Tech Tales: Deepfakes, Drones, and DoorDashery

Pondering Nerdcast

Tech Tales: Deepfakes, Drones, and DoorDashery

Description: In this episode of PNC Tech Beat, we cover lots of news about NASA and ESA, Wendy’s, Wing, and DoorDash, Fortnite’s gifts from Grumpygran1948, Kate Middleton, the end of ACP, and more.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - RIP Affordable Connectivity Program 2024
• (00:48) - Kate family’s deepfake photo rumor
• (01:41) - Grumpygran1948
• (02:15) - Wendy’s DoorDash to Drones
• (02:46) - We’re Polluting MARS now?
• (03:44) - Outro

Links
RIP Affordable Connectivity Program 2024

[ https://www.getinternet.gov/apply?ln=RW5nbGlzaA%3D%3D ] [ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/27/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-progress-in-lowering-internet-costs-for-families-funding-to-expand-high-speed-internet-access/ ]

Kate family’s deepfake photo rumor

[ https://www.vogue.com/article/kate-middleton-princess-of-wales-post-surgery-photograph ]

[ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240311-how-to-spot-a-manipulated-image ]

[ TO LEARN MORE https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/resources/trainings/verification/ ]

Grumpygran1948

[ https://www.twitch.tv/grumpygran1948 ] [ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001xd82?src_origin=BBCS_BBC ]

Wendy’s DoorDash to Drones

[ https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/doordash-and-wing-announce-drone-delivery-pilot-in-the-us ][ Announcements ]

We’re Polluting MARS now?

[ https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Clean_Space/Q_A_on_Clean_Space ][ https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/27936/supercams-rmi-spots-ingenuitys-broken-rotor/ ][ https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25716/supercam-calibration-target-on-mars/ ]