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What will be the impact of the Meta settlement?
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. By now you have likely heard about the landmark 17.1 billion dollar settlement agreed to last month in a child safety case against Meta. What will be the impact? Teenagers under 18 now face a default cumulative two hour...
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Meta, Meta settlement, online protection for kids, Techstination, Fred Fishkin, gadgets, tech, gear
Ancestry adds new tools and AI-Match Relationship Predictor & more
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. More innovation from the folks at Ancestry in helping you learn more about relationships and your family history. Senior Population Geneticist Aaron Wolf says AI is assisting in what the company calls its Match Relationship...
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Ancestry, DNA, Ancestry Match Relationship Predictor, Aaron Wolf, Techstination, Fred Fishkin, Ancestry Region Match Filter
Back to school search trends? Hottest backpacks and more.
Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Back to school search trends? It is that time of year and at Google, trends expert Nick Burns tells us some familiar names lead in the backpack trends..“It’s interesting. Lilly Pulitzer and K-Pop Demon Hunters are still...
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Reports
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Medical advances may boost longevity- Dr. Michael Roizen (Monday, August 24, 2026)
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StoryFile and LookAlike enable AI twins (Friday, August 21, 2026)
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Who gets to authorize an AI version of you? (Thursday, August 20, 2026)
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Summer search trends focus on heat (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)
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RWJ Foundation pushes for state and federal preparation for climate emergencies (Thursday, August 06, 2026)
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Study finds digital platform assists dementia caregivers (Wednesday, July 29, 2026)
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Pictory AI platform for video creation (Friday, July 24, 2026)
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Pixi Garden app brings AI and augmented reality to iOS messaging (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)
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GeneratedDB database for AI creators and their characters (Thursday, July 09, 2026)
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Cello offers free help for AI fluency (Monday, July 06, 2026)
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Interviews
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AI enables more DNA insights and connections at Ancestry (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)
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Who gets to authorize an AI version of you? StoryFile CTO Val Jones. (Friday, August 07, 2026)
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Back to school search trends? From lunch boxes to fashions. (Wednesday, August 05, 2026)
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Search trends show people looking to beat the heat -Google's Nick Burns (Thursday, July 30, 2026)
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Making AI accessible for all- U of Phoenix survey (Thursday, July 23, 2026)
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Preventing child car heat stroke deaths-new NHTSA campaign (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)
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Vehicle theft worries? GM offers tips to avoid becoming a victim. (Monday, July 20, 2026)
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Study finds digital therapy helping dementia carers (Monday, July 13, 2026)
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Can brain games assess suitability for careers? A new study says yes. (Thursday, July 09, 2026)
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Pixi Garden app brings AI and AR to iMessaging and more to come (Friday, July 03, 2026)
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