Top Story: Corey Clothier tells us about autonomous vehicles: The history of autonomous vehicles Where and how robotaxis work The future and what autonomous vehicles will look like in the coming yearsBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: What happens when Waymo engineers have to make real time changes New parents choosing Robotaxi to come from the hospital over human driven vehicles Instagram blocking sensitive images from teens trying to stay ahead of government regulations Microsoft turned 50 4Apr2015, we look back at some of their products over the years…

Top Stories: Has the time/trend for VR come to an end? A newspaper in Italy let AI write the paper for a week, the experiment did not go well AI Datacenters are being built in the central part of the US bringing economic growthBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: The NFL will use Hawk-Eye tech to measure 1st downs in games this year Fitbit is getting an overhaul and at least 1 more year of life Apple wants to upgrade the Health app for iPhone & Watch To keep up with AI demands, Apple buying $1B worth of Nvidia GPUs for their datacenters Visa, MC and AMEX vying to be the new credit card for…

Top Stories: OpenAI says it should be able to train ChatGPT on copyrighted material ChatGPT made up a story that a man murdered 2 of his 3 children in his biography Study finds when lonely people use AI chatbots, they become lonelier and sadder The CEO of a company promising to get rid of Cyber Fraud, sentenced to jail for Fraud…

News and Updates: The Signal App, what is it and is it safe and secure? Apple is rumored to be adding a camera to the next generation of Apple watches EV maker BYD sales are soaring, but in China, for now! Could tariffs change that? Coca-Cola has a new vending machine that runs on Hydrogen Fuel Cells…

Top Stories: A CISO warns most Malware has not been created yet, because of AI Students use AI, are they cheating or using a tool to get better grades? Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash can remove watermarks from images causing copyrights concernsBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: Mishing Is New Mobile Security Threat iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted RCS messages TikTok will block the feed of kids under 16 at 10pm Etsy and eBay will try to emulate other Social Media platforms to lure shopping customers back Microsoft released an update that accidentally removed Copilot …

Top Stories: Does Antivirus software collect and share your data? Never delete SPAM email Junior programmers are becoming too dependent on AI for coding The biggest Cryptocurrency heist was caused by poor cyber securityBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: After 34 years, Microsoft is ending Publisher Apple says it is delaying Apple Intelligence until 2026 A new survey finds 90% of smart phone users think AI is useless US DoJ is going forward on forcing Google to sell off Chrome Nokia put a 4G cell site on the moon, but it didn’t work…

Top Stories: Amazon announced Alexa+ with new features Nvidia says AI Boom is far from over OpenAI’s Sora will get ChatGPT Integration to produce better videos After 2 years, the UK gives Microsoft and OpenAI clearance form Antitrust officials McDonald’s is implementing AI in their restaurants HP and Google team up on Project Starline for 3D video …

News and Updates: Facebook will start deleting Live videos after 30 days HP halts the 15 minute wait to talk to customer service Gmail switching to QR Codes and Authentication App instead of SMS Chrome updated the Extensions Software and killed off a lot of extensions, including uBlock YouTube launches Premium Lite in US to be ad free for $7.99/mon…

Meta’s smart glasses are enhancing the lives of visually impaired Microsoft CEO questions whether AI is creating value Microsoft has made Think Deeper and Voice AI assistants Free of charge Robotics companies have their bots running half marathons along side human runnersBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: Major League Baseball will use the bots for balls & strikes in Spring League YouTube is creating a Premium “Lite” plan with reduced ads Apple Vision Pro headsets is getting Apple Intelligence, finally AT&T created SplitPay, but Splitwise is better Meta is building a 31K mile subsea Internet cable that will go around the globe…

New tariffs are driving prices for Temu products thru the roof Elon Musk offered $97 Billion to buy OpenAI Is AI just hype, or is it revolutionary? Hank Azaria penned an OpEd that he thinks Gen AI is going to try to replace himBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: Google Maps and Apple Maps have changed the name to Gulf of America in the US, not abroad Google’s reCAPTCHA is useless against bots, but a big money maker Ads are popping up in Jeeps on the display when the vehicle comes to a stop Apple released an emergency update for the iPhone Apple AirPods can be used as hearing aids…

The Vatican releases a very written warning about the risks of A.I., while acknowledging its potential The Big Story: Bumble CEO steps down after changing the platform Dating Apps have serious challenges, can they resolve their issues Are Dating Apps getting worse? I. and the Dating App, will it help or make it worse?…

News and Updates: NIST says using a password manager is better than changing passwords GM got out of the Robotaxi business, but will still use the autonomous driver technology NY Times 1st published article on the WWW Meta to add extra display to the Ray Ban Smart Glasses Meta also will decide the future of The Metaverse Lenovo will do away with th…

The Big Story: Interview with Don Monistere, CEO General Informatics The Joseph Piediscalzo “Chief” Multimedia & Distance Learning Studio at SLU and why that is special! General Informatics Kickoff Celebration benefitting Boys & Girls Club The outlook for IT in 2025By Haggai Davis

News and Updates: President Trump sends a message to TikTok and gets a 75 day reprieve Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram all say, “We can do short form videos too”! Users are not as committed to TikTok as ByteDance once thought President Trump investing in datacenters to help advance AI Is Microsoft 365 Copilot the dumbest rebrand since “New Coke”? A UK …

The Big Story: Interview with Dori Krieger, Executive Director CTIA Wireless Foundation CTIA, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association & CTIA Wireless Foundation Catalysts and how it is doing great things for the wireless world The inspiring social entrepreneurs that Catalyst has helped to launch…

News and Updates: TikTok Updates leading up to 19Jan2025 HIPAA has new Cybersecurity rules that are much stricter standards Meta is moving the content moderators from California to Texas to avoid biasesBy Haggai Davis

The Big Stories: Sora is released and the videos are amazing, and very easy to use Apple sued because it did not release scans for Child Sexual Abuse Materials A concerned dad takes a naked photo of toddler son for doctors and is accused by Google of Sex Crimes and loses all of his Google related info Federal court says dismantling an iPhone to ret…

News and Updates: Microsoft will allow upgrades to Win 11 on older PC’s, with a catch Amazon is now selling EV’s GM halts the Cruise Robotaxi project Waymo is expanding Robotaxis to Miami DeFlock maps license plate readers across the countryBy Haggai Davis

The Question of the Week: A follow up on controlling the Wi-Fi in your house for kids The Big Stories: Kids under 16 banned from social media in Australia Meta being forced to verify advertisers Long winded post on LinkedIn are AI Generated and too boring for kids Deepfake videos are causing Billion$$ in fraud loses…

News and Updates: The FBI and CISA warn against using unencrypted text messaging Chat service Matrix seized because of illegal activity Amazon sued in D.C. for not delivery to 2 neighborhoods AT&T will retire all landlines using copper by 2029 Blach Friday and Cyber Monday set records for sales $$ Walmart buys TV maker Vizio to inject Crapware Ads …

The Question of the Week: Bitcoin crossed over $90,000, is it worth it? The Big Stories: TSA releases new Cyber rules for pipeline & rail companies North Korean hackers may have ability to hack thru macOS Security Mattel apologizes for its Wicked blunder, possibly caused by Generative AI Apple to launch a Smart Home Control Center that looks like a…

News and Updates: Since election day: 115,000 people have deleted the Twitter/X account Bluesky added 700,00 new users Threads is growing as well Microsoft Copilot: Is ending the Enterprise and Pro versions Releasing the free version in Australia and New Zealand first Getting stronger and encouraging more usage Amazon is creating a Temu killer call…

The Big Stories: Is AI to be blamed for a teen’s death? Fashion retailer using Gen AI instead of real models and photographers AI transcription tools making mistakes at hospitals Microsoft is trying to fix AI “Hallucinations” Google says over 25% of its code is written by AIBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: Tech Gumbo started Nov 2014 Google: - Adds Safety Check to Chrome - Adds Unsubscribe to Chrome - Makes it easier reporting features to Waze - Adds AI assistance to Maps, including places to explore on your trip - Begins disabling adblocker uBlock Origin Nvidia joins the Dow Jones Industrial Average Intel is cause for concern in D.…

The Question of the Week: Last week you talked about Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” cars, who else is do that? The Big Stories: A 30-year old law forcing backdoors is creating security risk Meta follows twitter, will ban accounts that track celebrity jets TSMC Chip plant in Arizona making better chips than Taiwan Russian court fines Google $20,000,000…

News and Updates: Starlink to petition the FCC to allow 30,000 satellites to achieve Gig speeds Vast has plans to replace the International Space Station The ISS is leaking, but not a risk NASA does a crew swap, 2 still have their extended stay going Info from Old Redbox kiosk easily hacked with customer info revealed SanFran Train System plans to …

The Big Interview: A career through multiple companies and how it impacts transportation and logistics Exponent (Crash Reconstruction Photogrammetry) (using photos to reconstruct measurements- also key to modern camera-based autonomy systems) Lloyd Register – London Underground MTA (NYC)- subway system, rail, buses, ferries Jet Blue- electrificatio…

News and Updates: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the Full Self Driving claims of Tesla and the wrecks involved Lawsuit against TikTok reveals how harmful it is to kids Addictive in 35 minutes Demotes people deemed unattractive 95% of smartphone users 17 and under are on TikTok Discourages kids from making eye contac…

The Question of the Week: What’s going on with Fitbit? The Big Stories: Tesla big event, “We, Robot” to show off CyberCab and Optimus Robots was a flop! The Autonomous robots were actually being controlled by humans Waymo, Uber , Lyft got a big stock market bounce because of Tesla’s event Tesla is losing its grip on the EV market in California…

News and Updates: Researchers working on 6G Cellular are achieving 190 gigabits of thru put Win 10 End of Life is 14Oct2025, check now to see if your computer will upgrade, if not, don’t wait to buy a new PC Win 11 24H@ Update has a junk file that is 8.6GB and you can not delete it A new neighborhood in Fla built homes with solar panels and batteri…

The Question of the Week: Who is suing TikTok Now? The Big Stories: AI Assistants recording virtual meetings and creating havoc License Plates readers also keeping bumper sticker info building another databaseBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: GEICO stops covering Cybertrucks from Tesla SpaceX threatened by EU Telcos Starlink to get another rival Starlink gets more spectrum to use from FCC SpaceX demands Spectrum from rivalsBy Haggai Davis

The Big Stories: Laws forces disclosure on digital platforms to not use but or purchase when “renting” media After Helene, people in N.C. are using iOS 18 enabled phones to text via satellites OpenAI will become a “For Profit” business OpenAI is still burning thru Millions of dollars monthly, but still has very high expectations…

News and Updates: Electronic warfare in war torn areas creates GPS spoofing for airlines Man charged with “Evil Twin” Wi-Fi attack on airplane in Australia Twitter’s valuation is down to 25% of the purchase price DirectTV And Dish Network merging to compete with streaming platformsBy Haggai Davis

The Question of the Week: I have a bunch of old CDs. How long will they last? The Big Stories: TikTok not doing well in the U.S. Court of Appeals TikTok throws Shein & Temu under the bus Google wins an Antitrust case in the EU Passes laws about deepfakes and draws in Social Media platformsBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: Several major streaming platforms talk about mergers or bundling Big Tech is investing in Nuclear Power because they need the electricity Protecting autonomous vehicles from data leaks and bad actor hackersBy Haggai Davis

The Interview with Greg Trahan, Director of Economic Development, LSU and Duke Hartman, CEO, Integer Technologies LLC: LSU & Integer Technologies have partnered to do research to benefit the Navy Research around autonomous vehicles in the air, on the ocean both on the surface and underwater The research is bring under grad and grad students and wel…

News and Updates: Apple released iOS18, and quickly had to release an update to patch 33 security flaws The Biden Administration is trying to address Cybersecurity talent pool shortage Are the Social Media Platforms really listening to everything, or is it something worse? Instagram rolling out stricter guardrails to prevent teens from “workarounds…

The Question of the Week: My children are starting to use the Internet, what should I be telling them? The Big Stories: iPhone 16 (all versions) announced, plus Apple Watch 10 and AirPods 4 Apple Intelligence (A.I.) will not be available at launch, look for a slow roll out CIO’s and CTO’s concerned about the new iPhone’s AI and security risk Wait u…

News and Updates: Ford was awarded a patented for in car advertising that will listen to passenger’s conversation A new Malware, name Voldemort has been released and is affecting Google Sheets Hackers are learning how to bypass MFA WhatsApp and Messenger must be compatible with Telegram, Signal and iMessage Google upgrades from Sky Maps to Google M…

Tech and the Health Care industry Tell me about the sector of the Health Care industry that you come from? Talk about the evolution of technology in Health Care What is an EHR/EMR? Why is it important? How has it developed over time? What are some of the challenges related to the adoption of Technology in a healthcare setting? How does it affect th…

News and Updates: US Navy allowing sailors to use Starlink for Internet access while aboard ship Tom Hanks and other celebs in AI scams Ford applied for a patent that could make cars surveillance tools New tech in clothes making it cooler on hot days Another Alert about AI and Travel “Deals Scams”By Haggai Davis

The Interview: The importance of American Leadership in all things technology China is biggest threat to US technology and economy Congress needs to develops laws to spur technology advancementsBy Haggai Davis

News and Updates: People are requesting to blur their homes on Google Maps NFL is using facial recognition for credentialing in Vegas, not everyone is happy with Will Google’s LLM Gemini replace Google Translate? SpaceX wants to provide emergency cellular calls to go across their system USDOT is pushing for car to talk to other cars, especially aut…