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Why is Google’s virtual assistant trying to fool everyone? Is that really the goal?

Posted on May 12, 2018May 15, 2018 by James T

Last week, Google unveiled its latest controversial technology. in the video, CEO Sundar Pichai smiled as if totally unaware or just unbothered by the intrusive technology, an AI controlled voice called a hair salon and booked an appointment. It elicited audible gasps of astonishment from the audience as the AI bot even included “ums” and “uhs” to mimic a real human trying to think of a response. Of course, that was the only example that…

Facebook seems to think conservative personalities Diamond and Silk are more dangerous than Isil

Posted on May 2, 2018May 15, 2018 by James T

A study to be released by Counter Extremist Project shows that the Facebook algorithm is actively connecting Isil terrorists with each other, possibly even helping them recruit new members according to the explosive new study. Besides the obvious trouble with these findings, there is another issue to be dealt with, and that is why Facebook seems to be so actively limiting the reach of political speech in America it doesn’t like, but seems unaware or…

Shorting Netflix – Will Netflix share the same fate as television, only faster?

Posted on May 2, 2018May 15, 2018 by James T

As much as Netflix seems like a juggernaut now both in popular culture and in the business world, will it soon face the same fate as traditional TV? As everyone knows by now, traditional TV is in decline. There are several reasons for this. One being the linear scheduling model that has been the cornerstone of television programming for decades. Many people blame this alone for the reason that TV has declined as younger viewers…

The Starbucks incident – An outlier, not a symptom of a larger problem.

Posted on April 30, 2018May 15, 2018 by James T

The incident at Starbucks and the company’s reaction to it got me thinking about how things in the media are often totally out of context. But before I go into that, I understand that race is a very sensitive subject, and I believe that racism does exist in this world and sadly it will probably always exist at some small level, as humans will always try to divide themselves or allow themselves to be divided….

Amazon – Putting everyone out of business and paying zero taxes

Posted on April 25, 2018May 15, 2018 by James T

It was recently reported that Amazon paid no federal taxes in 2017. Currently Amazon is the 12th largest company in America, so the fact that they don’t pay taxes is a problem just on it’s face. But it points to a larger issue because of what Amazon has done to so many other businesses, which presumably did pay taxes. It’s not exactly news to say that Amazon has built it’s business by cannibalizing other businesses…

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