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Dozens of radio stations nationwide to broadcast Breonna Taylor memorial

August 12, 2020Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Dozens of radio stations nationwide to broadcast Breonna Taylor memorial

Dozens of radio stations around the country are calling attention to the Breonna Taylor case by having a memorial broadcast on Thursday.

Tech

Is the stock market open on Good Friday?

April 18, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Is the stock market open on Good Friday?

The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will resume normal trading hours on Monday.

Tech

Mush! Watch a team of Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini robot dogs pull a truck down the street

April 17, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Mush! Watch a team of Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini robot dogs pull a truck down the street

Boston Dynamics’ four-legged SpotMini weighs 66 pounds, can carry up to 31 pounds and run for 90 minutes. A team of the robot dogs can pull a truck.

Tech

Amazon employees listen to customers through Echo products, report finds

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Amazon employees listen to customers through Echo products, report finds

Employees listen to Echo recordings, transcribe and annotate them and feed them back to the software so that Alexa can better grasp human speech.

News

Amazon plans 800-job expansion in Austin — but it’s not related to HQ2

March 28, 2019March 29, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Amazon plans 800-job expansion in Austin — but it’s not related to HQ2

Austin serves as one of Amazon’s 17 North American tech hubs, and it currently houses 6,600 Amazon employees.

News

Unproductive workers cost employers $4 billion during March Madness NCAA Tournament

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Unproductive workers cost employers $4 billion during March Madness NCAA Tournament

Workers bet money in office pools, with the average bet on the NCAA Tournament $20 to $50. Restaurants see uptick in beer and chicken wing sales.

Tech

Myspace loses 12 years’ worth of music uploaded to the site – up to 50 million songs

March 19, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Myspace loses 12 years’ worth of music uploaded to the site – up to 50 million songs

Formerly one of the world’s leading music sharing platforms, Myspace apologized for the accident, which it said was the result of a server migration.

Tech

Facebook, Big Tech decline in reputation among public in 2018, according to poll

March 6, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook, Big Tech decline in reputation among public in 2018, according to poll

Privacy of data is extremely important to Americans — according to Harris Poll data, it is Americans’ top social issue, with 69% of survey respondents indicating such.

Tech

Nike smart sneakers experience connection issues days after release, users report

February 21, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Nike smart sneakers experience connection issues days after release, users report

Just days after the $350 self-lacing shoes were released, customers have been unable to pairing their shoes to the Nike Adapt app.

Tech

Mobile video game players’ mindset: They don’t consider themselves “gamers,” survey finds

February 13, 2019Ben Tobin, USA TODAYComments Off on Mobile video game players’ mindset: They don’t consider themselves “gamers,” survey finds

According to a survey of 2,000 Americans, they play mobile games an average of four times a week — but nearly two-thirds do not identify as “gamers.”

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