If it’s Thursday, it’s time for Tech Talk with Mark Starling on First News 570. COVID-19 is everywhere, so this week I’ve limited COVID-19 and tech to one story. You can listen to Mark and I talk about tech every Thursday morning at 6:43 am Eastern, LIVE. Be safe out there and stay healthy. Heed the words of the CDC and only go out for essentials. But GO FOR A WALK!
If it’s Thursday, it’s time for Tech Talk with Mark Starling on First News 570. COVID-19 is everywhere, so this week I’ve limited COVID-19 and tech to one story. You can listen to Mark and I talk about tech every Thursday morning at 6:43 am Eastern, LIVE. Be safe out there and stay healthy. Heed the words of the CDC and only go out for essentials. But GO FOR A WALK!
NURO USES ROBOTS TO DELIVER COVID-19 SUPPLIES
Shelter-in-place directives and a ban on non-essential travel have grounded the fleets of many autonomous driving companies. NURO, a company founded by two ex-Google employees are now using their autonomous drive technology to transport medical supplies around two California stadiums used as treatment facilities. The robots are being used to ferry food, personal protective equipment, and other supplies. Nuro President, David Ferguson wants to make it clear, that although the robots are helping they are not, “solving the crisis.”
LOSES MOUNT AS ATT LOSES 900K SUBSCRIBERS
In a sign of the times, American Telephone and Telegraph’s TV business continues to lose subscribers as subscription streaming services gain during the pandemic. ATT reports that their premium subscriber count now stands at 18.6 million after losing more than 3 million subscribers last year. ATT plans to cut billions of dollars as it loses customers and tries to come up with a new streaming strategy.
FORTNITE FLOSSES TO GOOGLE PLAY KICKING AND SCREAMING
In a not-not-the-same-but-similar-and-very-much-like-Apple move, El Goog’s Google Play Protect system is forcing Fortnite to floss itself to the Google Play platform. EPIC Games announced that it will be making Fortnite available for download on the platform. EPIC reports that GPP forces the user to jump through too many hoops to get on their planet. I know Sergie Brin and Larry Page are sitting at home right now getting ready to dance the Flapper and count some more money.
It’s another Thursday, and it’s time for this week’s top news stories in the wonderful, wide world of technology with Mark Starling on First News 570. You can listen to Mark and I point, laugh, and pontificate about the goods technology delivers to the world every Thursday morning at 6:43 am, Eastern. You can to us LIVE online or using the iHeartRadio app.
Yesterday, Facebook and Samsung announced plans to donate more than 2,000 devices to the British National Health Service for us in Nightingale hospitals. Samsung will delivering Galaxy XCover 4S devices to the service since they are sturdier and can be used while wearing gloves. NHS had already planned to order 20,000 devices (at cost!) during the coronavirus pandemic. Facebook is donating 2,050 of its Portal video conferencing device to NHS hospitals. The Portals will be sent to hospitals and care homes in London, Essex, Manchester, Newcastle, and Surrey. In addition to the phones, Samsung has also pledged sanitation units and other hardware in England.
[Read more…] about Samsung and Facebook Donate Devices, Tesla Makes Ventilators, and Zoom Hires Ex-FB-Exec After El Goog Bans ServiceIt’s now Day 14 of the quarantine for the Mapp Family. It’s been touch and go from time-to-time, but we still haven’t succumbed to insanity. If it’s Thursday and 6:43am, it’s time for tech talk on First News 570 with Mark Starling. People are staying home, corona memes are slowing down, and the economy is slowing; yet, we remain. Join us every Thursday, and listen live for the latest tech stories and tips.
Here’s something to think about this week. I’ve been having to homeschool my kids for two weeks now. Imagine what teachers who have kids are going through right now. THEY HAVE TO HOMESCHOOL THEIR KIDS, WHILE TRYING TO REMOTELY SCHOOL OUR KIDS. Crazy.
I promise I’m going to get better at this. It’s been three weeks in a row, and a third blog post. If it’s Thursday, it’s tech time with Mark Starling, so grab your cup o’ Uncle Joe, fold up the newspaper, and let’s talk about what’s happening in the tech world. This week features Microsoft and El Goog doing their thing, and the Catholic Church releases a tech device.
You can listen live to our segment on Thursday mornings at 6:43 Eastern by tuning into First News 570, by downloading the iHeartRadio app, or listening online.
Black Twitter never disappoints, and #datRONA has been added to my lexicon. 🙂
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