Review Of Tesla’s Fully Automatic Highway Autopilot Software
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...
View ArticleMicrosoft makes it OK to yank out that USB drive without ‘ejecting’ it
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...
View ArticleAustralian law holds tech companies accountable for violent content. But...
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...
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Social media use holds steady, but will that last?
This post first appeared in the Mercury News 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...
View ArticleTake a virtual tour of Notre Dame as it was before the fire
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 cathedral in 360° as...
View ArticleHow to keep your digital assistant from listening to you
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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Earth Day is a time to put tech on an energy diet
This post first appeared in the Mercury News 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,...
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Tesla’s plan to convert customer cars into robo-taxis
Self driving computer being installed in new Teslas 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...
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Infrastructure bill should consider future transportation needs
This post first appeared in the Mercury News As I thought about President Trump’s recent White House infrastructure meeting with “Chuck and Nancy,” I recalled a drive I took in January on a rural...
View ArticleWhen it comes to hardware, Google is giving Apple a run for its money
Apple is Silicon Valley’s’ most iconic tech hardware company, but it’s getting some stiff competition from Google. Google made a slew of product announcements at its annual Google I/O developers...
View ArticleDelete Alexa recordings in 3 easy steps
As CNET reported, Alexa transcripts can remain on Amazon servers even after you delete the voice recordings. According to CNET, “Amazon lets you delete those voice recordings, giving you a false sense...
View ArticleDespite free-speech concerns, banning hate a good thing
There was big news from Paris this week where 18 countries and numerous companies, including Facebook, Google, Amazdivon and Twitter, signed the Christchurch Call, pledging to work together “to...
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Mueller Report a wake up call for tech companies and users
This post first appeared in the Mercury News As a tech columnist, I’ve so far avoided writing about the Mueller Report, but after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s televised statement Wednesday, it’s...
View ArticleBehavioral ads aren’t much more profitable for publishers
A research study presented at the The 2019 Workshop on the Economics of Information Security in Boston this week, found that the revenue earned by publishers who use behavioral advertising cookies is...
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YouTube cutting hateful and extremist videos
YouTube is pulling the plug on thousands of videos that promote bigoted views, including “videos that promote or glorify Nazi ideology, which is inherently discriminatory,” according to a company blog...
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High and low tech advice for summer vacation
This post first appeared in the Mercury News This is a good time to start thinking about summer vacations. I’m sure you’ll remember to pack your shorts and sunscreen, but don’t forget about the tech...
View ArticleiTunes may be going away but your music lives on
iTunes is going away but don’t worry. Apple Music has you covered, including the ability to automatically transfer your music files from your iTunes library to your Apple Music library. Jessica...
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