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Not paranoid enough yet? Consider what data your smart speaker is actually collecting

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Eavesdropping, Google, HomePod, Smart Speakers, Spying, Tech

Consider this scenario: Billions of people are duped into carrying an electronic tracking device wherever they go. The device is

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Tech 

Apple is working to get rid of the “Hey” in “Hey, Siri”

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Alexa, Apple, Google, Siri, Smart Speakers, Virtual assistants

As much as I enjoy having a virtual assistant, I find the need to say “Hey” or “Ok” before I

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, September 26, 2022

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Corgan, Dead, Emojis, Ghost, Kanye, Playlists, Polaroid, Ryan Gosling, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Streaming, Tommy Lee

2022As the kids say, I was today years old when I learned this about Google’s “no internet” page. And here’s

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hardcore, Instagram, John Lennon, Lizzo, Mark David Chapman, Marshmello, NFL, Production Music, R Kelly, Radio, Smart Speakers, TikTok, Tommy Lee

When Starbucks gets into NFTs, you know we’ve reached an odd place. As for music news for September 14, 2022…

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Random music news for Monday, June 20, 2022

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Smart Speakers

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been made into a video game. The trailer is…really something. Once you’re done shrieking, move

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Tech 

Look out, Spotify: Amazon is busy building a live audio business

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Audio, Smart Speakers

Spotify began strictly as a streaming music service but from the beginning, the company has had a mission to become

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Biopic, Danny Boyle, Guitars, Jeopardy, KISS, KKR, Magicians, Mountain Dew, Radio, Ryan Tedder, Sex Pistols, Smart Speakers, Song Catalogues, Sony, Virtual Concerts

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

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Gadgets 

Smart speakers are big and getting bigger

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Smart Speakers

Analysis by the research firm Canalys recently offered up some predictions about where the smart speaker market is going. As

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020September 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Amazon, Britpop, COVID-19, Dakota Tavern, Dr. Dre, John Lennon, Kanye, Live Music, Live Nation, Mark David Chapman, Smart Speakers, Yoko Ono

No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Christmas Music, Cure, Gorillaz, Judas Priest, Kanye West, Klingon, Klingpn, Liam Gallagher, Lo-Fi, Motley Crue, Napster, National Album Day, Robert Smith, Smart Speakers, Song of the Summer, VR

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 11, 2020

July 11, 2020July 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Archie Comics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Gwen Stefani, Joe Strummer, Linkin Park, Live Nation, Mobile Games, Noel Gallagher, Sammy Hagar, Smart Speakers, Touring

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

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