Tech Gumbo

News and Updates: Netflix and YouTube will use AI Gen ads for cheaper plans TikTok videos to get free software result in malware Texas bans social media for those under 18 Texas creates age-verification laws despite privacy concerns Baby gets lifesaving Personalized Gene-Editing cure

Top Story: Students are using AI to make sure their papers do not read like AI generated Professor uses ChatGPT to create Content, some of the students call it hypocritical A deep dive into the rapid pace the generative AI is evolving, and we are not ready

News and Updates: Apple makes changes to the way they collect in App Store Apple is settling a $95M Siri Class Action, how to get $100 Uber says Robotaxis are busier than almost all the human driven ride shares Autonomous trucks are driving across Texas Warner Bros can't stop rebranding HBO Sesame Street will now be on Netflix as well as PBS

Top Story: Visa trying to the AI shopping experience credit card AI continues to grow, but hallucinations are getting worse Zuckerberg thinks most of your friends will be AI chat bots Researchers violated ethical standards while investigating AI usage online

News and Updates: The Dept. of Justice wants to force Google to sell Chrome and Double Click Slate is making a No Frills $20K EV truck Tesla falls from first to eight in new EV sales in Australia Changes coming to Win 11 Start Menu and new features Netflix is using AI as a search/recommendation tool

Top Story: Users are saying please and thank you to ChatGPT and running up the electric bill ChatGPT trying to be less of a “suck up” Report says AI gains outweigh cost, including emissions from power plants Teens are using ChatGPT for investment advice Microsoft users are not using Copilot compared to other LLM's

News and Updates: Tech job descriptions are becoming more confusing Because of the rate of advancement, tech jobs become obsolete quickly The “You Wouldn't Steal a car” ad pirated a lot in the ad Google Messages is blurring nudity in communications Mark Zuckerberg told the FTC that social media has changed

Top Story: A man used AI in court to defend himself, it did not go well Things not to tell ChatGPT about yourself or your business OpenAI wants to a frightening Social Media platform Grok AI called Elon Musk a “Top Misinformation Spreader” xAI bought X (Twitter) at a huge, discounted price

News and Updates: Oct 14th is coming, upgrade to Win 11, don't wait if you need a new PC U.S. Judge rules Google is operating as a monopoly in the online advertising industry If Google is forced to sell off divisions, OpenAI would like to buy Chrome Tesla wants to launch robotaxis like Waymo; how far behind are they?

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 years

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 growth

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 the iPhone Microsoft changing from “Blue Screen of Death” to “Black Screen of Death” Microsoft keeps changing versions of Outlook and Teams

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 concerns

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 from Windows Volkswagen is bring back haptic buttons instead of flat screens

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 security

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 calling

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/month Microsoft testing a free version of Office with ads Microsoft will end Skype in May 2025

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 runners

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 him

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 the red TrackPoint nub on ThinkPad laptops

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 2025

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 man looses laptop with the password to $765 Million in Bitcoin to a landfill

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 biases

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 retrieve data is OK Study says Online Time is good for Teens

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 country

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 Vinyl albums are making a huge comeback in total sales

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 an iPad on the wall  

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 called Haul Apple Vison Pro is shutting down production because of lack of sales

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 AI

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.C. TSMC stays very profitable making chips

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 $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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 stop using 5 1/4 -inch disk within 10 years Poland radio station using AI “Presenters”, listeners are not happy

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- electrification of ground support equipment Amazon- last mile delivery

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 contact with other people Filters content to conform with one-sided opinions Children's TV Channel ratings are off by over 75%, it is all YouTube now  

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 batteries, 15 feet off the ground and easily able to resist winds up to 120mph Hackers breached home robot vacuums, began shout racist slurs

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 database

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 rivals

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 platforms

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 platforms

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 hackers