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Technically Speaking is an Opinion culture column used to discuss topics relating to technology, such as pop culture, trends, social media, or other relevant subject matter.

What’s happening with Netflix

It’s hard to remember life before major streaming services. Regardless of whether you’re a Hulu hound, an HBO Max habitué, a Disney Plus devotee, or a Prime patron, it’s likely that you are a faithful subscriber to at least one streaming service.

Phones in Beijing 2022 Olympics

This week marked the closing of the Winter 2022 Olympic Games, hosted in Beijing, China. To be honest, I’m more of an avid watcher of the Summer Games since they feature more intense races and team-based sports.

Today’s Wordle word: S-T-E-A-L

Before you start sending me hate mail, don’t worry, today’s Wordle word is not STEAL (and if it is, I deeply apologize for the misfortune coincidence). 

Big Tech pushes for national cloud

It’s no secret that the government and Big Tech mix like oil and water (when it’s time for a lawsuit, their relationship more similarly resembles Pepsi and Mentos).

Renaming != Rebranding

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” Or in this case, replace “a rose” with “Facebook” and “sweet” with “sour.” 

Let’s talk about tech regulation: Consumer data protection

The rapid growth of technology has produced massive shifts in how we pay for our goods and services. From precious metals to coins to paper notes to credit cards, there has been a large evolution in the way we pay.

Let’s talk about tech regulation: The ethics of artificial intelligence

I was first introduced to artificial intelligence (AI) through movies and media. Movies like Star Wars made me appreciate the convenience of AI; watching C-3PO and R2D2 made me wish for a world in which a sentient robot (or rather, a protocol droid) tended to my every need.