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- The Mac is 40, Apple Vision Pro Reviews, Dumb Ways People are Using Vision ProThe Big Stories:
- The Apple Macintosh computer turned 40
- Multiple reviews of the Apple Vision Pro, the good and bad
- Dumb ways people are using Vision Pro
23 min - Facebook Is 20, Music Disappearing From TikTok, Social Media Platform Updates, Threads Suggest A Fediverse, Google & Yahoo Cracking Down on SPAM, Toothbrushes Cause Cyber Attack
News and Updates:
- Facebook is 20, we discuss some of the changes along the way
- Universal Music Group pulls all of its music from TikTok, including Taylor Swift
- YouTube is still the biggest, TikTok and Threads are growing Twitter is imploding
- Threads wants Fediverse (FEDerated unIVERSE) for other platforms
- Google and Yahoo are cracking down on SPAM
- 3 million smart toothbrushes cause a Direct Denial of Service
23 min - Amazon Stops Purchase of Roomba, Gen Z Has Poor Cyber Security Habits, TikTok Feeble Attempt to Protect US User DataThe Big Stories:
- The EU refuses to allow Amazon to purchase iRobot, the makers of Roomba
- Generation Z has a poor cyber security problem
- Gen Z also falls for more cyber scams than their grandparents
- TikTok gives a Wink-And-A-Nod to protecting US user data
23 min - Ingenuity Flies Its Last Mission, Russian Hackers Hit HPE, Toyota Promotes Hydrogen-Powered Cars, Apple’s Vision Pro Has Privacy and App Issues
News and Updates:
- NASA’s Mars helicopter has flown its last mission after 72 flights
- The same Russian hacker that tried to get into Microsoft, try to get into HPE
- Toyota says Hydrogen-Powered Cars are the future, not EV’s
- Apple’s Vision Pro and the data collected are still up for grabs
- YouTube and Netflix will not build apps for the Vision Pro, for now
22 min - iOS 17.3 Launched With Stolen Device Protection, ChatGPT Sued by Authors, Another AI-Bot Influencer Fired, DNA Used To Create Facial RecognitionThe Big Stories:
- Apple’s iOS 17.3 launches with security features, including Stolen Device Protection
- NY Times authors sue Open AI because ChatGPT can go around a pay wall
- Formula E Team creates a female an AI chatbot and then retracts the creepy bot
- Police use DNA to reconstruct suspects facial ID and then deploys facial recognition
23 min - Microsoft Is Hacked, Microsoft Is #1 $$$, Big Cable Against User Choices, Google Podcast To Become YouTube Music
News and Updates:
- Microsoft by Russians, but stopped it before it became bad
- Microsoft overtook Apple to become the most valuable company on Earth
- Cable companies think you are incapable of deleting you account on a website
- Google Podcast migrating to YouTube Music
22 min - Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), YouTube’s Big Slowdown, Google Killing Cookies, Google Play is a Monopoly, Google Play Will Allow Real Money Gaming AppsThe Question of the Week:
What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)?
The Big Stories:- YouTube’s assault on Adblockers continues with a “Slow Down” if you have an ad blocker
- Google is getting rid of everyone else’s cookies, but keep their own
- Google Play Store found guilty of being a monopoly
- Google Play will allow more Gaming Apps, including apps from Google
23 min - Starlink at Costco, Starlink Getting Faster, Wi-Fi 7, Apple Vision Pro, @SECGov Hacked
News and Updates:
- Starlink dishes now available at Costco
- Starlink is reducing latency to below 20 milliseconds
- Wi-Fi 7 received certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance
- The very pricy Apple Vision Pro
- @SECGov hacked possibly to inflate the price of Bitcoin
22 min - iPhone Anti-Malware, Google’s Robot Constitution, AI-Doctors-Self Diagnosis, AI Bot Sells Vehicle for $1- The Hell Breaks LooseThe Question of the Week:
Are there any good anti-spyware / anti-malware for iPhone 13?
The Big Stories:- Google creates a Robot Constitution for AI LLM’s
- AI & Doctors in the era of Self Diagnosis
- GM Dealer uses chat bot, bot tries to sell Tahoe for $1
- Then Chatbot went off script with a few political opinions
23 min - New Years Tech Tips, GM Ending CarPlay, Tesla lowers Range Estimates, X Is Down 72%
News and Updates:
- 10 Tech Tip to start the New Year
- GM cancelling Android Auto & CarPlay for “Safety Concerns”
- Tesla lowers estimation on range of several EV’s per charge
- X, formerly known as Twitter, valuation is down 72% in 14 months
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We started Tech Gumbo in Nov 2014 as a conversational show of news, information & updates about the past, present & future of all things technology in a topical, interesting and digestible…
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