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Both Segments: DrFirst. Cam Deemer, President.
Since 2000, DrFirst has pioneered healthcare technology solutions and consulting services that securely connect people at every touchpoint of care to improve patient outcomes.

Our technology can be used as stand-alone solutions or integrated within the workflow of electronic health records and health information systems. DrFirst products are used by nearly 300,000 healthcare providers, including more than 100,000 prescribers, in hospitals, clinics, and private practices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Computer and Technology News.
Topics:
Could a boycott kill Facebook? – BBC News

Reddit bans r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse as part of a major expansion of its rules – The Verge

Data caps on Comcast, T-Mobile return on July 1 | PCWorld

Apple Will Possibly Not Include Charger With iPhone 12

Professional cyclists will compete in a virtual Tour de France | Engadget

Another 53 iOS apps besides TikTok are grabbing clipboard data | Engadget

TikTok banned in India along with 58 other mostly Chinese apps amid border tensions | The Independent

How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco – BBC News

Disney Presents High-Resolution Neural Face-Swapping Research
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Computer and Technology News.
Topics:
VICE – Someone Mysteriously Sent Almost $1 Billion in Bitcoin

Netmarketshare: Chrome now officially has more than 70% of the desktop browser market. – MSPoweruser

Browser market share

Heated seats as a service? BMW wants to sell car features on demand | Ars Technica

Vizio’s 2020 TV plans: HDMI 2.1, FreeSync, eARC, and—at long last—OLED | Ars Technica

Walmart partners with Tribeca to turn 160 store parking lots into drive-in theaters | TechCrunch

It’s happened again: AT&T sued for allegedly transferring victim’s number to thieves in $1.9m cryptocoin heist • The Register

MIT apologizes, permanently pulls offline huge dataset that taught AI systems to use racist, misogynistic slurs • The Register

Amazon is making a Fallout series with the creators of ‘Westworld’ | Engadget

Hundreds arrested as crime chat network cracked – BBC News
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Both Segments: Scott Schober, Cyber Security Expert.
Scott Schober has dedicated himself to educating anyone who would listen by telling his own story of being hacked in the hope that others can learn from his own mistakes.

Topics:
BBB warning of COVID-19 contact tracing scams | wbir.com

Adobe Flash Cut-Off Will Kill Millions Of Websites

Hate-hacking and Zoom ‘bombing’: Racism in the virtual workspace | Coronavirus pandemic | Al Jazeera

Stalker Online Breach: 1.3 Million User Records Stolen – Infosecurity Magazine

Google will automatically delete location history by default

Segway is retiring its iconic scooter that failed to revolutionize personal transportation – TechSpot
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Computer and Technology News
Topics:
Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming – The Verge

The Next Step for Mixer – From the Myxer

WWDC 2020: Here’s everything Apple just announced

Apple makes it easy to see the personal info apps request | Engadget

Japan’s new supercomputer ranked fastest in world

CERN approves plans for a $23 billion, 62-mile long super-collider | Engadget

Google adds fact checking to image searches | Engadget

‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments — Krebs on Security

Nearly 20 percent of Earth’s seafloor is now mapped – The Verge

GEBCO data download
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Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
Topics:
T-Mobile offers an explanation for its twelve-hour outage on Monday | Engadget

Apple faces developer rage over 30% App Store tax – Business Insider

Over 21 years later, Pokémon Snap is coming back on Switch | Ars Technica

Zuckerberg: Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads – Business Insider

AT&T is laying off thousands of workers and closing 250 stores | Engadget

Amid pressure, Zoom will end-to-end encrypt all calls, free or paid | Ars Technica

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog is Now Available for Purchase at $74,500 – VICE

NBA restart plan includes using Oura rings to catch COVID-19 symptoms | Engadget

A Medical Device Maker Threatens iFixit Over Ventilator Repair Project – VICE

Lucid Motors will reveal its all-electric Air sedan on September 9th – The Verge

Bose calling it quits on audio AR platform, report says | TechCrunch
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Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
Topics:
Former eBay employees harassed couple who wrote critical newsletter articles, prosecutors say

Intel’s Tiger Lake processors will feature on-chip malware protections | Engadget

The PS5’s dashboard will have ‘a whole new visual language’ | Engadget

Zoom Acknowledges It Suspended Activists’ Accounts At China’s Request : NPR

The Internet Archive has ended its ‘emergency library’ early – The Verge

The Milky Way Contains 36 Contactable Alien Civilizations, Scientists Estimate – VICE

Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 updates come with nasty printer bugs | Engadget

SpaceX’s Starlink might not qualify for low-latency funding, FCC says | Engadget

Gatwick drone arrests: Sussex Police pays out £200,000 – BBC News

Google: Missing Churchill photo mystery explained – BBC News
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During my years at Intel I worked for the broadcast team where I developed a love for radio. Today I am keeping that passion alive by appearing each month on the Computer America Show as the team's Science and Technology Trends Correspondent. Click the "Computer America Radio" tab to hear my appearances on the show, and access the show notes packed with lots of great information. And, starting June 7, 2019 I began making appearances on the Mark Mason show, KEX 1190 AM, Portland, Oregon.

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
Topics:
Twitter would like you to actually read stories before you retweet them – The Verge

Amazon Ring Must End Its Dangerous Partnerships With Police | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Grubhub sells itself to Just Eat to create a food delivery giant | Engadget

EPA orders Amazon and eBay to remove products posing as coronavirus remedies | Engadget

3M sues Amazon storefront that allegedly sold fake N95 masks for $23 apiece – The Verge

Ford’s electric F-150 will go on sale in 2022 – The Verge

Adobe officially debuts Photoshop Camera for iOS and Android | Engadget

Twitch will begin scanning and deleting clips that contain copyrighted music – The Verge

Someone Mysteriously Paid $2.5M to Send $133 in Cryptocurrency – VICE

Scientists Have Discovered Vast Unidentified Structures Deep Inside the Earth – VICE
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Facebook/FBI Hack, eBay Port Scanning, Cox Mass Punishment With Techguy.org
Both Segments: Techguy.org, Mike Cermak, Correspondent
Topics:
Facebook paid for a tool to hack its own user, then handed it to the FBI | Engadget

eBay port scans visitors’ computers for remote access programs

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes: UK man gets 3 years for torching 4G phone mast over 5G fears • The Register

ANALYSIS: US Falls Out of Top 10 Average Internet Speeds Globally in 2020, but Global Speeds Faster Than Ever – DecisionData

Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users | Ars Technica

Tesla is ready to mass-produce the Semi, Elon Musk says | Engadget
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