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Scam alert: Identifying and blocking "Google" robocall spam

Google will not robocall you unless you specifically requested a call. While it's difficult to fight phone spam, we have some suggestions that may help make things a bit less annoying.

3 days ago by David Gewirtz in Google

The battle over 5G: What is it, who are the players, and why do we care?

In this important video roundtable, ZDNet’s David Gewirtz, Jason Perlow, Steven Vaughan-Nichols, and Scott Fulton discuss what may well be the future of all telecommunications. Hint: it’s messy.

May 23, 2018 by David Gewirtz in Networking

Google Duplex beat the Turing test: Are we doomed?

Google’s new Duplex AI sounds human, with stammers, pauses, and all. It could be a useful addition to Google Assistant or the harbinger of something much more dark and worrisome.

May 14, 2018 by David Gewirtz in Innovation

Survey reveals: MP3 is a Star Wars robot and HTML is an STD

Just for fun, we review the wide array of technical terms that seem to be misunderstood by a whole lot of people. A motherboard, my fellow Americans, is NOT the deck of a cruise ship.

January 31, 2018 by David Gewirtz in Internet of Things

Cryptocurrency comes with one colossal caveat: Remember the tulips

If you’re considering jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon and gambling your hard earned cash, read this first.

January 16, 2018 by David Gewirtz in Innovation

FCC revisited: Net neutrality changes are misleading and not benign

Opinion: Upon finding updated but disturbingly unofficial source documents, David Gewirtz recants his earlier statement that the FCC changes are benign. The FCC's intentions may be out there, but they were not published according to its own guidelines for rulemaking review.

December 13, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Networking

Are Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump violating White House email rules? A guide for journalists

In an era where #FAKENEWS is tweeted from the highest office in the land, it's more important than ever that reporters and journalists get their facts right. When it comes to White House email, here are the facts.

September 26, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Security

Roomba is no spy: CEO says iRobot will never sell your data

Exclusive: Are Roomba vacuum cleaners spying on you? Will iRobot sell your home's mapping data? iRobot's CEO sets the record straight.

July 28, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Security

Open Letter: Seriously, Roomba, now you're spying on us?

It's not just that iRobot might sell maps of our homes, it's the security implications of what can happen if this oh-so-private information gets into the wrong hands.

July 26, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Security

Jobs vs. AI: What happens when everything is automated?

ZDNet sits down with open source columnist Bob Reselman to discuss a question from our not-too-distant future: what happens to jobs when everything is automated?

April 13, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Innovation

Tone down the bile on Facebook and Twitter: Your job may depend on it

It's important to remember that whatever you post on social media may be around forever.

February 1, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Cloud

My advice to President Trump: Keep the private email servers, ditch the Android phone, and Tweet on!

Federal law actually requires private email server use. White House email expert David Gewirtz sets the record straight and details the true risks of the president's use of Android and Twitter.

January 27, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Security