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Shelly Palmer speaks with Richard Quest about the 15th anniversary of Google's IPO and the extraordinary size of the company on Quest Means Business on CNN International. Original Airdate: August 19, 2019 Continue Reading →

Amazon says its Rekognition facial recognition software can now identify fear and seven other emotions including, happy, sad, angry, surprised, disgusted, calm and confused. What Amazon is not telling you is that facial recognition when combined with other data will be able, in short order, to take a pretty good guess about lying, cheating, jealousy, and other emotions that you do your best to hide with your "poker face." Lie detectors are so last century. Continue Reading →

Apple contractors are listening to snippets of private conversations though Siri. Should you worry? Shelly Palmer speaks with Sukanya Krishnan and Kerry Drew about it on Fox 5 New York's Good Day Wake Up. Original Airdate: July 30, 2019 Continue Reading →

There are more than 60 individuals who could write a check for their own space programs and the race to Mars is on! Shelly Palmer talks with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5 New York. Original Airdate: July 23, 2019 Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer tells you how to find the best Amazon Prime Day deals (on Amazon.com and on other sites, too) -- and how to shop safely -- on Good Day New York with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5 New York. Original Airdate: July 16, 2019 Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer tells you how to stop those annoying robocalls with a simple, free fix on Good Day New York with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5 New York. Original Airdate: July 9, 2019 Continue Reading →

If Libra and Calibra are successful, Facebook will have control of information (Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram), weaponized information (a virtual military), and currency (Libra). I’m pretty sure that makes Facebook the largest government on earth. Continue Reading →

Techlash has been brewing for years. No one should be surprised that “Break up big tech!” is a major talking point for many 2020 presidential hopefuls. But how, exactly, would this be accomplished? And, what would the world look like in the aftermath? Continue Reading →

The lawsuit filed against Amazon’s Alexa Voice Services this past Tuesday fascinates me. It alleges that Amazon is recording children who use Alexa without parental consent. Excuse me? Mom or Dad bought the Echo, put it in the house, and taught the kids to talk to it. How much more parental consent do you need? That said, there is more to the story. Continue Reading →

In a rare show of bipartisan unity this past Wednesday, Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee expressed concerns over the rapid spread of facial recognition software used by technology companies. This should make you stop and think very long and hard about what your elected leaders do not understand about the world we live in. Continue Reading →