Daily Tech News Show

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July 21, 2023 Glorbo for President, 2024 - DTNS 4556
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 text or messaging instead, have a less fulfilling relationship?

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

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31 min
July 20, 2023 She’s Got the Whole Foods in Her Palm – DTNS 4565
The UK government is looking to update its 2016 Investigatory Powers Act that would require companies to comply immediately if the UK’s Home Office demands technology companies disable security features before shipping them to consumers. Amazon says it’s bringing its Amazon One palm recognition technology to all of its 500 + Whole Foods stores inContinue reading "She’s Got the Whole Foods in Her Palm – DTNS 4565"
35 min
July 20, 2023 She's Got the Whole Foods in Her Palm - DTNS 4565
The UK government is looking to update its 2016 Investigatory Powers Act that would require companies to comply immediately if the UK’s Home Office demands technology companies disable security features before shipping them to consumers. Amazon says it’s bringing its Amazon One palm recognition technology to all of its 500 + Whole Foods stores in the US. In Netflix’s latest quarterly earnings, the company saw its second straight quarter of subscriber growth, up 5.9 million worldwide to 238.4 million.

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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32 min
July 19, 2023 Humans Stealing NPC Jobs – DTNS 4564
Why are TikTokers acting like NPCs in a video game? Netflix has removed the basic plan in the U.S. and the U.K. And we have the latest on the soap-opera that is the Microsoft-Activision acquisition. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download theContinue reading "Humans Stealing NPC Jobs – DTNS 4564"
33 min
July 19, 2023 Humans Stealing NPC Jobs - DTNS 4564
Why are TikTokers acting like NPCs in a video game? Netflix has removed the basic plan in the U.S. and the U.K. And we have the latest on the soap-opera that is the Microsoft-Activision acquisition.

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

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33 min
July 18, 2023 The AI Goat – DTNS 4563
How can chatbots replace human subjects in scientific research? Microsoft announced details on some new chatbot features coming to Microsoft 365 business users. And are people warming to “Apple’s Most Hated Product.” Apple Maps? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download theContinue reading "The AI Goat – DTNS 4563"
34 min
July 18, 2023 The AI Goat - DTNS 4563
How can chatbots replace human subjects in scientific research? Microsoft announced details on some new chatbot features coming to Microsoft 365 business users. And are people warming to “Apple’s Most Hated Product.” Apple Maps?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.

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33 min
July 17, 2023 Sony Answers The Call of Duty – DTNS 4562
Sony agrees to keep all of Duty available for PlayStation for 10 years after the Microsoft Blizzard acquisition closes. A Financial Times report found that the .mil domain used by the US military often gets typo’d as .ml the country code domain for the West African country Mali possible to data leaks. And TechRadar’s ChristianContinue reading "Sony Answers The Call of Duty – DTNS 4562"
31 min
July 17, 2023 Sony Answers The Call of Duty - DTNS 4562
Sony agrees to keep all of Duty available for PlayStation for 10 years after the Microsoft Blizzard acquisition closes. A Financial Times report found that the .mil domain used by the US military often gets typo’d as .ml the country code domain for the West African country Mali possible to data leaks. And TechRadar's Christian Guyton cites several users claiming that ChatGPT output quality decreased since switching to OpenAI’s GPT-4 model.

Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe.

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30 min
July 14, 2023 How Impressive Are You on Twitter? – DTNS 4561
What’s the deal with carmakers signing deals to use Tesla’s SuperCharger network? Twitter has begun compensating some of its popular creators with a share of ad revenue from ads served in tweet replies. Will this be enough to turn the company around? And is Dutch ebike maker VanMoof approach to the market a little tooContinue reading "How Impressive Are You on Twitter? – DTNS 4561"
33 min