Scott Johnson & Tom Merritt

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Daily Tech News ShowBluesky Scraper - DTNS 4905President of SCE Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, steps down from his 38 years. Scott shares his thoughts on Yoshida’s legacy. Plus OpenAI shuts down access to its video generative AI tool, Sora, after artists given early access released a version of the tool publicly alongside a statement decrying “being lured into ‘art washing’ to tell the world that Sora is a useful tool for artists”. And a Hugging Face machine learning librarian a dataset composed of one million Bluesky posts.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-11-2730 min

Daily Tech News ShowArt Tech - DTNS 4837Scott Johnson shares his experience on the best art apps you can get for your tablet.Starring Scott JohnsonYou can find Scott's work at https://www.frogpants.com or follow him at https://x.com/scottjohnson.2024-08-2123 min

Daily Tech News ShowFirst Take on the iPad Pro M4 - DTNS 4789X announced it’s making who likes which posts private so users can “like posts without getting attacked for doing so”. Plus Adobe is beta testing Wacom’s Yuify service, which allows artists to record ownership of their work on a blockchain. And Scott gives us a hands-on impression of Apple’s iPad Pro M4.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-06-1231 min

Daily Tech News ShowPros, Are These Pencils You're Looking for? - DTNS 4765Scott gives us an artist’s take on Apple’s latest iPad announcement. Plus Micron is shipping upgradable memory modules called LPCAMM2 which promises the convenience of user-upgradeability of traditional SODIMM with the power efficiency of solder on memory modules. And the US Department of Commerce confirmed to the Financial Times that it has revoked “certain” export licenses to Huawei.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-05-0828 min

Daily Tech News ShowChatGDPR - DTNS 4758Default guessable usernames and passwords on IoT devices are now banned in the UK. Noyb, a European privacy rights group, has filed a complaint against OpenAI for violating the GDPR. And we share tips on how to travel with tech you need for an event. Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Brian Ibbott, Amos, Roger ChangShow notes here:Quick Hits:https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/ipados-dma/https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/28/24143526/apple-oled-ipad-pro-11-13-inch-m4-ai-tablethttps://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/report-apple-and-openai-reopen-iphone-ai-talks/https://wccftech.com/apple-vision-pro-successor-not-expected-until-end-of-2026/2024-04-2929 min

Daily Tech News ShowUS Chips is a Thing - DTNS 4757Is the Chips Act a success? The author of "Chip War", Chris Miller, believes it and we go over his reasons for his belief. Plus Engadget's Sam Rutherford argues that it doesn't matter if Apple only sold 400,000 Vision Pros. It's still making money. And we go over Alphabet's earnings.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the show notes here:Quick Hits:https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/25/snap-snap-q1-2024-earnings-.htmlhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/4/25/24139988/microsoft-q3-2024-earnings-revenue-profits-windows-xbox-gaming-surfacehttps://9to5...2024-04-2634 min

Daily Tech News ShowEpic Apple Bingo! - DTNS 4720Scott goes over all the games revealed at Xbox’s partner showcase. Plus, Apple terminated Epic’s developer account thwarting its plans to bring a third-party App Store to iOS in Europe. What happens next? And OpenAI published an open letter Tuesday in response to Elon Musk’s legal claims that OpenAI reneged in its non-profit mission to help humanity. Is this just drama or is something else afoot?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.2024-03-0632 min

Daily Tech News ShowBig Blizzard Restructuring - DTNS 4696Blizzard gets a new president, Johanna Faries. Scott explains what her appointment means in a newly merged Microsoft Activision Blizzard company. Plus Universal Music Group, says negotiations have broken down with TikTok over royalties. And US lawmakers grill social media CEOs over the use of their platforms for facilitating child sexual abuse online.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2024-01-3131 min

Daily Tech News ShowFanboy Freakout! - DTNS 4669Why are big name game developers like Insomniac targets of ransomware attacks? Scott Johnson shares his thoughts. Plus Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially December 29th. Who will Microsoft find to replace him? And Amazon may be setting itself up to get baseball streaming rights in the messiest way possible. We explain.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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...2023-12-2029 min

Daily Tech News ShowRelease Any GTA and They Will Come - DTNS 4659Why are AAA games like GTA 6 ported to PC well after their release on game consoles? Scott explains. Plus Twitch will stop operations in South Korea starting February 27, 2024, due to high costs there. And Google launches its new Large Language Model Gemini which comes in three flavors; Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, and Gemini Nano.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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...2023-12-0631 min

Daily Tech News ShowNew CEO! Same as the Old CEO - DTNS 4651Sam Altman is returning as OpenAI CEO. We explained what happened. And Spotify announced three major changes to how it pays royalties to musicians. Plus we explain everything you need to know about "The Strange $55 Million Saga of a Netflix Series You’ll Never See." Labels will be charged a fee when “flagrant” streaming fraud is detected. Seems reasonable.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast...2023-11-2231 min

Daily Tech News ShowClippy is My Copilot - DTNS 4646We go over all the big announcements from this year’s Microsoft Ignite event. Plus a study in the Psychological Science Monday explores how convincing generated images were especially ones of white individuals. And a study in Science showed that an AI meteorology model from Google DeepMind called GraphCasts made better forecasts using traditional models.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...2023-11-1531 min

Daily Tech News ShowWill Bungie Bounce Back? - DTNS 4637Sony-owned Bungie laid off around 100 people. What does it mean for the Destiny game and what does it say about the health of the industry? And YouTube has launched its ad-blocker prevention efforts worldwide. Plus which types of searches generated the most ad revenue for Google?Starring Tom Merritt. Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-11-0131 min

Daily Tech News ShowThat Fork is Doing the Weird Finger Thing - DTNS 4632Sony plans on shipping its PS5 slim in both an optical disc drive and without one. What’s the logic behind this decision and does it really matter? Plus, Amazon is beta testing AI image generation tools for its advertisers that offer an easy way for those advertisers to create backgrounds or scenes. And Qualcomm details its new chip lines, as it faces increased competition from in-house designs like Apple’s M1.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at http...2023-10-2531 min

Daily Tech News ShowA Legit Spam Deterrent? – DTNS 4627X has begun testing a $1 per year charge in NZ and the Philippines it’s calling “Not A Bot” that lets new users view posts and follow accounts for free, but must pay the subscription fee to do anything else. YouTube announced changes to its interface and creator tools that will roll out over the next few weeks. Xbox’s Phil Spencer confirmed Wednesday that Activision Blizzard games won’t be coming to Xbox Game Pass until at least 2024.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes....2023-10-1829 min

Daily Tech News ShowCrossing over to the Quest 3 XR – DTNS 4613 ExtendedWhat role does AI and streaming play in the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers agreement. We explain FTC’s latest efforts to challenge the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger. And Meta unveils the Quest 3 headset.Killer Sloths and Tacos - GDI 4613 starts at 30:39CNN launched CNN Max in beta. Does this excite you? How much live news do you watch? Where do you think Max is trying to be? Does HBO still stand for prestige? So much confusion. So many contracts and agreements can be overwhelming. Cable co...2023-09-271h 01

Daily Tech News ShowSuch Amazon! Much Large Language Model! – DTNS 4608Amazon held its “Devices and Services” this Wednesday. We go through all the big things they announced and what we think about them. Plus OpenAI announced version 3 of its image generator, DALL-E. It understands context better and integrates with ChatGPT. So for example, you can tell ChatGPT to write a prompt for Dall-E 3.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-09-2032 min

Daily Tech News ShowWake Your PS5 for $200 - DTNS 4589Sony has unveiled the PlayStation Portal, a handheld game streaming device. The Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO has made India the first country to land on the south pole of the moon. And why is LinkedIn now the place for people to post updates on?Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-08-2331 min

Daily Tech News ShowNetflix Puts the Controller Before the Game - DTNS 4579YouTube announced Tuesday that users who disable watch history will no longer see recommendations on the home page. Netflix is doubling down on its gaming offering, including an app to let subscribers play games on their TV. And China continues its clampdown on children’s online time.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-08-0930 min

Daily Tech News ShowAmazon Fresh Tries Not to Drop the Bag - DTNS 4574Meta released a tool for AI music generation called AudioCraft, under an MIT open source license. Early results from an ongoing Swedish trial of more than 80,000 women undergoing mammograms show that AI is able to accurately detect 20% more breast cancers from mammograms than traditional screening by radiologists. And Amazon is trialing their grocery delivery from Amazon Fresh to customers without a Prime subscription in a dozen US cities.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com...2023-08-0229 min

Daily Tech News ShowHumans Stealing NPC Jobs - DTNS 4564Why are TikTokers acting like NPCs in a video game? Netflix has removed the basic plan in the U.S. and the U.K. And we have the latest on the soap-opera that is the Microsoft-Activision acquisition.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-07-1932 min

Daily Tech News ShowRoblox Roadblocks - DTNS 4559The Video Game History Foundation and Software Preservation Network claim that 87% of classic video games (that means games released before 2010) in the US are “critically endangered”. What’s being done to preserve these games? Meta announced that open beta for Roblox on the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets will launch in the “coming weeks.” Reuters reports that industry sources say Huawei has designed its own 5G chips and is working with China’s SMIC to produce them. SMIC’s N+1 process can make chips with the equivalent performance of 7 nanometer processes.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, J...2023-07-1231 min

Daily Tech News ShowStitcher Sirius-ly Shutdown - DTNS 4550SiriusXm is shutting down Stitcher. Users have until August 29th to move to a new podcast listening platform. Business Insider reports that Google recently killed an augmented reality project internally known as "Iris" after several years of work. And Major League Baseball partnered with the biomechanics company Uplift Labs on a system to evaluate prospects using two iPhones and an AI model.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted...2023-06-2828 min

Daily Tech News ShowDark Patterns in Amazon Prime? - DTNS 4545The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the company violated rules by using so-called dark patterns. Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson announced the company will restructure its studios, citing an effort to “empower our creative teams.” And is the metaverse taking off outside of North America? RestofWorld reports that Indonesia’s tvOne broadcast channels have been using a digital reporter called Nadira.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.2023-06-2131 min

Daily Tech News ShowAI Dangers Remain Unknown - DTNS 4541The European Union’s European Parliament passed a draft law known as the AI Act. This year’s Reuters Institute Digital News Report shows that when it comes to news content, more than ever is being consumed through platforms… such as TikTok… over “legacy” media like newspapers and television. Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest took place last week and set records, so it’s no surprise that the fest officially announced that it will return in June 2024.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a membe...2023-06-1431 min

Daily Tech News ShowApple’s Game Tool is Very Metal – DTNS 4536Automattic launched an AI assistant for WordPress, which integrates easily with all Jetpack-powered sites. Scientists at the University of Cambridge used a publicly available neural network to generate a model to train a computer to cook by watching videos of people cooking. Apple announced a new tool called Game Porting Toolkit that translates DirectX 12 GPU calls to Metal 3 allowing developers to see how well their games run on MacOS before they decide to port it over.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. ...2023-06-0730 min

Daily Tech News ShowCooking Up Language Learning - DTNS 4531Twitter plans on expanding its Community Notes feature where volunteer contributors can add context to posts in order to combat misinformation. If the notes are voted as helpful, they show up for all Twitter users. Language learning app Memrise is launching a Discord integration for its Membot and website. At Computex, Nvidia showed off the ability to talk in natural language to NPCs via its Avatar Cloud Engine, or ACE for Games. Is it something game devs will be looking into or is it just a fancy tech demo?Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Scott Johnson...2023-05-3130 min

Daily Tech News ShowDial Up Still Exists - DTNS 4527We pour over Sony PlayStation’s pre-summer announcements, checkout all the new features in Microsoft’s PowerToy release including running up to four PCs with just a single keyboard and mouse, and we go over the latest news tidbits from Microsoft’s Build event.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-05-2430 min

Daily Tech News ShowAre We Comfortably Numb With Data Breaches? - DTNS 4512We look at a new LLM training technique called semantic decoder where data from scans of a person’s brain activity are fed into the model. As T-Mobile suffers another data breach involving hundreds of customer’s information including social security numbers, pin codes and address we ask why isn’t T-Mobile’s reputation taking a long lasting hit? And Google accounts now support passkeys to replace password and 2FA logins.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.aca...2023-05-0332 min

Daily Tech News ShowGamers Get Old Too - DTNS 4505Canadian musician Grimes Tweeted she would split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that used her voice. Is this a sign musicians see generative AI differently that their labels? How is BeReal responding to waning interest in the platform? And with AARP statistics reporting at least 45% of people over the age of 50 still regularly play video games we ask if older gamers are being overlooked?Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Scott Johnson, Brian Ibbott, Roger Chang, Joe, AmosView the show notes here. Become a member at https://plus.acast...2023-04-2431 min

Daily Tech News ShowCall Of AI: Garden Warfare - DTNS 4502Canadian startup Precision AI has developed an AI crop-spraying drone that can reduce herbicide use by up to 90%. And we look at the big stories coming out of Netflix’s earnings report Tuesday including subscriber growth, password sharing crackdown, and technical issues that stopped the live streaming of Love Is Blind.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-04-1930 min

Daily Tech News ShowJust... Max - DTNS 4497Warner Media has changed the name of its HBO Max service to just “Max” with details on news and sports on the service to be announced in a few months time. Game developers in China are using generative AI to create background landscapes more easily. And Stanford University scientists create a Sims-like virtual world RPG with the player characters controlled by the ChatGPT API.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe, AmosLink to show notes here. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. 2023-04-1231 min

Daily Tech News ShowNintendo is Nintendo for a Reason - DTNS 4492Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming’s sources say Sony began development on a new PlayStation Handheld codenamed the Q Lite. Is Sony planning a new handheld and is it a strategy that will work better than the Vita? Is Meta’s release of research into computer vision segmentation a play for a future use as an ad delivery model? And Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto signals the company is pulling its Mario franchise away from mobile. Does the company’s existing vision still work in a multi-platform market?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe....2023-04-0530 min

Daily Tech News ShowWoolly Meatballs Are Not for Dinner (Yet) - DTNS 4487Is ByteDance’s Lemon8 a template for a way forward for the company if TikTok is banned in the US? After Ubisoft announced it wouldn’t be attending this year’s E3 and with Sega and Tencent also being no shows, does the tradeshow still have a future? The Future of Life Institute published an open letter asking for a pause in training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Will Smith, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.a...2023-03-2930 min

Daily Tech News ShowBally's Bankruptcy Banishes Blackouts? - DTNS 4477OpenAI’s announcement of GPT-4 has created a stir as company’s announce their integration of the AI tool into their services. Drone delivery service Zipline unveiled its latest delivery platform that’s faster and more precise. Bally Sports net TV channels filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. How will this impact the OTT sports viewing?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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 inform...2023-03-1531 min

Daily Tech News ShowHas DuckDuckGo Quacked the AI Code? - DTNS 4472DuckDuckGo is Bringing AI to its search tool but will use a different approach than the one used by Bing. In a Conversation post Associate Professor, Barbara Ribeiro, argues AI will increase the amount of work people will need to do, not reduce it. And the indie mini-game console, the Playdate, is going up in price.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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...2023-03-0831 min

Daily Tech News ShowSony is in the Corner With Their Arms Folded – DTNS 4462We have the latest on Microsoft's allay concerns over its attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard by expanding its 10-year deal to publish Call of Duty franchise on other platforms. Google is rolling out a new radio feature on YouTube Music letting users select artists on their "stations". And Spotify launches a DJ feature in beta, that curates music with automatically generated spoken commentary about the tracks and artists powered by OpenAI. Plus we breakdown the latest on SCOTUS hearings on cases that could affect Section 230.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, and Roger Chang.2023-02-2230 min

Daily Tech News ShowVideo Game Subscription Roundtable - DTNS SpecialWe talk to Scott Johnson, Trisha Hershberger, and Max Scoville about games as a subscription service. Does it work well, is it a legitimate alternative to buying games for serious gamers, how do the different services compare to each other, and will this be how we access games in the future? Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Trisha Hershberger, Max ScovilleShow notes are here! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-02-1144 min

Daily Tech News ShowIs Game Pass Worth It? - DTNS 4453their version of the ChatGPT Large Language Model. We explain the latest regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Blizzard Activision from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. And Scott details his experience with the Xbox Game Pass service.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-02-0832 min

Daily 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-02-0131 min

Daily Tech News ShowStare Into My Eyes While I Read This - DTNS 44439to5’s reviewer noticed that the M2 MacBook Pro’s storage is slower than that in the M1 version it replaces. We breakdown all the big news from Xbox/Bethesda’s first Developer Direct event. And Nvidia Broadcast has a new update appropriately called “Eye Contact” that puts virtual eyes on video hosts so it always looks like they’re looking at the camera. Creepy?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Ho...2023-01-2529 min

Daily Tech News ShowHomePod Hanging by a Thread - DTNS 4438TikTok rolls out a ‘state-controlled media’ label that will identify accounts whose content is subject to state influence. Apple announces a second-gen HomePod speaker and Bloomberg Marc Gurman uncovers more details about Apple’s mix reality headset. Plus Mozilla has found a way to keep ad-blockers working within the controversial Manifest V3 or MV3, browser extensions standard.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...2023-01-1830 min

Daily Tech News ShowLow Twitter Disinformation Effect - DTNS 4434We explain what exactly caused the FAA to temporarily ground flights across the US. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is now available for Netflix subscribers on Mobile platforms. And we unpack a recently published study in Nature which concluded disinformation campaigns on Twitter in 2016 had little to no effect.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2023-01-1130 min

Daily Tech News ShowYou Can't Spell 'NFL' Without Alphabet - DTNS 4420a show with her daughter’s girl scout troop and has her removed because her firm is in a legal case with the venue. Problem with the technology or implementation of the technology? NFL Sunday Ticket is going to YouTube. Who’s the real winner here? And will sharing passwords be akin to pirating content in the eyes of UK law enforcement?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acas...2022-12-2130 min

A Word with Tom MerrittDad - Scott JohnsonScott Johnson talks about what he thinks makes a good Dad, how he tried to be that and what he learned from his Dad.Featuring Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson.https://www.frogpants.comTwitter Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-12-1650 min

A Word with Tom MerrittDad - Scott JohnsonScott Johnson talks about what he thinks makes a good Dad, how he tried to be that and what he learned from his Dad.Featuring Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson.https://www.frogpants.comTwitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-12-1650 min

Daily Tech News ShowBuilding a New PC, What to Pick? - DTNS 4415PC tester Will Smith is here to explain the upgrades in his latest PC build including what he chose for a GPU. Hybrid work has been touted as the normal. But is the hybrid work experience the same for everyone involved?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Will Smith, 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.2022-12-1431 min

Daily Tech News ShowAre Super Apps A Good Idea? - DTNS 4410Having problems finding a gift for that one person because you don’t know what to get them? KTLA’s Rich DeMuro is here with a list of tech gifts sure to please the recipient. Plus Microsoft announces a deal with Nintendo and Valve to make Call of Duty available for the Switch and Steam for ten years. And The Information’s reports Microsoft wants to develop a new “super app” that would combine shopping, messaging, web search, games and news feeds.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Rich DeMuro, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to...2022-12-0729 min

Daily Tech News ShowYou Don't Need to Be Big, Like Twitter, to Survive - DTNS 4405We check out the reviews for the Amazon Scribe and Sarah compares it to her experience with the Remarkable2. Plus Big Jim gives us the details on what’s keeping solar panels and other electronic goods from China delayed at US ports. And Elon’s recent moves at Twitter have people reconsidering their social media options.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, James Thatcher, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2022-11-3030 min

Daily Tech News ShowLayoff, Rinse, Repeat - DTNS 4402Recent tech layoffs have made big news in recent weeks. But what’s behind the layoff moves and what can workers expect to find as they look for new work? Plus GPU shipments fell 25.1% in Q3 compared to last year. What’s behind the drop? And Meta announced Cicero, an AI that they say can achieve human-level performance in the strategic board game Diplomacy.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Megan Morrone, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. 2022-11-2333 min

Daily Tech News ShowNew Graphics Cards? Wait and See - DTNS 4393AMD’s RDNA 3 powered Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT hit the shelves next month. Are they worth waiting for and should you even consider them? Plus Meta is laying off 13% of its workforce or about 11,000 people. Is this a sign of a bigger issue at the social media giant? And Security researchers found evidence that several of Apple’s first-party apps seem to report data even with iPhone analytics turned off.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Will Smith, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at h...2022-11-0930 min

Daily Tech News ShowIs There A Visual Search Trend? - DTNS 4388Sony announces release dates, pricing and full feature set for the PSVR2. Plus Google just put a Lens button to the google.com homepage in the search bar. And we have all the news from Google’s AI event.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-11-0230 min

Daily Tech News ShowNetflix Ventures Into Cloudy Gaming Market - DTNS 4378A partly redacted version of a Microsoft filing in the UK says it wants to build an Xbox mobile game store. What would that look like and is this part of its wider cloud gaming plans? Apple has a solution to the compatibility issue between the 10th generation iPad and 1st generation Apple Pencil. And with its reported increase in subscriptions is Netflix doing better than previous forecasts have suggested?Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com...2022-10-1931 min

Daily Tech News ShowAll the Eye Candy Your 4090 Can Chew - DTNS 4373We go over all the announcements from Microsoft’ Surface event. Roku announced eight new smart home devices. Lights, cameras, doorbells, and plugs that you can control from the Roku OS. And we share our value rating on Nvidia’s ginormous new RTX 4090 GPU.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-10-1232 min

Daily Tech News Show3D Printing, Fast But Not Furious - DTNS 4369Stanford University scientists work on producing a faster method of 3D printing objects. Plus Facebook is adding “show more” and “show less” buttons below posts in a user’s news feed while it works out how to maintain its user base and relevancy. And we fill you in on the latest news on Elon Musk’s bid to acquire Twitter.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...2022-10-0531 min

Daily Tech News ShowAll Of Amazon's New Stuff - DTNS 4364We sift through and analyze all of today’s product announcements from Amazon including a new version of the Kindle that you can write on called Scribe. Character.AI opened a public beta letting visitors create a chat bot based on any character they choose. And we look back at the origins of the humble electric button.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...2022-09-2830 min

Daily Tech News ShowGetty Doesn't Get AI - DTNS 4359Google has begun rolling out “Results about you” a feature that lets you remove details about yourself from Google’s search results. The US NTSB has called for alcohol detection systems in cars to prevent impaired driving. Getty Images told The Verge it no longer lets users upload and sell illustrations generated using text-to-image services like DALL-E or Midjourney.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...2022-09-2131 min

Daily Tech News ShowWhat the Ethereum Merge Means – DTNS 4354 Sony gives journalists some hands-on time with their upcoming next-gen VR headset the PSVR2. A study reveals people are more willing to lie to others when using a laptop vs a smartphone. On September 15th at around 1 AM Eastern time, the Ethereum blockchain will experience “The Merge” where it will switch from proof of work to proof of stake. Why does it matter and will holders of Ethereum notice? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Mu...2022-09-1400 min

Daily Tech News ShowWhat the Ethereum Merge Means - DTNS 4354Sony gives journalists some hands-on time with their upcoming next-gen VR headset the PSVR2. A study reveals people are more willing to lie to others when using a laptop vs a smartphone. On September 15th at around 1 AM Eastern time, the Ethereum blockchain will experience “The Merge” where it will switch from proof of work to proof of stake. Why does it matter and will holders of Ethereum notice?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com...2022-09-1433 min

Daily Tech News ShowDanger! Danger! iPhone Users! – DTNS 4349 Apple Sept 2022 Event has announced new Apple Watches, AirPods and the iPhone 14. We break down all the new products and share our thoughts on what we think of them. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org Follow us on Twitter Instgram YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. A special thanks...2022-09-0700 min

Daily Tech News ShowDanger! Danger! iPhone Users! - DTNS 4349Apple Sept 2022 Event has announced new Apple Watches, AirPods and the iPhone 14. We break down all the new products and share our thoughts on what we think of them.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Terrance Gaines, Nica Montford, 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.2022-09-0734 min

Daily Tech News ShowAlexa, This Isn't Any Easier - DTNS 4340Will gamers warm to Amazon’s Alexa Game Control; an interface which lets gamers use voice commands to perform in-game actions? Can a UCLA developed smart camera that captures only images you tell it capture in the device be key privacy technology in the future? And we take a look at the latest product announcements from Fitbit.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...2022-08-2431 min

Daily Tech News ShowFaceTok – DTNS 4335The UK’s Office of Communications reports, young adults spend more time watching TikTok than broadcast television. We examine how well Netflix’s gaming push is working out, and we check out the story of Nathan Copeland who has spent the past 7 plus years with a brain computer interface, the longest on record.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-08-1731 min

Daily Tech News ShowNon-Fungible Textbook - DTNS 4330Andy Bird the CEO of textbook publisher Pearson believes NFTs could help the company add revenue from the resale of digital textbooks. How the fall of the DSLR is emblematic of a broader shift in the digital photography industry. And NPD Group estimates that spending on video games fell $1.78 billion last quarter, down 13% on the year.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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...2022-08-0331 min

Daily Tech News ShowBroadcasting Gets Broader - DTNS 4319Will Smith, formerly of Tested.com, is here to explain how technology has democratized broadcasting. Plus are younger cohorts skipping Google Maps and using TikTok instead when it comes to picking places to eat lunch? And we’ve got updates on the IoT connectivity protocol Thread used by the IoT Matter standard.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Will Smith, 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...2022-07-1934 min

Daily Tech News ShowElon's Millions: Buying Twitter - DTNS 4315Will Elon’s decision to pull-out of the deal to acquire Twitter mean the two next face each other in court? Are smart thermostats bad for the power grid? And the NY Times reports that Jony Ive’s LoveFrom design firm and Apple have parted ways.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-07-1333 min

Daily Tech News ShowDeep Into The Particle Zoo - DTNS 4310On Tuesday July 5th, CERN restarted its Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator. We explore the new experiments researchers used the particle accelerator for and the results they got. Plus are we headed towards a cryptopocalypse? Advances in quantum computing power have made decryption of previously complex algorithms faster to solve with brute force processing. The NIST has been warning of this day and has out recommendations for quantum resistant encryption.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member...2022-07-0629 min

Daily Tech News ShowWhen You Have Ships, Expect Pirates – DTNS 4306Snap is now offering a $3.99 a month subscription called Snapchat Plus, with exclusive and early access features. Startup, Oonee, is developing a kit for modular parking pods that can securely store 8 to 80 bicycles at a time. Security experts raise warnings over potential malware aboard container ship systems potentially affecting control of the ship.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-06-2931 min

Daily Tech News ShowIt's a Brave New Search World - DTNS 4301Ikea has a new smartphone app that lets you scan and then delete objects in your living rooms to see how their furniture might work in your place. Twitter partnered with Shopify to launch a sales channel app for all US merchants. The people behind the Brave browser have moved their Brave search engine out of beta and we see how well it works.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. 2022-06-2230 min

Daily Tech News ShowTrained By The Internet - DTNS 4297Google adds a new tool to help YouTube creators fix mistakes and divulges the number of monthly watchers for YouTube Shorts. Steam is coming to the Nreal Light and Air mixed-reality glasses. Plus we explain what DALL-E Mini an AI based tool that generates an image based on user prompts.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-06-1530 min

Daily Tech News ShowAnd The Password Is, FIDO – DTNS 4292E3 plans on in-person attendance in 2023 but has that ship already sailed for E3? Plus Microsoft is restructuring its Mixed Reality Group as the landscape for mixed reality glasses continues to shift, and Apple's Passkeys points to a passwordless future. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, JoeLink to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-06-0831 min

Daily Tech News ShowAFAY (Away From Answering You) - DTNS 4287Tweetdeck’s fate is sealed, Android has spawned a whole new OS, and could notifications use a bi-directional “away” mode?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-06-0129 min

Daily Tech News ShowN-Theft-T - DTNS 4283A researcher discovers DuckDuckGo’s mobile browser does not block advertising requests from Microsoft scripts on non-Microsoft properties. Seth Green's new show launch is thrown into disarray when a NFT that stars in it was swindle from him in a phishing scheme. And Dyson makes a recruiting ad that shows glimpses of robots doing household chores.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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 fo...2022-05-2531 min

Daily Tech News ShowNot So Stablecoins - DTNS 4278MIT researchers develop a way to desalinate seawater into potable water without expensive pumps or filtration systems. We take a look at Acer’s latest OLED offerings. And we explain the stable crash coin and the impact it has on other cryptocurrencies.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-05-1830 min

Daily Tech News ShowGoogle I/O Gets Real- DTNS 4273We examine and discuss all the developments announced at this year’s Google I/O.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Nicole Lee, 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.2022-05-1137 min

Daily Tech News ShowSoundCloud Picks The Hits - DTNS 4268SoundCloud has acquired Musiio, an audio AI company that can “listen” to new music and identify what makes a hit a hit. GM is partnering with a company called Inrix to collect data from vehicles for US transportation officials to analyze. Protocol has an interview with Beena Ammanath, executive director of the Global Deloitte AI Institute and head of Trustworthy AI and Ethical Tech who has thoughts about bias in AI development.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus...2022-05-0431 min

Daily Tech News ShowCranking Out Retro Games - DTNS 4258Netflix reports it lost 200,000 subscribers in Q4 of 2021 falling and expects to lose another 2 million this quarter. What’s behind the falling subscribership? Researchers work on a way to generate electricity from solar panels at night. And we examine the buzz around the PlayDate hand-cranked black and white handheld retro-game console.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-04-2032 min

Daily Tech News ShowBig Deep Learning Hug- DTNS 4253We get more clarity on what Meta’s take will be on digital assets sold on its Horizon Worlds VR platform. Could electrically conductive polymer batteries” be the battery breakthrough industry has been looking for? And we explain Foundation Models and their role in developing the next generation of AI.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-04-1331 min

Daily Tech News ShowThe 3D Printing Cycle - DTNS 4248Why are TikTok songs so earwormy, how can 3D printing help Sub-Saharan Africa economies leapfrog into manufacturing, and is Twitter planning an edit feature?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-04-0629 min

Daily Tech News ShowDriverless Taxis Are Everywhere - DTNS 4238Arizona became the first US state to support driver’s licenses and state IDs in the Apple Watch and iPhone Wallet app. The Next Web posts a write-up on where in the world you can catch an autonomous taxi. And Sony announced a Variable Refresh Rate feature for the PS5 in the “coming months.”Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-03-2332 min

Daily Tech News ShowBilling Me Softly– DTNS 4233NFTs are coming to Instagram, says Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, how will a fresh outbreak in China affect the tech supply chain, and we look at the role cryptocurrencies are playing in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-launch-in-depth-probe-into-nortonlifelocks-86-bln-deal-with-avast-2022-03-16/https://www.axios.com/slack-disconnecting-russia-customers-bbac4f2b-37cf-47a9-bfff-66c41337e47f.htmlhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-ceo-apologises-for-galaxy-s22-app-throttling-controversy/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 2022-03-1632 min

Daily Tech News ShowComparing Apples To Apples – DTNS 4232AMD announces new processors, a Parisian electric scooter has come up with a different business model and Allison Sheridan explains why she thinks buying a Mac is about to get more complicated.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22978889/arm-nvidia-deal-job-cuts?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-directstorage-windows-pc-113503431.htmlhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22979251/microsoft-file-explorer-ads-windows-11-testinghttps://www.engadget.com/samsung-one-ui-4-1-galaxy-s21-s20-z-fold-flip-3...2022-03-1531 min

Daily Tech News ShowBandcamp is Epic! But Why? – DTNS 4223We look at how the Ukrainian tech startup scene is faring in during Russia’s invasion, Epic Games agrees to acquire Bandcamp, and scientists want to bring back the Tasmanian Tiger, a carnivorous marsupial that went extinct in the early 1900s.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-03-0232 min

Daily Tech News ShowNintendoesn't Preserve - DTNS 4218Nintendo has caused an uproar amongst video gaming fans with the removal of key 3DS and DS titles from the eShop. Many fear that the ability to access older titles will be limited and even extinguished as Nintendo actively prevents its oldest titles from going into the public domain.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-02-2332 min

Daily Tech News ShowThe Openseas Are Choppy - DTNS 4214Cinemarket is launching Cineverse, a start-up that will enable filmmakers, distributors and producers to market films directly using blockchain and NFT tech. To combat sexual harassment issues is making several changes to its AltSpace VR app. Will these affect the changes necessary to cut down on harassment? And we examine if NFT counterfeiting really is an issue.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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...2022-02-1630 min

Daily Tech News ShowNote Inside - DTNS 4209We cover all the big announcements from this year’s Samsung Unpacked event, examine Microsoft president Brad Smith’s comments about the pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and parse out news from Bloomberg regarding Apple’s rOS.Starring Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Nicole Ackermans, Roger Chang, JoeLink to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-02-0931 min

Daily Tech News ShowConsole Wars Are SO 2021! - DTNS 4204Sony’s purchase of Bungie has raises the questions about the company’s future gaming plans and more importantly what it means for video gamers when it comes to exclusives and access.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-02-0232 min

Daily Tech News ShowNFTeased for Fun and Profit - GDI 4199Is Sony’s Gaming Business In Trouble? – DTNS 4199 starts at 13:43Microsoft earnings are in and we dissect the numbers to see what’s going on with the Redmond company’s operations. Plus Microsoft will launch its public preview of Android Apps for Windows 11 next month and analysts predict the ways Sony’s gaming business could find itself out in the cold.DTNS 4199 ends at 44:14NFTeased for Fun and Profit - GDI 4199Scott has strong thoughts on NFT’s. Should Scott have to buy his own art that was minted b...2022-01-261h 07

Daily Tech News ShowIs Sony’s Gaming Business In Trouble? – DTNS 4199Microsoft earnings are in and we dissect the numbers to see what’s going on with the Redmond company’s operations. Plus Microsoft will launch its public preview of Android Apps for Windows 11 next month and analysts predict the ways Sony’s gaming business could find itself out in the cold.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-01-2630 min

Daily Tech News ShowCloud, Community, & Content - DTNS 4194What does Microsoft hope to gain from the buyout of Activision Blizzard and what does it mean for the videogaming industry? Plus does Microsoft see the Exynos 2200 chip as a threat to the Xbox?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-01-1932 min

Daily Tech News ShowWardle's Wordle - DTNS 4190We discuss what exactly happened to the Samsung event where journalists expected the company to unveil the latest Exynos processor. T-Mobile clarifies technical issues regarding Apple's Private Relay feature in the iPhone. And we dissect the TechCrunch interview with Wordle creator Josh Wardle. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2022-01-1232 min

Daily Tech News ShowThe Carmeleon Car - DTNS 4185We continue our CES 2022 coverage with a look at Sony’s latest VR and automotive ambitions, the latest device announcements for Amazon’s Sidewalk and Matter IoT smart home network, plus laptops, displays, EVs and more.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Nate Lanxon, 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.2022-01-0544 min

Daily 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 min

Daily Tech News Show#Log4Holidays - DTNS 4177We have the latest news on the The Log4J vulnerability. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether 580,000 Tesla drivers playing video games on the car’s touchscreen while the car is in motion is a distraction. LG announced the 27-inch DualUp monitor, with a unique 16:18 aspect ratio.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, 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.2021-12-2231 min