Daily Tech News Show

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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 too smart for its own good?

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Joe.

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32 min
July 13, 2023 Lighting Up Tim’s Garage – DTNS 4560
Rolls-Royce introduces the first EV in its 150 year history, the Spectre. Tom’s Hardware notes that the IEEE has added the 802.11bb standard for light-based wireless communication. Yep. LI-FI. And Chatbots face a rocky road as new obstacles cloud their advancement. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using aContinue reading "Lighting Up Tim’s Garage – DTNS 4560"
30 min
July 13, 2023 Lighting Up Tim's Garage - DTNS 4560
Rolls-Royce introduces the first EV in its 150 year history, the Spectre. Tom’s Hardware notes that the IEEE has added the 802.11bb standard for light-based wireless communication. Yep. LI-FI. And Chatbots face a rocky road as new obstacles cloud their advancement.

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

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30 min
July 12, 2023 Roblox Roadblocks – DTNS 4559
The Video Game History Foundation and Software Preservation Network claim that 87% of classic video games (that means games released before 2010) in the US are “critically endangered”. What’s being done to preserve these games? Meta announced that open beta for Roblox on the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets will launch in the “comingContinue reading "Roblox Roadblocks – DTNS 4559"
32 min
July 12, 2023 Roblox Roadblocks - DTNS 4559
The Video Game History Foundation and Software Preservation Network claim that 87% of classic video games (that means games released before 2010) in the US are “critically endangered”. What’s being done to preserve these games? Meta announced that open beta for Roblox on the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets will launch in the “coming weeks.” Reuters reports that industry sources say Huawei has designed its own 5G chips and is working with China’s SMIC to produce them. SMIC’s N+1 process can make chips with the equivalent performance of 7 nanometer processes.

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

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32 min
July 11, 2023 Does the Judge Play Call of Duty? – DTNS 4558
Thinking about upgrading your PC but not sure where to start? Will Smith is here to give us pointers on your PC upgrade path. A judge has ruled *against* a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from completing their merger. Did Microsoft win? And a Pew Research Center study indicates 59% of US adultsContinue reading "Does the Judge Play Call of Duty? – DTNS 4558"
33 min
July 11, 2023 Does the Judge Play Call of Duty? - DTNS 4558
Thinking about upgrading your PC but not sure where to start? Will Smith is here to give us pointers on your PC upgrade path. A judge has ruled *against* a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from completing their merger. Did Microsoft win? And a Pew Research Center study indicates 59% of US adults surveyed see TikTok as either a major or minor threat to national security.

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

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32 min
July 10, 2023 Paging Dr. Chad – DTNS 4557
The Wall Street Journal’s sources say Google is testing a language model called Med-PaLM 2 with some health care companies, including the Mayo Clinic. Is the start of AI integration into healthcare? We discussed Engadget’s article about NYU Media Lab’s AI & Local News Initiative. And Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed that Meta’s Threads appContinue reading "Paging Dr. Chad – DTNS 4557"
30 min
July 10, 2023 Paging Dr. Chad - DTNS 4557
The Wall Street Journal’s sources say Google is testing a language model called Med-PaLM 2 with some health care companies, including the Mayo Clinic. Is the start of AI integration into healthcare? We discussed Engadget’s article about NYU Media Lab’s AI & Local News Initiative. And Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed that Meta’s Threads app surpassed 100 million accounts since launching on July 5th. Is this the start of a new social media platform comparable to Twitter?

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

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29 min
July 07, 2023 Do Emojis Imply Intent? 👍️ or 👎️? – DTNS 4556
Can you use a thumbs-up emoji to sign a contract in Canada? Maybe? We explain what went on and what is and isn’t affected. Plus Sega is withholding its big franchise IP from third-party blockchain gaming initiatives. And Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s sources say the retail launch for Apple’s Vision Pro headset may involve in-store appointments.Continue reading "Do Emojis Imply Intent? 👍️ or 👎️? – DTNS 4556"
36 min