Daily Tech News Show

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April 26, 2023 AI Sentient Fear is All in Your Head - DTNS 4507
We further explore the fear people have over generative AI tools by taking a look at what AI firms are doing to stoke those fears. While Netflix saw growth in its North American subscriptions for its service the number abroad has dropped. Is it temporary or signs of a more concerning problem? And Microsoft still hopes it can convince the UK Competition and Markets Authority to allow the company to acquire Blizzard Activision.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Amos

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32 min
April 25, 2023 Social Media Wears Me Out – DTNS 4506
GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra said the company will stop making the Chevy Bolt EVs with Michigan plants that makes them converting to making electric trucks by 2024. AT&T helps complete the first successful test mobile phone call from Texas to Japan, via an AST SpaceMobile BlueWalker 3 satellite. And does Social Media tiresContinue reading "Social Media Wears Me Out – DTNS 4506"
32 min
April 25, 2023 Social Media Wears Me Out - DTNS 4506
GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra said the company will stop making the Chevy Bolt EVs with Michigan plants that makes them converting to making electric trucks by 2024. AT&T helps complete the first successful test mobile phone call from Texas to Japan, via an AST SpaceMobile BlueWalker 3 satellite. And does Social Media tires you out and makes you more likely to buy unnecessary things?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos

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31 min
April 24, 2023 Gamers Get Old Too – DTNS 4505
Canadian 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 ofContinue reading "Gamers Get Old Too – DTNS 4505"
32 min
April 24, 2023 Gamers Get Old Too - DTNS 4505
Canadian 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, Amos

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32 min
April 21, 2023 Lucky is Bad Security Advice – DTNS 4504
Humane, 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 AIContinue reading "Lucky is Bad Security Advice – DTNS 4504"
35 min
April 21, 2023 Lucky is Bad Security Advice - DTNS 4504
Humane, 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.

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35 min
April 20, 2023 Deep Mind Now Has Brains! – DTNS 4503
We have an excerpt from “A Word with Tom Merritt” where Tom talks with cyber-ethnography researcher and writer, Ruby Justice Thélot, about how people evaluate the veracity or truthfulness of information they find on the internet. And we share internal misgivings from inside Google about the issues with its ChatGPT competitor Bard and its notContinue reading "Deep Mind Now Has Brains! – DTNS 4503"
32 min
April 20, 2023 Deep Mind Now Has Brains! - DTNS 4503
We have an excerpt from “A Word with Tom Merritt” where Tom talks with cyber-ethnography researcher and writer, Ruby Justice Thélot, about how people evaluate the veracity or truthfulness of information they find on the internet. And we share internal misgivings from inside Google about the issues with its ChatGPT competitor Bard and its not ready for primetime functionality.

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Megan Morrone, Ruby Justice Thélot, Roger Chang, Joe.

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32 min
April 19, 2023 Call Of AI: Garden Warfare – DTNS 4502
Canadian 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, SarahContinue reading "Call Of AI: Garden Warfare – DTNS 4502"
31 min