Tag Archives: Artificial Intelligence

SmartTechCheck Podcast TikTok and Congress, Elon Musk and YouTube, and SXSW highlights

This week’s SmartTechCheck podcast hosted by Mark Vena with Rob Pegoraro and John Quain where we discuss the recent Congressional vote on TikTok, Elon Musk’s video streaming initiative to challenge YouTube, and insights on Hollywood and AI observed at SXSW. … Continue reading

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Is 2024 The Year Of AI?

It’s impossible to avoid dire warnings about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), from the explosion of manipulated images, video, and audio leading to an exponential rise in misinformation, to job losses in writing fields such as the Hollywood writers’ strike, the … Continue reading

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CES 2024: AI Pioneers Insist That It Is ‘Here To Stay’

People’s opinions of AI vary widely from the possibility of creating a utopian machine-assisted world or precipitate a dystopic machine-dominated future á la SkyNet from the Terminator movie series, with millions of possibilities and potential in between. But two AI pioneers made … Continue reading

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Access To Technology, Generative AI Main Themes For CES 2024

CES 2024 is shaping up as a big step forward in the show’s post-pandemic recovery. According to Kinsey Fabrizio, CTA’s SVP for CES & Membership, speaking at CTA’s annual CES press preview, this year’s Las Vegas confab (January 9-12) has already … Continue reading

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: AI @ Adobe MAX event, smart grids, and Elon Musk

I join fellow tech journos John Quain, Rob Pegoraro, and host Mark Vena to take on Elon Musk’s feud with writers on Twitter/X, the AI-related announcements at Adobe MAX, and smart grids. Watch this podcast here on YouTube.

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AI Beginning To Infiltrate Increasingly Adult-Oriented Toy Market

“Toys aren’t just for kids” is now more than just a tired truism within the toy industry. With an aging population combined with more advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, the so-called “kidult” and “elder toy” markets are slowly gaining prominence … Continue reading

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: ChatGPT losing steam, coming streaming chaos, legacy of the light bulb

I join host Mark Vena along with fellow tech journalists Dwight Silverman and John Quain in an informative SmartTechCheck podcast discussing the waning momentum of ChatGPT, the potentially coming chaos of streaming services and content, and the legacy of the … Continue reading

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SmartTechCheck: Legislation curbing teenage social media use, AI regulations, India Inc.

Proposed legislation aimed at curbing teenage social media use, common sense ways to regulate AI, and the growth of tech manufacturing in India are all topics tackled in this week’s SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and my fellow journalists … Continue reading

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Another View: Wearables, Digital Health And You

The explosion of digital health devices in 2022 is undeniable and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. What kinds of devices are available, and are there any new advancements we can look forward to? Read the rest of this … Continue reading

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What Tech Trends Will ‘Matter’ In 2022?

Will Matter be the key to finally bringing interoperability to smart home devices? Read this report here at TWICE.com.

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