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Hackers Develop Bluetooth Hijacking
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Hackers Develop Bluetooth Hijacking

We’re just going to add Bluetooth to the list of things we mostly leave off. Right next to ringtones.

May 19, 2022

Uber Starts Robo Food Delivery
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Uber Starts Robo Food Delivery

Delivery driver traffic is down by 84%, robot robbery is up 400%. Cue Terminator 2 soundtrack

May 16, 2022

Google Drops Headphone Port, Apple Switches To USB-C
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Google Drops Headphone Port, Apple Switches To USB-C

Google learned what customers will tolerate. Apple learned what customers want.

May 13, 2022

Ongoing Cyber Attack Steals Trillions
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Ongoing Cyber Attack Steals Trillions

At this rate, hackers will start stealing things before the original creators even have the idea to make them.

May 5, 2022

Facebook Shutting Down Podcast Offerings
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Facebook Shutting Down Podcast Offerings

Finally, Facebook is going to focus on what really matters like staying in touch with grandmothers, liking pictures of people’s dinner, and some third thing we are definitely sure exists.

May 4, 2022

Google Offers $100K in Training to US Businesses
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Google Offers $100K in Training to US Businesses

A lot of sons-in-law (AKA family IT guys) just breathed a sigh of relief.

May 3, 2022

Amazon Launches Starlink Competition
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Amazon Launches Starlink Competition

Un-imaginative Competition 101 — “People are paying that guy for spaceships and satellites…I need to get some spaceships and satellites.”

April 29, 2022

Meta Opens Retail Shop
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Meta Opens Retail Shop

Is Mark Z just really hoping people get headsets in time for his metaverse birthday party?

April 27, 2022

Robotaxis Come To Chinese Cities
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Robotaxis Come To Chinese Cities

How many robotaxis does it take to shrink the biggest auto market in the world? Asking for a friend.

April 26, 2022

Amazon Expands Prime Service
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Amazon Expands Prime Service

Logistics aside, science has proven that 98% of people cancel their online orders rather than go ALL THE WAY to the next room to find their credit card and type in the number. (Source: Personal experience)

April 25, 2022

GM Patents Self-Driving Car That Can Teach Driver's Ed
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GM Patents Self-Driving Car That Can Teach Driver's Ed

Cost Cutting Tip — Receive real-time driving instructions by simply picking up your grandmother and taking her literally anywhere.

April 22, 2022

Netflix Reports First Subscriber Loss In A Decade
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Netflix Reports First Subscriber Loss In A Decade

Let's face it we're only here until Ozark ends…

April 21, 2022

Delta Airline Is Testing Starlink Wifi For Flights
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Delta Airline Is Testing Starlink Wifi For Flights

Whoa whoa, wait… What does this mean for “Airplane Mode?”

April 20, 2022

Google Increases Investments in the US
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Google Increases Investments in the US

Giving employees the ability to live where they want and still work for the company is a good move.

April 15, 2022

Hacker Forum Seized
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Hacker Forum Seized

Cybercrime is big money, these sorts of joint efforts are only going to become more common and more important.

April 14, 2022

Elon Musk Teases Mining Operation
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Elon Musk Teases Mining Operation

Step One — Get your hands on some top-shelf hole digging technology...

April 12, 2022

Google Maps Gets An Update
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Google Maps Gets An Update

Next Update Idea — “No Traffic At All Route.” We don’t care if it takes longer, get us out of the gridlock!

April 7, 2022

Boston Dynamics' New Robot Is A Hit
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Boston Dynamics' New Robot Is A Hit

We’re conducting a poll: tell us which dealer will be the first to have one of these guys washing cars?

April 4, 2022

CNN Launches Streaming Service
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CNN Launches Streaming Service

ASOTU is launching a streaming service where you can watch the Crew office. S1E1 of “Paul’s Wall” is released and RIVETING!

March 31, 2022

Uber And NYC Taxi Partner Up
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Uber And NYC Taxi Partner Up

Now cab drivers can take an Uber to the depot without getting mean looks.

March 28, 2022

Brain Implant Restores Ability to Communicate
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Brain Implant Restores Ability to Communicate

Pretend we said something insightful here because, truth be told, we are left speechless by the intelligence and compassion in this story.

March 25, 2022

New SpaceX Starship Moves Towards First Launch
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New SpaceX Starship Moves Towards First Launch

“I’m never going to catch that Roadster at this rate” -Elon Musk

March 22, 2022

Egyptian Banks Set Up Fintech Innovation Fund
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Egyptian Banks Set Up Fintech Innovation Fund

A wonderful thing about our interconnected world is you never know when the next Paypal just got funding in Egypt and will change the shape of business within the next five years. It’s always fun to pay attention to the possibility.

March 21, 2022

Netflix May Charge You For Sharing Your Password
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Netflix May Charge You For Sharing Your Password

Somebody’s gotta pay for the next season of Stranger Things.

March 18, 2022

Lyft Adding a Fuel Surcharge
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Lyft Adding a Fuel Surcharge

*Looks up skateboards and grapple hooks on Amazon*

March 17, 2022

Daylight Savings: Now And Forever
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Daylight Savings: Now And Forever

Our grandkids are never going to believe this was real.

March 16, 2022

Banks Anticipate Cyberattacks
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Banks Anticipate Cyberattacks

Are Fax Machines about to be worth their weight in bitcoin…?

March 16, 2022

Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Investigate Amazon
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Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Investigate Amazon

Having a copy of everybody's playbook does seem like cheating…

March 14, 2022

Twitter goes “Dark”
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Twitter goes “Dark”

Time to find out if the pen, oh sorry, if the Tweet is mightier than the sword.

March 11, 2022

Tech Start-Up Sues McDonald's for False Claims
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Tech Start-Up Sues McDonald's for False Claims

We feel like we speak for ice cream fans everywhere when we say “take em to the cleaners, boys!”

March 9, 2022

Samsung Galaxy: Data Breach and App Throttling
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Samsung Galaxy: Data Breach and App Throttling

iPhone users be like: Hi, friends!

March 8, 2022

Ukrainian Crisis Further Constricts Chip Supply
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Ukrainian Crisis Further Constricts Chip Supply

Y'all didn't seriously think we could make it through a week without new challenges from these chips, did you?

March 7, 2022

Fitbit Recalls 2 Million Smartwatches
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Fitbit Recalls 2 Million Smartwatches

A new reason to nervously glance at our watches every 104 seconds.

March 4, 2022

California Permits Autonomous Vehicle Services
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California Permits Autonomous Vehicle Services

If California is cool with a new technology, we should probably get ready to hear more about it.

March 2, 2022

Musk Investigated Over Tesla Share Sales
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Musk Investigated Over Tesla Share Sales

“We’re the government, we don't believe in coincidences.”

February 28, 2022

Musk Wants Expand Tesla Gaming
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Musk Wants Expand Tesla Gaming

Grand Theft Auto 6 is about to be WILD!

February 25, 2022

Virgin Galactic Reports 2 Years of Losses
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Virgin Galactic Reports 2 Years of Losses

A StarWars box set and 6-pack would have been cheaper and more fun at this point, y’all.

February 24, 2022

Dominos Pizza: Warm Pizza, Hot Tech?
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Dominos Pizza: Warm Pizza, Hot Tech?

From brick & mortar to “I’mma click & order.”

February 23, 2022

Power Industry Eyes Untapped Wind Markets
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Power Industry Eyes Untapped Wind Markets

Money never falls out of the sky, but getting electricity out of the air is pretty close.

February 22, 2022

Space Tourism Demand Rises
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Space Tourism Demand Rises

Amazon Prime: now with 2 day shipping to the moon!

February 21, 2022

Remote-Work Opens New Hiring Pools
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Remote-Work Opens New Hiring Pools

2020: We need to get back to the office! 2022: We need y'all to all move to Brazil…

February 18, 2022

Meta Pays out $90M in Facebook Privacy Suit
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Meta Pays out $90M in Facebook Privacy Suit

Zuck also has plans of returning a copy of “Shrek 2” he rented from Blockbuster 10 years ago since he already has it memorized…

February 18, 2022

Can "Smart Charging" Solve Power Grid Concerns
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Can "Smart Charging" Solve Power Grid Concerns

We are currently seeking investors for our top secret “Windmill Hood Ornament” project.

February 15, 2022

SpaceX Expected to Lose 40 Satellites in Space Storm
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SpaceX Expected to Lose 40 Satellites in Space Storm

If you spend any time at all around magnets you know they can’t be trusted.

February 11, 2022

Tampa Bay Home to be Auctioned Off as NFT
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Tampa Bay Home to be Auctioned Off as NFT

The world of “losing my house key” will never be the same.

February 10, 2022

3G Shutdown Causing EV Charging issues
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3G Shutdown Causing EV Charging issues

Billion dollar industries and our grandparents’ flip phones should not be facing the same issue, y’all.

February 9, 2022

Google AI Wows in Program Writing Competition
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Google AI Wows in Program Writing Competition

Impressive, sure, but let’s see who you call when you need to check “I am not a robot” to order a pizza.

February 7, 2022

The Quick Guide to the Metaverse
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The Quick Guide to the Metaverse

What, Who, When, Where, And Why of The Metaverse

February 3, 2022

Starlink Premium Ready For Q2 Release
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Starlink Premium Ready For Q2 Release

We were told there would be no tiered access, now there are 2 tiers! That's a 100% increase, Elon!

February 3, 2022

SpaceX Set to Launch 52x in 2022
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SpaceX Set to Launch 52x in 2022

One launch per week is planned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

January 31, 2022