Michael Liedtke
@liedtkesfc
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I am an AP business/technology writer and a seeker searching low and high
San Francisco
Joined February 2009
This is an enlightening and entertaining book by @karaswisher that is well worth reading as the tech industry approaches another crossroads:
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Technology is so pervasive and invasive that it’s polarizing people, producing feelings of love and loathing for its devices, online services and the would-be visionaries behind them.
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Shedding some light on what former Yahoo CEO @marissamayer is working on at Sunshine. .
Thanks for the @AP interview, @liedtkesfc!
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I am not sure what ChatGPT would suggest, but this human suggests this should be OpenAI's theme song:.
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A final farewell to the DVD-by-mail service that made Netflix a household staple years before video streaming came along:.
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The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after the birth of a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard...
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Since I wrote this story about digitizing analog images, I have been fielding questions about where to go. While everyone should do their own research, I and the people interviewed for this story had a great experience with .
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Old photos can be a treasure that keeps on giving — if you can get them out of boxes and drawers and get at them. That's where digitization comes in.
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Those boxes of old slides, negatives and prints could turn into a treasure chest if you take the time to digitize the images captured during the analog era: .
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Old photos can be a treasure that keeps on giving — if you can get them out of boxes and drawers and get at them. That's where digitization comes in.
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Does X mark the spot for you on the internet? The Associated Press is trying to find out. .
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Elizabeth Holmes wants to remain free through Memorial Day weekend before starting her 11-year prison sentence:
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Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will remain free through the Memorial Day weekend before surrendering to authorities on May 30. That would be the start of her more than 11-year prison...
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Today delivered a harsh one-two punch to Elizabeth Holmes, who lost her latest bid to avoid prison and then was socked with a $452 million restitution bill:
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Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison. An appeals court has rejected her bid to remain free while she tries to overturn her conviction in a blood-testing hoax...
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For those who were wondering, disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes won't be reporting to prison tomorrow, as scheduled, after resorting to the same legal escape hatch used last month by her former partner, Sunny Balwani, to buy more time:
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Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year prison sentence on Thursday by deploying the same legal maneuver that enabled her co-conspirator in a blood-testing...
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A boy never forgets his first time with a robotaxi, especially one named "Peaches:"
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RT @AP: Two companies are trying to expand driverless taxi services in San Francisco. @AP's @liedtkesfc took a ride and found that the sens….
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As Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial heads into the home stretch, here is a breakdown of what has been revealed so far:.
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Elon Musk’s enigmatic personality and unconventional tactics are emerging as key exhibits in a trial revolving around one of his most polarizing pursuits — tweeting.
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ICYMI after a long holiday weekend, Netflix's DVD-by-mail service is still delivering the entertainment after all these years:.
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Netflix's trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady — albeit shrinking — audience of...
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It's official: The much-anticipated sentencing of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is set for Nov. 18 after a judge rejected her attempt to get another trial based on the unusual behavior of a key prosecution witness:
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A federal judge has rejected disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ bid for a new trial after concluding a key prosecution witness’s recent attempt to contact her wasn’t enough to give award...
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Former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani's sentencing has been postponed by three weeks to Dec. 7, meaning he receive his punishment after the scheduled Nov. 18 sentencing of his former lover and boss, Elizabeth Holmes:
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted a three-week delay in the sentencing of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former lover and accomplice of disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes,...
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