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Daily Tech News ShowChromeOS Merging with Android - DTNSB 5059But do we want it? And the Commodore 64 is back for real this time. Not an emulator!Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-07-1427 min
Daily Tech News Show (VIDEO)Oh, My WordPad – DTNS Live 5058Belkin will end support for its WEMO smart home products. Johns Hopkins University researchers developed an autonomous surgical robot that can do most of a gallbladder removal. How to tweak Windows 11 to look and feel more like Windows 10. And it’s time again for our Friday Fun Quiz, this time about Samsung history.
Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!2025-07-111h 12Daily Tech News Show (VIDEO)Foldables For Families – DTNS Live 5056Robb unpacks Samsung’s Unpacked event. New foldable phones anyone? And speaking of foldables. Their adoption is less than anticipated although it’s still growing. Would lower prices help goose that number up? Why is drawing ad dollars so much more difficult for video gaming versus other media formats? And did an AI scanner really charge a rental car customer $440 for a scuff on the tire?
Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Support the show on Patreon by beco...2025-07-091h 10Daily Tech News ShowThe US TikTok Sale Might Actually Happen - DTNSB 5054TikTok makes preparations for a US-only app, and Windows 11 is officially the most popular version of Windows now.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-07-0722 minDaily Tech News ShowDTNS WEEKEND: Robb Dunewood's Second BrainRobb Dunewood has a second brain he uses to stay organized and productive. Find out how he does it. •What is a Second Brain?•What led you to create one?•How does a Second Brain work?•What tools do you use to manage your Second Brain?•Does your Second Brain make you more productive?https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ fortelabs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-07-0525 minDaily Tech News Show (VIDEO)Theoretical Monkey Business – DTNS Live 5053Are we all living inside a simulation? Melvin M. Vopson Associate Professor of Physics, University of Portsmouth has proposed a study to find out. Prominent CEOs are increasingly issuing dire warnings about AI’s impact on jobs. But who’s listening? Can lengthy timeouts curb abusive behavior on social media platforms? And its Friday and we engage in a battle of wits and morality on this week’s Great Debates!
Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Support the show on by bec...2025-07-031h 06Daily Tech News ShowApple’s Plan for Headwear Shapes Up - DTNSB 5050Plus, instantaneous translation of brain signals to speech, and Google gets into nuclear fusion.Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-3024 minDaily Tech News Show (VIDEO)RoboCasting – DTNS Live 5049Brian Brushwood joins us to explain how he uses camera robots to help him with his podcasting setup. Is it too soon to call Microsoft Copilot+ PCs a failure? Google Labs launches Doppl, a new experimental iOS and Android app that lets you virtually try on outfits via AI generated images of yourself.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Brian Brushwood, Roger Chang, Joe.
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2025-06-271h 07Daily Tech News ShowApple Goes AI Shopping - DTNSB 5045Should Apple buy Perplexity, or some other company? Plus, we check with a French TV watcher about how they feel about Netflix streaming TF1 channels.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Patrick Beja.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-2332 minDaily Tech News Show0 to Charged in 18 Seconds - DTNSB 5041Plus Andy Beach helps us understand why Hollywood is hiding its AI obsession.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here.2025-06-1632 minDaily Tech News ShowSamsung Cozies Up to Perplexity - DTNSB 5031Meanwhile, Google makes it easy to run models locally without the internet, and another big step for Brain-Computer Interfaces.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here.2025-06-0221 minDaily Tech News ShowMicrosoft Unleashes its AI Agents - DTNSB 5022Plus, Nvidia and Intel have new chip announcements at Computex, and Ina Kim shares tech to teach languages online.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Ina Kim.Show notes can be found here.2025-05-1931 minDaily Tech News ShowWhat Do the Tariff Drops Mean for You - DTNSB 5017Plus, happy birthday to the longest-running Apple podcast on the internet.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Allison Sheridan.Show notes can be found here.2025-05-1233 minDaily Tech News ShowHumans Are the Weakest Link in Signal - DTNSB 5012Plus, Apple may change up the pattern it uses to announce iPhones.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here.2025-05-0530 minDaily Tech News ShowShould You Fear the Public USB Charging Port? - DTNSB 5007And how Warner Brothers Discovery is using AI to improve live sports coverage.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here.2025-04-2830 minDaily Tech News ShowDon’t Click That Email Link - DTNSB 5002A very convincing phishing scam hits Gmail and Blair from This Week in Science helps us understand how AI helps us understand Dolphins.Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood, and Blair Bazdarich.Links to stories featured in this episode can be found here.2025-04-2131 minDaily Tech News ShowThe US Will Not Break Up Meta - DTNSB 4997Plus we explain why chips do still have tariffs despite receiving some exemptions and why they may get new tariffs in the next couple of months. Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood, and Matteo Doni.Links to storied in this episode can be found here.2025-04-1432 minDaily Tech News ShowWhat Tariffs Are Doing to Tech - DTNSB 4992Plus, augmented reality has deeper roots than you think and what Dr. Gippitti is good at. (Chat GPT to its friends.)Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.2025-04-0724 minDaily Tech News Show23andMe Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - DTNSB 4982Apple AirPods Max are set to get a firmware update with support for ultra-low latency high-fidelity audio, and Chloe Castillo from Cal Fire talks with Tom about how they put together the Palisades Fire Ops briefing during the Los Angeles fires.Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.2025-03-2425 minDaily Tech News Show3D Print any RC Robot Toy You Want - DTNSB 4977Plus, the US Congress is actually the best at online resources. So sayeth Jen Briney!Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here.2025-03-1731 minDaily Tech News ShowThe Scoop on US Science Funding - DTNSB 4972Dr. Niki updates us on the latest plus, why the new Siri is delayed, and the Pixel 4a got the battery-killing update.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.2025-03-1031 minDaily Tech News ShowMWC in Barcelona Gets Conceptual - DTNSB 4967External NPUs and solar-powered laptops, plus new EV battery tech.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.2025-03-0327 min
Daily Tech News ShowAI Summit Begins in Paris - DTNSB - 4953President Macros promotes it with deepfakes and huge spending on Data Centers. Plus why the US doesn’t get cheap EVs.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.2025-02-1025 minDaily Tech News ShowFailure Is a Good OptionGary Shapiro tells us when failure is good, and OpenAI launches an agent with the same name as Google’s agent.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.2025-02-0328 minDaily Tech News ShowWhy Is DeepSeek So Popular?Plus, the story behind YouTube’s hour-long unskippable ads.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.2025-01-2727 min
Daily Tech News ShowAre You Compliant, Do You Matter? - DTNS Live 4931Tom finds Matter is slowly making its way across more IoT smart home devices. Robert Heron is here with details on Home Theater technology trends for this year including even larger screens, brighter OLED displays, and laser short-throw projects. Plus Robb Dunewood shares the results of his quest to find better microphones for podcasting. And Jason Howell discovers an AI powered earbud that does translation.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2025-01-0859 min
Daily Tech News ShowAttach This Title With Silicone Tape! - DTNS Live 4930It’s day 2 of our CES coverage. Allison found a space heater for beehives, an emotional support robot for pets, iFixit’s latest DIY repair tools. Plus Robb has found a potentially life changing tool for those with dyslexia. Tom’s found several new smart glasses. And Bodie shares what he learned from Lightship RV about the future of EV RVing and Pivotal’s single seat EVTOL.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2025-01-0759 min
Daily Tech News ShowYou Bots Get ON My Lawn! - DTNS Live 4929We are down in Las Vegas reporting from the Consumer Electronics Camera 2025. We had a great discussion at AMD’s event, TCL’s announcements, new pinball machines from Stern, wearables, robot lawnmowers and Robb had a chance to talk to the CEO of Stellar about their product to provide mobile internet access to vehicles.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2025-01-0658 min
Daily Tech News ShowFake People? We Don't Even Like Real People - DTNS Live 4928Can putting data centers in space provide much needed benefits and what are the challenges? Hoping to appeal to a younger crowd Meta is rolling out features to let users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook and why some say the results look more like spam more than anything else. Roger brings a quiz about Las Vegas.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2025-01-0356 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe Land of Bilk and Honey!!! - DTNS Live 4927On this episode. Is the web browser extension coupon code tool, Honey, running a scam using influencers to peddle its product? Plus Meta swaps out its Global Affairs President, former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, Clegg’s deputy and a well connected Republican.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2025-01-0247 min
Daily Tech News Show2025 Tech Predictions – DTNS 4926It’s our 2025 Tech Predictions Show! Tom and Sarah along with Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David Spark bring their two predictions of what they think will happen to the tech landscape in the year 2025!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David SparkLink to the Show Notes.2024-12-3159 min
Daily Tech News ShowGame On, Holiday Shoppers! - DTNS 4897Bluesky is on the uptick, Google will help you geolocate your gift shopping, and Max Scoville helps you find gift for all the gamers in your life.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Max Scoville, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-11-1532 min
Daily Tech News ShowInfowars' Onion Tears - DTNS 4896The world of satire takes a great leap as The Onion buys InfoWars. No joke! Plus Spotify is changing the name of its podcasting service from Spotify for Podcasters to Spotify for Creators. And Disney announced that Disney+ added 4.4 million new subscribers to pass 120 million. Netflix has 287 million.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-11-1431 min
Daily Tech News ShowPreservation is GOG's Work - DTNS 48951% of users in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain will no longer receive EU news sources in their search results as part of a Google test. Plus Just Eat sells Grubhub to Wonder for $650M. And GOG launches a new initiative to preserve older video games.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-11-1327 min
Daily Tech News ShowYou Are Turning It Off Wrong - DTNS 4894Signal offers an alternative to Zoom, why the Mac Mini power button is on the bottom, and Meta won’t track you in Europe but you won’t be able to skip ads.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-11-1231 min
Daily Tech News ShowTikTok Politics Whether You Want It or Not - DTNS 4873Amazon announced it will sell Apple TV+ as an add-on to its Amazon Prime Video feature. Plus Meta is adding more features to Threads including a way to allow users to repost IG Reels on Threads. And a new study reveals TikTok isn’t as important to users as a source of news or politics.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-10-1031 min
Daily Tech News ShowUnfolding Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4807We breakdown all the announcements made today at Samsung’s July 2024 Galaxy Unpacked Event including the latest Galaxy Fold, Flip, Watch, Ring and AI! Plus we discuss the latest design from Chinese PC maker Linglong. A foldable keyboard that’s also a PC.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-07-1037 min
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle AI/O - DTNS 4769It’s Google I/O 2024 ! We go over all the big announcements from Google's developer event. Plus Comcast will offer a Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ service bundle at a reduced price. Are bundles back?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-05-1430 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe Deepfake Dilemma - DTNS 4746The first round of reviews for Humane’s AI Pin have been published. We parse out what reviewers had to say. Plus Instagram announced a new safety feature that will automatically blur out nude images sent via direct message on the platform. And how is anti-deepfake porn legislation bringing together lawmakers from across the political spectrum.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-04-1129 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe US Case Against Apple - DTNS 4731Microsoft announces new Surface PCs for Business with Copilot integration. Plus Neuroscience startup Neuralink live-streamed an interview Wednesday with 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh, the first person to be implanted with Neuralink’s brain-computer interface. And the US Department of Justice files a lawsuit against Apple for monopolistic behavior.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-03-2131 min
Daily Tech News ShowPlatforms Are Here to Stay - DTNS 4730Unity’s 2024 Unity Gaming Report notes an increase in multiplatform game development. What’s behind this trend and is it good for the industry? Plus Meta’s Peter Cottle shows off a brief demo of how users can eventually connect their accounts and posts to the Fediverse through Threads. And Ubisoft revealed at GDC that it has been developing an NPC that uses Large Language Models to have more realistic conversations with players.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-03-2031 min
Daily Tech News ShowCould AI Replace Tom Cruise? - DTNS 4711Is OpenAI’s text-to-video tool, Sora, a threat to the business of making TV shows and films? Plus, Google is pausing Gemini’s generation of people in images so it can adjust the model to produce more historically accurate results. And AT&T has been dealing with widespread service issues for more than ten hours affecting millions of subscribers across the US.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowCES 2024- Laptops Break the Fold - DTNS 4683It’s Day 4 of CES and we continue our coverage of the electronics trade-show. Plus we examine how Microsoft recently surpassed Apple in market capitalization. And Shannon shares her new favorite laptops from this year’s CES.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowCES Rodeo 2024 - DTNS 4680We cover all the big announcements right before CES 2024 opens. Plus we have Allison Sheridan’s highlights from Sunday’s CES Unveiled media event.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowDisney's Removing the Duct Tape and Bubble Gum - DTNS 4666We take a look at the technical challenges that had to be overcome to integrate the Disney+ with Hulu. Plus we dissect Cox Media Group subsidiaries' claim that our devices are listening to us and using the data they gather to target ads to us. And scientists at the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) at Western Sydney University announced Deep South, a supercomputer capable of simulating networks at the scale of the human brain.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Harry McCracken, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2023-12-1531 min
Daily Tech News ShowEVs Take a Slow Ride - DTNS 4640We detail all the big announcements from OpenAI’s first developer conference. Plus Tesla plans on building a €25,000 (about $27,000) car at its German plant. And Apple says it will not be making an Apple Silicon version of the 27-inch iMac.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowStreaming is a Horror - DTNS 4636Charlotte Henry helps us understand how streaming is creating a boom in horror flicks. Plus Apple announced its new M3 SoC and new pricing on its MacBook's. And an Alliance of countries have banded together to say no to paying ransom to cyber-criminals.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowWhat Did Twitch Reveal At TwitchCon? - DTNS 4633Trisha breaks down all of Twitch’s announcements from this past weekend’s TwitchCon in Las Vegas. And Music Business Worldwide reports Spotify will make changes to its royalty payout model starting next year. Plus we analyze Meta’s third-quarter earnings.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News Show23 and Everyone's DNA - DTNS 4628Meta is beta-testing disappearing voice messages in WhatsApp and bringing “broadcast channels” to Facebook and Messenger. The hacker behind the data breach at 23andme has leaked more private user data on an online forum. And the FCC looks to reestablish net neutrality by establishing rules that prohibit ISPs from throttling or limiting certain traffic.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowTeens "Take It, to the Limit, One More Time" - DTNS 4623Social media platforms get the EU’s scrutiny over Israel-Hamas War disinformation and illegal content. And we take a look at the reviews for Google’s latest flagship phone the Pixel 8 Pro. Plus YouTube surpasses Netflix as top video source for US teenagers according to a new survey from Piper Sandler.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowWait an Attosecond!!! - DTNS 4619We do a Nobel Prize recap as we look at this year’s winners and the research that got them there. Plus BlackBerry announced on Wednesday it would separate its Internet of Things and cybersecurity business units. And we analyze recent comments by X CEO Linda Yaccarino about brands returning to the platform.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowWhat is an Embryo Model? - DTNS 4614 ExtendedWhat are the implications of stem cell derived human embryo models? Epic and Apple are still at it as Apple asks the US Supreme Court to review a ruling that lets developers direct users to alternative payment methods.Your Zoom Background Speaks Volumes - GDI 4614 starts at 31:48How important is your background while on a video call? Niki likes the walrus. How did Sarah lose part of her head? How many books in your shelves have you actually read? Have you framed any diplomas? The group discusses remote video setups. Roger wants a...2023-09-281h 01
Daily Tech News ShowMicrosoft Event Includes the Okie Doke Price - DTNS 4609We detail all the important news from Microsoft’s Surface and AI event including new AI integration into Bing and new Surface Go models.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-09-2131 min
Daily Tech News ShowChromebooks Boot Faster Than a Shower - DTNS 4604Google said Thursday it plans to offer software updates for Chromebooks for up to a decade. A new study from Columbia University casts a critical eye on the use of current Large Language Models to replace human decision-making in critical jobs. And we learn more about the cyber-incident afflicting MGM.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Tasia Custode, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowAdobe, Just Dip Once and End It! - DTNS 4603Unity announces it will begin charging a runtime fee to developers starting January 1st, 2024. MGM reports that a cyber incident that has significantly disrupted properties across the US represents a material risk to the company. And Adobe announced that Firefly is open to all in its Creative Cloud, Adobe Express and Adobe Experience Cloud offerings.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowThe Best TVs With Robert Heron - DTNS 4600Still thinking about replacing your current TV with a larger better model? Before you do, listen to what Home Theater expert Robert Heron has to say. Plus Spotify is working with publishers in the U.S. to allow subscribers to listen up to 20 hours of audiobooks a month. And Apple has an iOS 16.6.1 update which patches two zero-day exploits used to inject Pegasus spyware.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
2023-09-0832 min
Daily Tech News ShowReviews: The Most Dangerous Game? - DTNS 4599Are online user submitted movie ratings, like Rotten Tomatoes, worthless and is there a way to make them more useful? Plus SoundCloud is rolling out a TikTok-style discovery feed feature complete with vertical scrolling and short snippets of tracks. And BMW drops its controversial subscription to activate heated seats on their cars.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-09-0727 min
Daily Tech News ShowMicrosoft Knows the Old Regulation Magic - DTNS 4598How last year's LastPass breach enabled thieves to steal $35 million in crypto. Plus the European Commission has unveiled a list of companies it considers subject to the Digital Markets Act. And how is Google keeping its gaming ambitions alive in YouTube.Starring Rich Stroffolino, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowThe New Hotness in Soundbars - DTNS 4597Soundbars are the easiest and cheapest way to upgrade your TVs audio capabilities. But how do you go about picking one? Plus Apple and Microsoft are privately arguing that neither iMessage nor Bing are big or powerful enough to justify the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) restrictions. And can regular internet use stave off dementia?Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowIs Lenovo's Legion Go... A Go - DTNS 4596Are tech IPOs coming back into fashion? And for the first time a high-speed AI drone racer beats human world-champion racers. Plus Lenovo announces new products including a new handheld Windows gaming device and glasses that function as a monitor replacement.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Rob DeMillo, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowYouTube Traffic Signals Problems - DTNS 4595October 1st, Microsoft will be separating Teams from the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites in the European Economic Area and also Switzerland to head off antitrust regulators. Plus How is a YouTube invalid traffic bug causing problems for YouTubers. Tasia Custode from “AI Named This Show” explains. And the Philips Hue Line Gains Smart Cameras and Sensors.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Tasia Custode, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowWhere Am I Going to Put My 35 TB of Data? – DTNS 4590Apple was issued a patent for a digital stone. What exactly is a digital stone? And WB Discovery announced plans to launch CNN Max this Fall. Is this a redux of the aborted CNN Plus or something less ambitious?Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowDo Delivery Drones Dream of Electric Bees? - DTNS 4580Shannon gives up a wrap-up of all the big news from this year’s Black Hat security conference. We find out why urban drone delivery is not a regular thing yet. And Disney shares its subscriber numbers and new push to make its ad supported service available in more countries.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowThere is No Cloud, Only Zuul - DTNS 4575Warner Brothers Discovery announced quarter ending June 2023 earnings and has lost 1.8 million subscribers across all properties including Max, the newly combined HBOMax and Discovery+ streaming service. France’s AFP news agency is suing Elon Musk’s X platform, aka Twitter, because it isn’t negotiating payment for sharing AFP stories on Twitter. Wired’s Gregory Barber has an article up about the “Local-first” software movement. Local-first has become popular in the developer community, along with the slogan “There is no cloud. There is just someone else’s computer.”Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.2023-08-0330 min
Daily Tech News ShowMaking Money Now, Lose It in the Future - DTNS 4570What is the Calyx Institute and how can people benefit from its work to enable data security and digital privacy. Reuters reports that Tesla has been purposely exaggerating range estimates on its line-up of EVs at full charge. And Meta released its Q2 earnings results, with revenue up 11% YoY to $32B.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2731 min
Daily Tech News ShowDo Emojis Imply Intent? 👍️ or 👎️? - DTNS 4556Can you use a thumbs-up emoji to sign a contract in Canada? Maybe? We explain what went on and what is and isn’t affected. Plus Sega is withholding its big franchise IP from third-party blockchain gaming initiatives. And Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s sources say the retail launch for Apple’s Vision Pro headset may involve in-store appointments.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowTikTok Table Talk - DTNS 4524The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple restricted some of its employees from using generative models at work over concerns about leaks. Barclay’s financial strategists highlighted streaming services were a new source of pressure on the Japanese Yen. Grub Street’s Ezra Marcus has a story called “Cheesier, Saucier, and Drowning in Caviar How TikTok took over the menu.” Is TikTok changing the way restaurants approach presentation?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.2023-05-1931 min
A Word with Tom MerrittCode Switching - Robb DunewoodCode switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-0455 minA Word with Tom MerrittCode Switching - Robb DunewoodCode switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-0455 minA Word with Tom MerrittCode Switching - Robb DunewoodCode switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt.
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Daily Tech News ShowLucky is Bad Security Advice - DTNS 4504Humane, a startup founded by two ex-Apple employees, demoed a wearable personal assistant device that doesn’t need to pair with a smartphone. Proton, the Swiss company that created a secure private mail service called Proton Mail has announced a beta of password managers service called Proton Pass. And how are the costs of generative AI stacking for companies developing the technology?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowMicron Managing - DTNS 4479The US Federal Communications Commission finalized new rules that will reduce spam calls. The Metaverse may be getting a Second Life. And relieving the chip shortage will take more than just the US Congress providing monetary incentives to establish manufacturing in the country.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-03-1732 minDaily Tech News ShowMWC: Cellphones Make a Higher Connection - DTNS 4465Mobile World Congress 2023 starts today and we have all the big news from today’s show including new rollables from Lenovo and foldables from Honor, Samsung’s new chip for satellite phone, and new feature announcements from Google for Chrome, ChromeOS and Android.Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowApple: Hire Different - DTNS 4455How did Apple manage to avoid laying off staff while other big tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google let go thousands of employees? Cloudflare thinks it might have the solution to making Mastodon less complicated. And is 1Password’s goal of making its password manager secure by having a passkey only option really address the security issues?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Ac...2023-02-1031 minDaily Tech News ShowUnpacking Samsung Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4448We go over the highlights of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event including their new flagship phones. Plus we explain the updated changes in Netflix’s password sharing policy enforcement and the new features rolling out for premium Netflix subscribers.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowEV-erything at CES! - DTNS 4436CES 2023 was a major showcase for EVs. Bodie Grimm from the Kilowatt EV podcast is here with his favorites from this year’s show. Plus how conflict in Ukraine might spur the development and adoption of high-speed satellite based internet. And the US National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy raises concerns about the growing weight of EVs.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...2023-01-1333 minDaily Tech News ShowGoogle Calls A Code Red Over ChatGPT - DTNS 4421As the future of Twitter’s remains clouded Mastodon is benefitting with new users including some big players like Mozilla. But is the distributed social media platform capable of being scaled up and managed effectively? Plus is the future of vertical farming at risk from higher energy prices. The New York Times reports that Google issued a Code red over the rise of ChatGPT. Google CEO Sundar Pichai directed teams in Google’s research, trust, and safety division to assist in developing AI prototypes and products.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roge...2022-12-2231 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe Children Are The Metaverse - DTNS 4407The European Commission has ruled airlines can provide in-flight 5G technology on board planes. Kids are purportedly asking for virtual currencies instead of actual currencies as they spend increasingly more in online virtual economies. And why is smart home brand Eufy’s security cameras sending unencrypted images and streamed video to AWS servers when it sells itself as a data privacy minded alternative to Amazon’s offerings?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns...2022-12-0233 minDaily Tech News ShowThe Capital “T” Truth About Machine Learning – DTNS 4401As AI gets more sophisticated the scientists who’ve developed them are at a loss on how they exactly work. We ask data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy to explain what’s going on and what it says about the limitations of AI.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-11-2230 minDaily Tech News ShowJust Don't Call Them NFTs - DTNS 4390As demand for new chips slumps will the existing chip shortages turn into a chip glut? How did Reddit grow NFTs right as the broader market for NFTs dropped? And has the streaming service space reached saturation point?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowCan You Spell Metaverse Without VR? - DTNS 4375While Google gets heat for scrapping high-profile endeavors like Stadia, operations like Google Fiber are quietly bouncing back. The Information has new details on Apple’s alleged upcoming mixed-reality headset. And Wired’s Steven Levy asks if the Metaverse would work better without the VR.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Why is Doomscrolling bad for your health and how do you stop it? Patreon lets go of their entire security team. And what’s the deal with United’s eVTOL flying taxi service, Eve?
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Daily Tech News ShowDoomscrolling Will Make You Ill - DTNS 4351Why is Doomscrolling bad for your health and how do you stop it? Patreon lets go of their entire security team. And what’s the deal with United’s eVTOL flying taxi service, Eve?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Daily Tech News ShowBad UX or Bad Intentions, TikTok? - DTNS 4337We take a closer look at two zero-day vulnerabilities on the iOS that Apple recently patched, delve into the urban legend of Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” crashing laptop hard drives, and how well can the TikTok app track you?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-06-1732 minDaily Tech News ShowBack Up Culture - DTNS 4270What could you do if the government shutdown or severely restricted access? We expand our understanding of what computer vision is and the role machine learning has in advancing it. We explore the ways people could work around the blocks and get reconnected. How are people backing up Ukraine’s cultural heritage during Russia's assault against the country?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...2022-04-0130 minDaily Tech News ShowTurning Food Into Content - DTNS 4225Disney Plus announced its launching an ad-supported version of its service. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are working together on Interop 2022 which will “improve the experience of developing for the web in 15 key areas. And we look at several more ways the war in Ukraine is affecting the technology world, including chips and internet operations.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...2022-03-0432 minDaily Tech News ShowNvidia is Officially disARMed - DTNS 4208Softbank announced the deal with Nvidia to buy Arm is cancelled. Apple has officially announced a new Tap to Pay feature for iPhone. Popular comedian Leslie Jones tweets about the 2022 Olympics have been blocked and taken down causing her to give up tweeting about the Olympics.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-02-0832 minDaily Tech News ShowTLDR; Didn't Read the EULA - DTNS 4192A massive cyberattack hit Ukraine, impacting seventy government agencies and taking down websites for hours. Google is updating Chrome so the browser will begin relaying requests when public websites want to access endpoints inside the private network of the person visiting the site. The newly-public portions of a multi-state lawsuit against Google for antitrust behavior allege that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai approved the “Jedi Blue” deal in November 2018 that gave Facebook an advantage in Google’s online advertising auctions.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.2022-01-1433 minDaily Tech News ShowPredictions Results 2021 - DTNS 4182We evaluate and judge all the predictions we made at the end of 2020 on how the tech landscape would look and change in 2021Staring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson, Patrick Norton, Robb Dunewood, Lamarr WilsonLink to the Show Notes.No one should have to spend New Year's Eve alone. Every year, Ritual Misery presents the Diamond Club New Year's Eve Streamathon, 27 hours of raising money for sick kids through extra-life.org. This year, Sarah and Tom will be bringing in the New Year with a live...2021-12-3050 minDaily Tech News ShowIt's The Big Tech Quiz Of 2021! - DTNS 4178It’s our last live show for 2021! We’ll be joined by OG DTNS producer Jennie Josephson along with whomever drops by during the recording as we test ourselves to find out which news stories had the biggest impact on our memories.Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Jennie Josephson, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe, Robb Dunewood, Chris Ashley, Dan Campos, Patrick Norton, Nate LanxonLink to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-12-2336 minDaily Tech News ShowHDMI 2.1 or not 2 HDMI - DTNS 4171Dell shares more details on Concept Luna, its laptop with removable components. Why HDMI 2.1 doesn’t mean what you think it means. And Scientists discover that altering medical scans can fool human radiologists and algorithms into believing evidence cancer either was there when it wasn’t or vice versa.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-12-1431 minDaily Tech News ShowVirtual Realty is a Real Thing - DTNS 4161Twitter updated its privacy information policy preventing the sharing of personal information without consent including photos and videos part of its anti-doxxing rules. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority ordered Meta to sell Giphy. The Wall Street Journal reports on investment companies buying up digital “land” in virtual platforms that they hope may one day become the metaverse.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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The Sword and Laser#411 - Is Murderbot Art's Murderboo?The final book of the Expanse has been handed in for publication. Feelings of joy and sadness hit Tom. Plus, did Murderbot convert Robb Dunewood into a SciFi fan. Find out!2021-05-2036 minThe Sword and Laser#410 - My Kind of MurderbotWe have finalists in the Ignyte awards, Locus awards, some upcoming release dates for new Green Bone Saga stories and why Robb Dunewood has stopped worrying and learned to love the Murderbot.2021-05-0634 min
DTNS (Video) - unofficial w/ "behind-the-scenes" chatsDTNS 2583 – To Google Glass– and Beyond!
Google Glass is apparently now part of Project Aura which is not Project Ara and also not Google X. Confused? Robb Dunewood and Tom Merritt will attempt to clear it up for you. […]
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