Daily Tech News Show

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05.24.2019

Author and Podcaster Shelly Brisbin joins us with an update on state of assistive technology. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Shelly Brisbin.

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05.24.2019 Sense and Accessibility - DTNS 3539 Author and Podcaster Shelly Brisbin joins us with an update on state of assistive technology. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Shelly Brisbin.
05.23.2019 Tesla Jerk-face Mode - DTNS 3538 Why do voice assistants default to a woman's voice and in a recent email to employees Tesla's CEO said the company was on track to deliver a record amount of cars in Q2. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang ...
05.22.2019 Bot Without a Face - DTNS 3537 Research shows that placing googly eyes on robots makes them less threatening and Ford is rolling out an autonomous package-delivery robot called "Digit". Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang.
05.21.2019 Huawei Sandwich - DTNS 3536 Huawei gets an extension, Chinese-made drones may pose security risk, what did dinosaurs really look like? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Roger Chang.
05.20.2019 Huawei says they don't need US - DTNS 3535 The Trump administration has placed Huawei on a "entity list" that would prevent the company from acquiring US technology without approval. The knock-on effect has been profound as companies like Google, Intel and Qualcomm have falling in line and stopped ...
05.17.2019 Friday Night Lightroom – DTNS 3534 With the latest update to Adobe Lightroom came with interactive tutorials. Ant Pruitt, Tech Republic contributor, is here to explain what makes these learning tools such a powerful addition. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Ant Pruitt, Amos
05.16.2019 No Huawei? – DTNS 3533 US President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency and prohibiting US companies from using equipment from foreign telecoms if they are believed to pose a national security risk. Although no specific companies was singled out Huawei ...
05.15.2019 To The Translatotron! – DTNS 3532 San Francisco bans the use of facial recognition technology by the city, Google releases Rivet an app with more than 2000 free books, and Netflix will host a panel “Bringing Your Favorite Shows to Life: Developing Netflix Originals into Video ...
05.14.2019 Isn't That Just A Laptop? - DTNS 3531 HP and Lenovo have introduced some new twists to the old laptop form factor. Are these the next logical step in laptop design? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang
05.13.2019 iSue Apple – DTNS 3530 Apple loses case to stop an antitrust against the company from moving ahead. What exactly the Supreme Court rule on and what does it mean for the antitrust case against the company? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang
05.11.2019 RFID, Is it Secret? Is It Safe? - DTNS Special How much should we worry about RFID? Should we get an RFID-blocking wallet? Should we not use it at all?
05.10.2019 Turn Slow and Move a Lot of Air – DTNS 3529 Why is that shiny new uber-slim laptop you just bought seem slower than your 3-year old machine its replacing? Plus Lyft is trialling longer-term car rentals and Uber goes public. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang.
05.09.2019 Facebook's Ex Wants A Break Up - DTNS 3528 Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls for government to breakup Facebook. Is this a turning point in the struggle to regulate large tech firms, and what if any political will is there to see this implemented? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, ...
05.08.2019 Nextdoor Vigilantes - DTNS 3527 As national violent crime rates dips the number of social media platforms based around fear of criminal activity is rising. What's causing the discrepancy and are the long term effects of on social behavior? Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, ...
05.07.2019 Lots of New Tech, Same Google Model – DTNS 3526 We break down the flood of new products, updates and services were announced at Google I/O 2019. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.
05.06.2019 Microsoft Word Helps You be a More Better Writer - DTNS 3525 Microsoft BUILD starts today. Plus the EU plans on opening an anti-trust investigation into Apple and privacy concerns after Facebook reveals its contracting with an Indian firm to manually post tags on images and text from Facebook users. Starring Tom ...
05.04.2019 Should Creators Trust YouTube? - DTNS Special Longtime YouTube creator Jason Inman talks about YouTube's latest plea for creator trust. Jason Inman host of Geek History Lesson, show runner's assistant on The Code CBS, and author of Super Soldiers: A salute to the comic book heroes and ...
05.03.2019 What is Dark May Never Light – DTNS 3524 The latest episode of Game of Thrones elicited controversy for being too dark by viewers to see what was happening. We go over what fans can do to correctly see the action on screen. Plus the latest inductees into the ...
05.02.2019 Moderation in Moderation – DTNS 3523 A Techdirt article makes the argument that content moderation of online platforms is totally broken and how the impact is affecting online discourse. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young.
05.01.2019 Slackluster - DTNS 3522 A Vox/Recode story reveals that team collaboration software like Slack, Teams and Workplace are reducing the productive output of workers instead of improving it. We explore the reasons and discuss the discrepancy between technology's promise of a productivity enabler and ...
04.30.2019 The F8 of Privacy - DTNS 3521 We breakdown all of the important news from today's Facebook's F8 conference. Plus we discuss Uber and Lyft's decision to stop accepting new drivers and chew over quarterly numbers from Samsung and Alphabet. Starring Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, Roger Chang
04.29.2019 Support Cruelty Free Game Companies – DTNS 3520 Horror stories about game development “crunch time” have filled forums and reddit threads alike. What’s really going on and why does this seem to be a industry-wide problem? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Jenn Cutter.
04.26.2019 Facebook Too Big for Its Breaches - DTNS 3519 Between YouTube, online resources, forums and wiki pages we discuss the variety of ways people can self-teach themselves about technology and where it falls short. Starring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Allison Sheridan.
04.25.2019 Hey, MAAA! - DTNS 3518 Microsoft Q1 earnings push earnings up 20% per share, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that warrantless police access to real-time cell phone location data intrudes on a person's reasonable expectation of privacy, and Walmart opens a concept store called Intelligent ...
04.24.2019 Are Magazines The New Vinyl? - DTNS 3517 In a weird juxtaposition tech companies like Airbnb, Uber and Netflix are starting up their own print magazines. Why are they investing in an old media platform and what do they hope to gain by doing so? Starring Tom Merritt, ...
04.23.2019 5G Ehhh... - DTNS 3516 >Intel unveils its 9th generation high performance mobile processors, Nvidia prices the GTX 1650 for $165, and the FAA approves Alphabet's Wing from airdrop delivery. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja.
04.22.2019 Up That Cycle - DTNS 3515 What is upcycling and why should you be part of the movement? Plus Samsung Galaxy Fold delayed, Sony launches ride-hailing service in Tokyo, SiriusXM reaches for streaming-only audiences. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Roger Chang.
04.20.2019 5G Explained A Patreon special from January where Tom explains some of the important things you need to know about 5G.
04.19.2019 My Ears Need to Be Smarter - DTNS 3514 Microsoft has formally entered the wireless earbud market with Surface Buds. What do they hope to achieve and will it be a hit among consumers? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Chris Ashley.
04.18.2019 Mueller Report Gets Burned - DTNS 3513 Business Insider reports that since May 2016 Facebook collected the email contact lists of 1.5 million new users without consent.Amazon and Google kiss and make up allowing YouTube on Amazon's Fire TV devices and smart TVs in the coming month. ...
04.17.2019 No More Qualcomms With Apple - DTNS 3512 Apple and Qualcomm have patched things up just in time for Apple to dump Intel as its sole source 5G chip supplier and pick Qualcomm instead. Hmmm. Plus Microsoft rolls out its diskless Xbox One S and the UK reveals ...
04.16.2019 PlayStation 5 Spec-ulation - DTNS 3511 Sony reveals key specs for their upcoming PlayStation 5 game console including 8K resolution, faster CPU, and SSD storage. What does this reveal say about where Sony wants to be in gaming and more importantly where it might be weakest. ...
04.15.2019 Are Your Pockets Big Enough? - DTNS 3510 Voice Assistant feedeback! You share your thoughts on voice assistants with us. Microsoft is developing its own earbuds. And Microsoft warns that malicious actors could have viewed non-corporate Outlook email accounts. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.
04.13.2019 DTNS Special: AI and Machine Learning Explained We talk about artificial intelligence a lot these days and I see several reactions in the audience. Some people think it's ALL hype. Some people think it's just a fancy word for algorithm. And some people just want to understand ...
04.12.2019 High Quality Patrick Norton – DTNS 3509 Patrick Norton is back with his picks of top affordable headphones plus a review of the Qobuz music streaming service. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Patrick Norton.
04.11.2019 Hey Alexa, Do You Know Who I Am? – DTNS 3508 Bloomberg revealed that Amazon has staff members who “review” recordings from Amazon Voice Services in order to improve responses. This raises a host of questions especially around privacy and anonymity. How can users be sure there voice assistants aren’t listening ...
04.10.2019 Cash Warfare - DTNS 3507 Amazon execs have stated their GO stores will accept cash payments to address discrimination concerns. How will it work and does it conflict with the purpose of the cashier-less stores? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
04.09.2019 You Say LED, I Say LED - DTNS 3506 Australia green lights deliveries by drone, Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple will release a 31.6-inch 6K external display in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of 2019, and Facebook maps the population density of Africa. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang ...
04.08.2019 TikTok, Ya Don't Stop - DTNS 3505 Vlad Savov from the Verge joins us to share his review of Huawei's P30 Pro and why its a shame its not available in the US. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Vlad Savov.
04.05.2019 The Decentralized Central Bank – DTNS 3504 Laura Shin host of the Unchained Podcast is on the show to talk about the state of Blockchain technology and gives us an overview of the Decentralized Finance movement. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Laura Shin.
04.04.2019 Improving Digital Literacy - DTNS 3503 A recent BuzzFeed News article argues that seniors will irrevocably alter the internet as their numbers grow and they become the targets of misinformation and partisan rhetoric. Is this inevitable or a misreading of the facts? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah ...
04.03.2019 Content Aware Phil - DTNS 3502 Adobe makes After Effects content-aware to help simplify and speed up compositing and FX editing, who can claim to be the first location with 5G service and can Machine Learning grow the perfect basil? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott ...
04.02.2019 Complicated Cucumber Cutting – DTNS 3501 Is Google hammering consumer trust in its constant shutdown of various services like Google+, support for IFTT, and Goo.gl URL shortener. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang.
04.01.2019 Facebook Turning Over A New Tree – DTNS 3500 Cloudflare integrates Warp VPN, Mark Zuckerberg writes a weekend Op-Ed, and Google reports on Android security. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Roger Chang.
03.29.2019 Whoops, I’m a Game Company – DTNS 3499 We explore how tech giants like Google, Apple, FB and Tencent have become unintentional game companies and the challenges they impose on incumbent players. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Rob DeMillo.
03.28.2019 Untitled EpisoLooking Out the Back Door! – DTNS 3498 Controversial Chinese tech company Huawei has seen its international fortunes ebb and flow as governments decide whether to allow access their markets and communications infrastructure. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young.
03.27.2019 Down With April Fools! – DTNS 3497 An internal memo from Microsoft’s Marketing Head asks teams not to do any public-facing April’s Fool stunts. Is this is a shift in tech’s attitude towards the day or a sign tech culture is getting more buttoned down? Starring Tom ...
03.26.2019 EU says "Do good stuff, don't so bad stuff!" - DTNS 3496 The EU Parliament has passed the controversial Copyright Directive. What does this piece of legislation mean for internet users and how will it impact businesses? Plus a closer look at Apple's Arcade. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger ...
03.25.2019 Apple+ Your Wallet - DTNS 3495 Kaspersky Labs finds new Asus backdoor, Airbnb climb the hotel charts, and Apple announces new "Plus" services. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Allison Sheridan.
03.22.2019 Will Google's Stream Come True? - DTNS 3494 Game streaming as a service was major topic at this years GDC. What does it mean for the videogaming landscape and will gamers benefit? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, and Trisha Hershberger

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Sense and Accessibility - DTNS 3539

Tesla Jerk-face Mode - DTNS 3538

Bot Without a Face - DTNS 3537

Huawei Sandwich - DTNS 3536

Huawei says they don't need US - DTNS 3535

Friday Night Lightroom – DTNS 3534

No Huawei? – DTNS 3533

To The Translatotron! – DTNS 3532

Isn't That Just A Laptop? - DTNS 3531

iSue Apple – DTNS 3530

RFID, Is it Secret? Is It Safe? - DTNS Special

Turn Slow and Move a Lot of Air – DTNS 3529

Facebook's Ex Wants A Break Up - DTNS 3528

Nextdoor Vigilantes - DTNS 3527

Lots of New Tech, Same Google Model – DTNS 3526

Microsoft Word Helps You be a More Better Writer - DTNS 3525

Should Creators Trust YouTube? - DTNS Special

What is Dark May Never Light – DTNS 3524

Moderation in Moderation – DTNS 3523

Slackluster - DTNS 3522

The F8 of Privacy - DTNS 3521

Support Cruelty Free Game Companies – DTNS 3520

Facebook Too Big for Its Breaches - DTNS 3519

Hey, MAAA! - DTNS 3518

Are Magazines The New Vinyl? - DTNS 3517

5G Ehhh... - DTNS 3516

Up That Cycle - DTNS 3515

5G Explained

My Ears Need to Be Smarter - DTNS 3514

Mueller Report Gets Burned - DTNS 3513

No More Qualcomms With Apple - DTNS 3512

PlayStation 5 Spec-ulation - DTNS 3511

Are Your Pockets Big Enough? - DTNS 3510

DTNS Special: AI and Machine Learning Explained

High Quality Patrick Norton – DTNS 3509

Hey Alexa, Do You Know Who I Am? – DTNS 3508

Cash Warfare - DTNS 3507

You Say LED, I Say LED - DTNS 3506

TikTok, Ya Don't Stop - DTNS 3505

The Decentralized Central Bank – DTNS 3504

Improving Digital Literacy - DTNS 3503

Content Aware Phil - DTNS 3502

Complicated Cucumber Cutting – DTNS 3501

Facebook Turning Over A New Tree – DTNS 3500

Whoops, I’m a Game Company – DTNS 3499

Untitled EpisoLooking Out the Back Door! – DTNS 3498

Down With April Fools! – DTNS 3497

EU says "Do good stuff, don't so bad stuff!" - DTNS 3496

Apple+ Your Wallet - DTNS 3495

Will Google's Stream Come True? - DTNS 3494

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