Daily Tech News Show

David Spark is here with a VidCon 2024 wrap-up! Plus the SCOTUS ruled that lower courts that ruled in favor of Florida and Texas restrictions on social media must retry the cases. We explain why. And Rodney Brooks, a founder of iRobot, and professor of robotics at MIT, thinks everyone is vastly overestimating generative AI.

Starring Tom Merritt, David Spark, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Blair explains how bats target their prey benefit which could help advance sensor technology. Plus Samsung is now rolling out AirPlay support for hotel TVs. And we go over all new features YouTube announced for subscribers to YouTube Premium.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Blair Bazdarich, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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How can POSSE eliminate the hassle of publishing to multiple sites, feeds and social media platforms? Plus Google Translate is getting support for more than 110 new languages. And Instagram is running a test of AI Studio, letting creators make AI chatbot versions of themselves.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Will Smith, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Why poorly thought out licensing deals in games can make them unavailable for play years later. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court overturns a lower court’s 2023 decision to impose limits on the way the US President may communicate with social media platforms. And we share an explanation on why Instagram flags your photo as ‘Made With AI’.

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

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Sarah judges three AI stories from Google. Are they worth your attention? Plus, are autonomous cars FINALLY here yet? Closer. And why the RIAA suing is a good thing this time.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Amos, Joe.

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Apple beats Google and Meta to be first sued in the EU over new DMA laws. A UK company introduces a brain implant to help control seizures, and receiving news in video format may have finally hit mainstream.

Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Amos, Joe.

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The US Department of Commerce classified Kaspersky Lab as a threat to US National security, SpaceX launches the Starlink Mini, and Patrick Norton makes us smarter about chatbots making us dumber.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Amos, Joe.

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What are DACs and how can they make your music listening experience better? Anthropic releases its newest model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet, comparing it to OpenAI’s GPT 4o. And reviewers raise issues with Google's new “Find My Device” network.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe.

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The first wave of Copilot+ PCs have launched. How are reviewers receiving these Arm powered Windows machines? Plus Xreal hopes its Beam Pro will make its AR glasses more useful. And we explore why some big name social media influencers are having a hard time of it.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.

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McDonald’s is winding down its AI chatbot drive-thru ordering system deal with IBM. What other deal might replace it? Plus the National Defense Authorization Act bill narrowly passed the US House. Will it survive a Senate vote? And US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times recommending the US pass a law requiring warning labels on social media.

Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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