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DROP Promises Privacy But The River Still Flows
California has new rules – the DROP platform – that could interfere with the money being made by California data brokers. The data brokers will find ways around the rules . The profile they put together by spying on you is a tiny twig carried in a rushing river of…
Niantic Redefines The Metaverse
Niantic is a tech company developing tools and games for the day when augmented reality will be widely adopted. Niantic’s founder and CEO John Hanke has strong opinions about the…
What Happens Next In The Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar
Right from the outset, let’s agree to keep in mind that the Russia/Ukraine cyberwar may never heat up. The important developments in the next few days and weeks will likely…
Why Are The Lights On In Ukraine?
A lot of experts expected Russia to start its assault on Ukraine with a massive shock-and-awe cyberattack – turning off the country’s electricity, killing the Internet and…
Nothing Is Technology. Everything Is Technology.
I’ve been trying to figure out a role for Bruceb News in 2022. My life has changed – I’m working with Jim Rowson on our latest best-selling novel SMelL and I’m not doing much IT…
Google Wants To Play With The Other Augmented Kids
Last fall all the cool companies started talking about their augmented reality plans and throwing around the term “metaverse” as if it meant something. (Insider tip: it doesn’t.)…
Stephen King And A Gentle Madness
Everybody comfy? I want to tell you a story about book collecting. Wow, that was like Thanos snapped his fingers! Half of you just disappeared, winked out, leaving empty seats….
Augmented Reality – The Long Road
See if I have this right. You read the last article and you agreed completely that you can ignore virtual reality, because that’s what you wanted to hear. But you can’t imagine…
Augmented Reality – The Big Picture
Augmented reality is going to be a Really Big Deal, but not for many years. Every major tech company will spend billions of dollars in 2022 on augmented reality. This is a…
The Mystery Of The Missing Password
When you try to log into a Windows PC, you may be missing the option to type in a password. See the screenshot above? Those three icons are for a fingerprint, PIN, or facial…
New Music For Old Boomers, 2021 Edition
You’ve looked at Spotify Wrapped by this time, I’m sure, and if you’re over 60, you probably thought “Wow, Tom Petty was my number one again? Huh. Well, there’s nothing wrong…
An Obnoxious Rich Guy Exercises His Constitutional Rights
On November 19 a group of 17,000 crypto adventure seekers failed to buy a copy of the US Constitution at auction. The winner was bidding anonymously and was only identified after…
How An Internet Mob Almost Bought The US Constitution
The failed attempt by an Internet mob to buy the US Constitution might be my favorite story of the year. It’s a revenge story! It’s loaded with crypto weirdness! It features…
The Sweet Success Of SMelL
But enough about you. Let’s talk about what I’ve been doing lately. Have you noticed? Fewer Bruceb News articles. More articles than you might expect about virtual reality and…
Should You Upgrade To Windows 11?
Your computer may prompt you soon to upgrade to Windows 11. Should you upgrade? Although it’s not labeled this way, you will be taking a personality test – the kind where you…
Facebook Goes Meta
Facebook changed its name to “Meta.” Been reading the tech news? You’ve probably seen all kinds of speculation about the reasons for the name change. Most journalists figure that…