“We puttin’ our faith in ChatGPT when we should be putting our faith in G.O.D!” – Said a Non-Churchy Church Lady 300 people attended a ChatGPT programmed and led service at St. Paul’s Church in Fürth, Germany. The service featured a 40-minute sermon generated by ChatGPT and AI-generated avatars. Rev. GPT started the service as...
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Gene Edited Sausages Arrive in Time for BBQ Season
FDA: Gene-edited Sausages Safe. Unless They’re Not. Washington State University has produced sausages made from gene-edited meat. The US Food and Drug administration has authorized Washington State to allow gene-edited pig meat to enter the food supply. This new food innovation is being led by Professor Jon Oatley. Oatley is a professor in WSU’s School...
Get Your Cash From Facebook’s Class Action Settlement
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...
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...
theSync: Podcasts Are Down, Discord Gasses Up Teens, Getty Sues AI
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...
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...
Apple Pays Out 50 Million, Amazon Cuts 18,000 Jobs, Louisiana Forces User ID
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...
The 2022 Annual Gift Guide
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...
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
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...