Daily Tech Headlines – November 24, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / November 24th, 2016

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google shakes up its Cast names, Bletchley Park becomes a security college and Reddit CEO edits comments about himself.

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Today in Tech History – November 24, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / November 24th, 2016

Today in Tech History logo1932 – The FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (known then only as the Technical Crime Laboratory) officially opened in Washington DC. It’s location was chosen because it had a sink, and its one employee, Agent Charles Appel had to borrow a microscope.

1969 – The Apollo 12 command module with its all-Navy crew splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to the Moon. Credit goes to the USS Hornet for its second flawless recovery effort.

1998 – AOL announced it would purchase Netscape Communications, merging what were then two of the biggest names on the Internet.

2014 – Attackers calling themselves “Guardians Of Peace” hacked into Sony Pictures Entertainment’s internal networks, stealing data, deleting data, and placing a message and an image of a red skeleton on computer desktops throughout the company.

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DTNS 2910 – Techsgiving

Daily Tech News Show / November 23rd, 2016

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comAs we think about how thankful we are to have these tech-focused jobs we talk about the new MacBook pro, SurfaceBook, YouTube videos for kids and more. Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Tom Merritt thank YOU for supporting the show!

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Daily Tech Headlines – November 23, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / November 23rd, 2016

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Facebook tests post blocking for China, Dorsey suspends himself from Twitter accidentally, Appearing owns all the smartphone profits.

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Today in Tech History – November 23, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / November 23rd, 2016

Today in Tech History logo1889 – A “nickel-in-the-slot player” was installed at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco, the first jukebox. Up to four people could put in a coin, put on earphones and listen to a record playing on an Edison Class M phonograph.

1963 – At 5:16 PM the BBC premiered its new family science fiction show, Doctor Who, with its first episode, “An Unearthly Child.”

2004 – Blizzard launched World of Warcraft, destined to become the largest MMORPG ever made.

2015 – Blue Origin successfully launched its BE-3 rocket carrying an unoccupied New Shepard space capsule to a suborbital height of 100.5 km and landed the used rocket safely on the ground.

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DTNS 2909 – Signal 95, Penetration 47

Daily Tech News Show / November 22nd, 2016

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comAlmost half the world is online now. What does that mean for the way the world lives and what does it mean for the other half? Plus Wal-mart uses the Blockchain for unsafe food and Facebook crashes a drone. Patrick Beja and Tom Merritt discuss.

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Daily Tech Headlines – November 22, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / November 22nd, 2016

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Facebook Internet drone crashes, Google can now tell you how long the line for brunch is, ATMs hacked to spit out cash.

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Today in Tech History – November 22, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / November 22nd, 2016

Today in Tech History logo1963 – One of the most famous 8mm home movies ever recorded was filmed on a Model 414 PD Bell and Howell in Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. The Zapruder film showed President John F. Kennedy and Governor John Connally being shot.

1995 – The first feature-length film created entirely using computer-generated imagery was released to theaters. Toy Story grossed more than $350 million worldwide, making executive producer Steve Jobs, very happy.

2005 – Microsoft’s Xbox 360 went on sale in North America. The follow-up to the Xbox would become a smash hit.

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