Connected Consumers

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 →

Ever wonder what would happen if your business accounting software was out of commission for a month? Or if you put a core business function in the cloud only to find out that you had no way to work around a flaw in the provider’s system? Or if part of the SaaS software just stopped functioning and there was nothing you could do about it? 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 →

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are about to dramatically change the world of on-demand car services. Viewed through that lens, Uber and Lyft’s current business models are doomed to fail. Think about this... Continue Reading →

Apple officially unveiled a slew of new hardware and software at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday in San Jose. Here’s everything you need to know. Continue Reading →