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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111102_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Everything you do on your smartphone is tracked, saved and compiled by your wireless carrier. The four major U.S. carriers are taking this data and selling it on an anonymous basis to third party companies, usually advertisers. Wireless carriers aren’t the only companies making people a very Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Both Amazon and Netflix made a deal with Disney to add additional content to their streaming libraries. Amazon will add about 800 episodes of content and Netflix will continue offering programs like Grey’s Anatomy and Lost. Amazon has added over 11,000 new titles since February. In other Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111031_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google is making big changes to the software of its set-top box Google TV. The update will allow developers to create Android applications made specifically for your TV. If you already have a Google TV, the device will update itself over wi-fi. In other news, Google also Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111028_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Under news FCC rules, all Americans will have broadband Internet and phone service by 2020. The government will spend $4.5 billion each year to deploy broadband service in underserved areas, while phasing out older telephone infrastructure. Building will begin in rural areas early next year. In other Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111027_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The National Security Agency is helping battle growing fears of international hackers targeting Wall Street banks. The agency is offering military and private defense contractors to help banks defend against cyber attacks. Over 100 countries are estimated to have hacking capabilities strong enough to cause harm. In Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111026_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Bloomberg reports that Apple is developing a standalone television set. In his recent biography, Steve Jobs was said to have finally cracked the code of how to build a fully connected TV that would sync content wirelessly. While not confirmed by Apple, you could bet on seeing Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111025_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] While advances in technology help to create new jobs, workers may be losing the race against the machine. A new book by MIT researchers suggests that our economy has an inability to replace jobs faster than automation takes them away. Corporate spending on automation has increased 26 Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111024_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The largest study ever conducted on the matter found that cellphone use does not increase the risk of cancer. The study compared the rate of brain tumors in over 350,000 people in the country of Denmark. There was no significant difference in cancer risks between those who Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111021_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook is teaming up with the Labor Department to help the unemployed find jobs. A Facebook page called the Social Jobs Partnership will help point jobseekers towards little-known resources for finding employment. There are about 14 million people unemployed and 3 million job openings in the U.S. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111020_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Neuroscientists found that those with more Facebook friends have denser brains. Users with the most friends had more grey matter in the area of the brain linked to social skills. Researchers are trying to figure out if some are born with this trait, or simply grow into Continue Reading →