Daily Tech News Show

By Tom MerrittNews Technology

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July 31, 2023 The Bird Goes Down in a Blaze of Glory - DTNS 4572
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple will unveil a standard iPhone 15 model that ditch the old notch for the Dynamic Island design. Plus Apple has officially allowed Twitter to change its name to X, in the App Store. And the U.K. Ministry of Defense mistakenly sent emails meant for U.S. military intelligence to Mali.

Starring Sarah Lane, Megan Morrone, Roger Chang, Joe.

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30 min
July 28, 2023 X Used to Mark My Spot – DTNS 4571
The first four papers from US 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Study, setup to see if social media was the root cause of extreme political polarization, has been published. We examine what they found out? We discuss Mark Hill’s Wired article focusing on the social media trend of including strangers in our posts without permission. And we talk to Gene X Hwang about the experience of X taking over his X handle.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Gene X Hwang, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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33 min
July 27, 2023 Making Money Now, Lose It in the Future - DTNS 4570
What is the Calyx Institute and how can people benefit from its work to enable data security and digital privacy. Reuters reports that Tesla has been purposely exaggerating range estimates on its line-up of EVs at full charge. And Meta released its Q2 earnings results, with revenue up 11% YoY to $32B.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.

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32 min
July 26, 2023 Unfolding Samsung Galaxy Unpacked – DTNS 4569
Samsung announced several new foldable phones, tablets and smart watches. We dive into the details with Android Faithful’s Huyen Tue Dao. Plus to get Twitter’s rebranding to X they needed to buy the Twitter handle from an existing user. And Mastodon hits the big leagues after the FBI seized a suspect’s equipment including a machineContinue reading "Unfolding Samsung Galaxy Unpacked – DTNS 4569"
36 min
July 26, 2023 Unfolding Samsung Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4569
Samsung announced several new foldable phones, tablets and smart watches. We dive into the details with Android Faithful’s Huyen Tue Dao. Plus to get Twitter’s rebranding to X they needed to buy the Twitter handle from an existing user. And Mastodon hits the big leagues after the FBI seized a suspect’s equipment including a machine being used to troubleshoot a Mastodon instance.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Huyen Tue Dao, Roger Chang, Joe.

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33 min
July 25, 2023 Apple TV Gets Messi – DTNS 4568
How will Apple’s streaming service benefit from popular soccer star Lionel Messi’s exclusive deal with Major League Soccer? Netflix will replace its downloads tab with “My Netflix” which it describes as a “one-stop shop tailored to you.” Wall Street Journal reports TikTok wants to launch an e-commerce business in the US in early August. StarringContinue reading "Apple TV Gets Messi – DTNS 4568"
35 min
July 25, 2023 Apple TV Gets Messi - DTNS 4568
How will Apple’s streaming service benefit from popular soccer star Lionel Messi’s exclusive deal with Major League Soccer? Netflix will replace its downloads tab with “My Netflix” which it describes as a “one-stop shop tailored to you.” Wall Street Journal reports TikTok wants to launch an e-commerce business in the US in early August.

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

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32 min
July 24, 2023 X-ing Out the Bird – DTNS 4567
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s is rolling out Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency to provide identity validation with focus on “distinguishing humans from AI online.” We discuss The Verge’s Allison Johnson’s article called “Flip phones are having a moment — and all eyes are on Samsung now.” TikTok entered the microblogging competition, with a new text option alongsideContinue reading "X-ing Out the Bird – DTNS 4567"
33 min
July 24, 2023 X-ing Out the Bird - DTNS 4567
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s is rolling out Worldcoin, a way to provide identity validation with focus on “distinguishing humans from AI online.” We discuss The Verge’s Allison Johnson’s article called “Flip phones are having a moment — and all eyes are on Samsung now.” TikTok entered the microblogging competition, with a new text option alongside photo and video. So at this point is it safe to say that Twitter is no longer focused on this part of its service?

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

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30 min
July 21, 2023 Glorbo for President, 2024 – DTNS 4566
AI is disrupting a lot of industries but will it also disrupt your paycheck? The Information reports that Meta told Quest Pro suppliers it would not need new components. Is this an early sign that VR is dying? Do couples who engage in “phone snubbing”—the act of cutting off conversations with others IRL using textContinue reading "Glorbo for President, 2024 – DTNS 4566"
31 min