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020Wednesday, November 18, 2020firstnews570, news, technology
Apple Pays Up Big for Another Batterygate Settlement, Google Gets in the Banking Biz, Cats Can Now Talk
It’s Thursday! Chris Krebs is gone after securing an effective election. So, it’s been another wild week. Here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Apple pays up again for batterygate, a new app translates meows into English, and Google wants to be in your wallet....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020Wednesday, November 11, 2020firstnews570, news
Ticketmaster Wants to Know If You’re Sick, Apple Tells Intel: ‘It’s not You, It’s Me’, SEGA Sells Arcade Operating Business
It’s Thursday! It’s been a wild and rough work week and I need a drink. Here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, Ticketmaster wants to use apps to figure out if you’ve gotten your COVID shot, SEGA sells a big chunk of arcade operating business...
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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...