Daily Tech News Show

By Tom MerrittNews Technology

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Daily Tech News Show episodes

July 07, 2020 ICS Security is a Baby - DTNS 3817
There's a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt about malicious attackers hacking the power grid, the water system and other industrial systems. What does it take to secure those facilities and who's responsible?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Keirsten Brager, Roger Chang, Joe
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35 min
July 06, 2020 My Dog's Name is Two-Factor - DTNS 3816
Despite what movies tell us, the number one way thieves and hackers access our bank accounts, credit information and other sensitive data is through socially engineering. Infosec engineer, Stephanie Ihezukwu, is here to explain ways to know you're socially engineered.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Stephanie Ihezukwu, Roger Chang and Joe.
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32 min
July 03, 2020 OneWeb Purchased by Consortium Led by the UK Government - DTH
A consortium led by the UK government purchases the satellite operator OneWeb, Reliance Jio Platforms launches JioMeet, and EU regulators are looking into Google's acquisition of FitBit.
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6 min
July 02, 2020 Advertising By Not Advertising - DTNS 3815
As over 500 join in a boycott of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg stated there would be no change in company policy telling staff he believes that advertisers will return to the platform eventually. Is he right or just blind to obvious discontent from users and advertisers?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.
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30 min
July 01, 2020 To DFinity and Beyond! - DTNS 3814
Swiss decentralized computing company Dfinity announced its Internet Computer is now open for third-party developers to build serverless apps that do not need a host to run from the cloud. Internet Computer runs across multiple independent data centers not in server farms controlled by a single company like Amazon or Google.

Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.
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33 min
June 30, 2020 All The Meat That's Fit To Print - DTNS 3813
Discord posted Tuesday that it will shift its focus from video game communication to broader community creation. What's behind the shift and what are Discord's goals?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang and Joe.
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32 min
June 29, 2020 Would You Like to Super Charge that For a $1? - DTNS 3812
Disney Research scientists and ETH Zurich published a paper on a neural-network based method for swapping faces in photos and video at a resolution high enough for use in film and TV

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Anthony Carboni, Roger Chang and Joe
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31 min
June 26, 2020 The Great Outdoor Cinema - DTNS 3811
Microsoft shuts down its retail stores, verizon and Unilever join the move to pull ad money from facebook and the best TV projectors for watching in your garden.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robert Heron, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos

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32 min
June 25, 2020 Pay the Paywall - DTNS 3810
Amazon launches a crime-fighting unit, Goldman Sachs won't let you use their font to criticize them and Google offers to pay publishers.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos.

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34 min
June 24, 2020 A Facepalm for Facial Recognition - DTNS 3809
Amazon wants to compete with cable TV, the scoop on whether giving up your phone passcode is self-incrimination and the first mistaken arrest involving facial recognition.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, and Roger Chang.

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32 min