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Big Tech a big subject in Democratic Presidential Debate
I’ve been covering technology since the early eighties and, for the first twenty years or so of my career, I recall seeing very few negative media stories and even fewer complaints from politicians....
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Hands-on with Google’s new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
Pixel 4 XL For the past week I’ve been testing out Google’s new Pixel 4 and its larger sibling, the Pixel 4 XL. Unless I’m talking about a specific model, I’ll use Pixel 4 for features the two phones...
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Why it makes sense that Twitter is banning political advertising
In a series of Tweets (because 240 characters isn’t enough for him), Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that Twitter will no longer accept political ads, as of November 15. That includes ads from...
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From CNET: Microsoft Office merges into one app on iOS and Android
CNET reports that Microsoft is now allowing the public to beta test a new single Office app for iOS and Android. Click here for the Android preview and here for Apple’s iOS Test Flight program Proceed...
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Thumbs up for Disney+ but not for Apple TV+
If Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs were still alive, I have a feeling he would be very proud of his company’s new streaming service. I’m not talking about the Apple TV+ service that Apple launched...
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Political videos on TikTok + link to parents’ guide
CNET reports that TikTok, home to short wacky videos often posted and consumed by teens, is seeing an increasing number of political videos that may conflict with its self-described mission to “inspire...
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AI, cyberbullying likely hot topics at safety conference
This post first appeared in the Mercury News by Larry Magid I’m on my way to Washington, D.C., for the Family Online Safety Institute’s (FOSI) annual conference. I have attended almost all of these...
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Watch and read Sacha Baron Cohen’s ADL speech about hate speech and social media
Click to view speech Parents and Educator’s Guide to Combating Hate Speech (from ConnectSafely Official transcript from ADL Thank you, Jonathan, for your very kind words. Thank you, ADL, for this...
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Inventor of the Web wants to make it better via ‘contract for the web’
From CNET Sir Tim Berners-Lee laid out a global plan and call for action on Monday designed to protect the future of the web and prevent humankind from descending into a digital dystopia. The plan was...
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What to look for in a 4K TV
Whether taking advantage of discounts around Black Friday, Cyber Monday or all the other days between now and the holidays, a lot people are shopping for a new TV. And I’m one of them. About a decade...
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Like a fine wine, my Tesla gets better as it ages
This post first appeared in the Mercury News The car I’m driving today is better than the one I bought a year ago. No, I haven’t bought a new car – the Tesla Model 3 I bought in December 2018 has been...
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A soundbar to enhance your TV experience
If you have a newer model flat screen TV, it’s likely pretty thin, which doesn’t leave a lot of room for great speakers. Fortunately, can add a sound bar to greatly improve the sound. Although you can...
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5G is here but not quite ready for prime time
A couple of CNET articles shed light on the emerging 5G mobile networks. One of the articles, 5G in 2019 underwhelmed. Here’s how 2020 should be different points out that today’s networks are not as...
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Gmail to let you attach emails to emails
It seems like a strange ida at first but, as Google explains it, it might be handy at times to be able to attach emails to emails. We’ve heard from you that there are situations where attaching emails...
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A lightweight laptop for road warriors
Larry’s CBS News short segment on new HP laptop This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’m headed to the CES tech show next month where I’ll be carrying around a backpack with a notebook PC and...
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Wall Street Journal reports internet provider ‘likely juiced official speed...
The Wall Street Journal (may be behind pay wall) reported on Friday that “Companies wield tremendous influence over the study and often employ tactics to boost their scores, according to interviews...
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Looking back on tech in the 2010s
CNET, The Verge, Gizmodo and Time are among the sites with look-backs on tech in the 2010s. I’ll have more on those in a minute, but when I look back at the 2010s, what think about is how tech fell...
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Busting myths about smartphone battery management
CNET has posted an excellent article about smartphone battery management. I highly recommend you read it for some myth busting and great tips, including how to conserve your phone’s battery power. Here...
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Banned by the Navy but used by millions of teens. What parents need to know...
Reuters reports that the U.S. Navy has banned the popular TikTok app from government issues devices out of security concerns. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company and there are concerns that...
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Looking back on a decade of technology
Tuesday is not only New Year’s Eve, it’s also the last day of the 2010s. And, as I look back at that decade, I recall some very promising and very disturbing occurrences. Let’s start on a mostly...
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