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Tesla’s plan to convert customer cars into robo-taxis

April 22, 2019

At an autonomous driving event for investors at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, CEO Elon Musk and along with some Tesla engineers, showed off the hardware, the software and the network that the company says […]

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Earth Day is a time to put tech on an energy diet

April 19, 2019

Technology is helping us save the earth. Right? Well, it feels that way if we’re spending more time reading online and consuming fewer paper-based books, magazines and newspapers. Perhaps you’re streaming video instead of driving […]

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How to keep your digital assistant from listening to you

April 16, 2019

If you’re worried about stories you may have seen about Amazon employees listening to what people say to Alexa, there is something you can do about it. You can turn off your devices microphone using […]

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Take a virtual tour of Notre Dame as it was before the fire

April 15, 2019

None of these tours require VR headsets. You can drag around and view them in 360 degrees on PCs and phones Cathedral Notre Dame Paris – a video tour in 360° Interior of Notre Dame […]

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Social media use holds steady, but will that last?

April 11, 2019

Despite all the negative publicity about social media, a recent Pew Research poll found that “the share of U.S. adults who say they use certain online platforms or apps is statistically unchanged from where it […]

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Australian law holds tech companies accountable for violent content. But could it stifle legitimate speech?

April 9, 2019

Click for Larry’s 45-second CBS News segment The Australian legislature last week past a new law that could hold tech companies accountable for violent and hateful speech posted on its platforms.  The Sharing of Abhorrent […]

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Microsoft makes it OK to yank out that USB drive without ‘ejecting’ it

April 8, 2019

With Windows version 1809, Microsoft has added a “Quick removal” mode for USB external drives as the default configuration.  That enables you to remove them without having to do a formal eject.  But there are […]

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Review Of Tesla’s Fully Automatic Highway Autopilot Software

April 7, 2019

Click to listen to Larry’s 45-second segment on Tesla’s newest feature I drove from a freeway on-ramp near the San Carlos, California Airport to the off-ramp of a different highway in Mountain View, a distance […]

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5G is coming but should you care?

April 4, 2019

By Larry Magid Verizon announced that it’s rolling out its 5G super-fast cellular service in Minneapolis and Chicago, with about 30 more cities to be announced later in 2019. But before you move to the […]

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Apple turns to services to increase revenue

March 29, 2019

Apple TV Plus will feature original content from, among others, the celebrities who showed up at Monday’s announcement, including Reese Witherspoon, J.J. Abrams, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg. […]

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