Daily Tech News Show

By Tom Merritt

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Remotely Possible - DTNS 4656

12.01.2023

Ever since Open AI announced GPTs, chat agents that developers can use on their platforms developers have made a lot of these. Tristan Jutras takes through some of the more outlandish examples of people flexing their creative GPT muscles. Plus, ...

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12.01.2023 Remotely Possible - DTNS 4656 Ever since Open AI announced GPTs, chat agents that developers can use on their platforms developers have made a lot of these. Tristan Jutras takes through some of the more outlandish examples of people flexing their creative GPT muscles. Plus, ...
11.30.2023 Bigger Spool of Thread? - DTNS 4655 Google rolls out system updates for Android, Wear OS and Google TV devices. What features and functionality do they add? Plus as Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, plans a European Union launch in December is it becoming a viable alternative to ...
11.29.2023 What is Microsoft Syncing? - DTNS 4654 The WSJ says Apple is looking to end its relationship with Goldman Sachs that it currently uses to support several financial products including Apple Card. Plus Is the new Microsoft Outlook a potential privacy risk? And Unity is cutting jobs ...
11.28.2023 Will My Hand Be Stolen? - DTNS 4653 Winter driving is no fun but a little planning can go a long way to making it more safe and less stressful. Patrick Norton is here to tell us how. Plus we go over all the big announcements from AWS’s ...
11.27.2023 There's No Back Row in Zoom - DTNS 4652 Dayton, Ohio police are warning parents to disable the "Bringing Devices Together" setting in AirDrop for children. And Research from the Graz University of Technology, Austria suggests that Zoom fatigue is real. Plus we go over leaks for Samsung's upcoming ...
11.24.2023 Nvidia Delays Its Next Gen H20 AI Chip Until Q1 - DTH Nvidia delays is H20 AI developed specifically for China until Q1 2024, Pixel 8 owners report circular bumps under the screen, and Nearly 8.5 million Welltok user's patient data exposed in MoveIt breach. Link to Show Notes Become a member ...
11.23.2023 Broadcom Acquires VMware for $61 Billion - DTH Broadcom completes its $61 billion acquisition of VMware, Cruise plans to resume operations in one U.S. city, and OpenAI and Microsoft are being sued by non-fiction writers… Link to Show Notes Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns. Hosted on Acast. See ...
11.22.2023 New CEO! Same as the Old CEO - DTNS 4651 Sam 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 ...
11.21.2023 Best Home Theater Gift Ideas - DTNS 4650 Home Theater expert Robert Heron is here with the perfect home theater gift buying recommendations in time for the holiday season. Plus Nothing Chats and Sunbird the app developers that boasted they could access the iMessage protocol to give Android ...
11.20.2023 Game of OpenAI Thrones - DTNS 4649 GM’s robotaxi startup Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt announced his resignation. And We go into the details behind OpenAI’s board firing of CEO Sam Altman. Starring Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. Become ...
11.17.2023 Wait, It Has a Pretend Transmission? - DTNS 4648 EV’s might be the future of personal automobiles but Toyota thinks that some drivers might still want an old-fashioned stick shift. Cleaning up car based pollution isn’t just about EVs. You also need to address the environmental impact of tires. ...
11.16.2023 Apple Joins the RCS Party - DTNS 4647 Will Smith joins us with a geek gift buyer’s guide for the upcoming holiday season. Plus the first Qi v2.0 devices are nearly through the certification process. We explain what this means and how you’ll benefit! And Apple announces in ...
11.15.2023 Clippy is My Copilot - DTNS 4646 We 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 ...
11.14.2023 Do Teenagers Dream of Android Sheep? - DTNS 4645 Why are iPhones overrepresented in smartphone ownership by teens? Android Police’s Will Sattelberg is here to explain. Plus YouTube rolled out new policies regarding generative AI videos. And users of the Nothing Phone 2 Android phone will get access to ...
11.13.2023 Apps for Noteworthy Events - DTNS 4644 We go over the latest Apple prognostications from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and analyst Ming-chi Kuo about what the company has in store. Plus we analyze the latest reviews of Sony’s just released Portal handheld gaming device for the PS5. And ...
11.10.2023 After Failing To Rebound, Tumblr Is Downscaling - DTH Tumblr decided to downscale after failing to turn the site around, Meta to start selling VR headsets to Tencent in China, and payment apps and digital wallets may get regulated like banks in the US… Link to Show Notes Become ...
11.09.2023 AI Pin, Engage! - DTNS 4643 Humane launches its AI wearable, the AI Pin. Is this the future of personal everyday AI interfaces? Plus Disney CEO Bob Iger says Disney will launch a beta test of a new app next month, combining Disney+ and Hulu into ...
11.08.2023 A GTA 6 Announcement Announcement - DTNS 4642 We take a close look at what was revealed on the first day of the Google vs Epic Games trial. And Nintendo announces it will partner with Sony to develop a “Legend of Zelda” movie. Plus Rockstar Games confirmed Wednesday ...
11.07.2023 "Sensing" Ocean Changes - DTNS 4641 GM’s robotaxi division, Cruise, had its California operating driverless permits pulled over safety concerns. What’s going on with the company? And how is technology helping researchers monitor damage of climate change to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. Starring Sarah ...
11.06.2023 EVs Take a Slow Ride - DTNS 4640 We 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 ...
11.03.2023 Night of the Undead Ad Blockers - DTNS 4639 What does the UK hope to gain by hosting the A.I. Safety Summit? Nate Lanxon explains. Plus how is YouTube’s decision to crack down on ad-blockers affecting the ad-blocker business? And we discuss what’s behind the dip in Apple’s revenue ...
11.02.2023 Remember Jan Pocalypse? - DTNS 4638 What do the latest earnings calls from chipmaker mean for the PC market and longer term will the growing popularity of AI help the industry? And can two former Google Nest engineers disrupt the robotic vacuum market? Plus Comcast is ...
11.01.2023 Will Bungie Bounce Back? - DTNS 4637 Sony-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 ...
10.31.2023 Streaming is a Horror - DTNS 4636 Charlotte 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 ...
10.30.2023 AI Defense is Ramping Up - DTNS 4635 Meta’s ad-free subscription version of Facebook and Instagram will be available in the EU, the EEA, and Switzerland starting next month. Google has announced research into audio plethysmography that uses the hardware for active noise canceling to sense heart rate. ...
10.27.2023 Tech News Near Me - DTNS 4634 Tasia Custode is here to give us a first hand review of Pixel 8 Pro’s A.I. features. And the UN created a 39-member advisory board to act as a bridge between various UN efforts for the international governance of AI. ...
10.26.2023 What Did Twitch Reveal At TwitchCon? - DTNS 4633 Trisha 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 ...
10.25.2023 That Fork is Doing the Weird Finger Thing - DTNS 4632 Sony 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 ...
10.24.2023 No Baby in a Backpack Yet - DTNS 4631 Artificial wombs. What are they and what role will they play in health care? Plus Ben Zhao, a professor at the University of Chicago, has created a tool called Nightshade that lets creators fight back by “poisoning” their works to ...
10.23.2023 Everyone is on Board, So What's the Matter? - DTNS 4630 Matter 1.2 is here and we explain what it is and why it matters to your IoT network. And in a bid to open up municipal broadband markets around the US, SiFi will spend $500 million to build an open ...
10.20.2023 Robots Teaching Robots – It’s a Thing – DTNS 4629 Molly Wood explains one company is looking to decarbonise LA before the 2028 Olympic Games. We explore Tesla’s latest earning results. And we share the latest efforts to speed up AI training. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Len ...
10.19.2023 23 and Everyone's DNA - DTNS 4628 Meta 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 ...
10.18.2023 A Legit Spam Deterrent? – DTNS 4627 X 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. ...
10.17.2023 Prepare for Emergencies Without Internet - DTNS 4626 You might have a disaster plan for your data but do you have one for your internet? Patrick is here with alternative internet options when find yourself in an emergency. And Qualcomm announces it’s building a RISC-V-based platform for Google’s ...
10.16.2023 Beam That Update Into the Box, Scotty - DTNS 4625 Intel releases its Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop processors. Is the dream of wireless distance charging coming to a toothbrush near you? And we’ve got more Apple rumors to share including iPad launch dates, M3 Pro and Max, and a way ...
10.13.2023 Can We Call It MicroBlizzard? - DTNS 4624 Microsoft’s bid to acquire Activision-Blizzard has been accomplished. We share the important things you need to know about the final deal. And Best Buy announced its intention to stop selling physical video media sales early next year. Starring Tom Merritt, ...
10.12.2023 Teens "Take It, to the Limit, One More Time" - DTNS 4623 Social 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 ...
10.11.2023 Streaming Should Mean Streaming - DTNS 4622 In a blog post Wednesday Sony announced premium customers will be able to play “select” cloud-streamed PS5 games later this month. How much does Google pay Apple to keep the search engine front and center on its devices? And Utah’s ...
10.10.2023 Will Apple Make VR Cool? - DTNS 4621 Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is working on a lighter version of the Vision Pro. Google announced results and expansions of its “Project Green Light”, its program to reduce times cars spend at red lights. And has the recent attack ...
10.09.2023 Snap's My AI under investigation in UK - DTH DTNS is off for the US holiday. Snap is under investigation in the UK over possible privacy risks with Snapchat My AI chatbot, chip makers Samsung and SK Hynix able to supply US chip equipment to their China-based factories, and ...
10.06.2023 "I Am Not a Robot!" - DTNS 4620 We explore how AI is impacting the world of mathematics with data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy. Plus some retailers are souring on the concept of self checkout lanes. And the Information reports that Meta is paying millions of dollars to celebrities ...
10.05.2023 Wait an Attosecond!!! - DTNS 4619 We 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 ...
10.04.2023 Google Announces New Phone, Watch & So Much More! - DTNS 4618 We go through everything announced at Google’s Pixel hardware event and share our analysis of the latest Pixel 8 flagship phones and accessories. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Mishaal Rahman, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. Become a ...
10.03.2023 Facebook Does Want to Charge You - DTNS 4617 We examine Meta’s plan to charge a fee to use Facebook in lieu of targeting users with ads to comply with EU regulations. For $100 a year the NYC based Cloaked lets users create multiple “identities” of different email addresses, ...
10.02.2023 According to Pegasus You're Searching Wrong - DTNS 4616 We have updates on the titanium iPhone 15 overheating issues and Apple’s work in developing its own web search service. LG has no plans to support ATSC 3.0 due to patent uncertainty. And Humane shows off its wearable AI assistant ...
09.29.2023 One Bing to Rule Them All - DTNS 4615 We learn Apple considered swapping Google’s search engine for Microsoft Bing. And London’s Capital Economics assessed which countries will benefit most from AI technologies. And Google announced support for an extended flag in websites robots.txt file to exclude sites from ...
09.29.2023 Why Free Preview Week and Who is Pat - Editor's Desk This episode is a "free preview" of content usually only received by patrons of DTNS at patreon.com/dtns. Tom explains why DTNS is doing a free preview week and answers Pat's question about who this Pat is. Become a member at ...
09.28.2023 What is an Embryo Model? - DTNS 4614 Extended What 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 ...
09.28.2023 DTNS REWIND - September 2013 This episode is part of Free Preview Week! If you'd like to get this regularly, become a patron at patreon.com/dtns Microsoft buys Nokia's phone business, Sony might do a VR headset, Valve introduces SteamOS, Twitter files for an IPO and ...
09.27.2023 Crossing over to the Quest 3 XR – DTNS 4613 Extended What 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 ...

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