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09.23.2022

Two-Factor Authentication is a step above a simple password for account protection but it isn’t perfect. We dispel some common myths people hold about 2FA. France tries to curb the influence of Amazon on small booksellers in the country by ...

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09.23.2022 Myth Factor Authentication – DTNS 4361 Two-Factor Authentication is a step above a simple password for account protection but it isn’t perfect. We dispel some common myths people hold about 2FA. France tries to curb the influence of Amazon on small booksellers in the country by ...
09.22.2022 Big Thought Energy – DTNS 4360 Pico, a Chinese startup acquired by ByteDance, developed a new virtual reality headset called the Pico 4. Can it compete with the incumbent players? A company called Seoul Robotics is developing an autonomous vehicle system that doesn’t put sensors in ...
09.21.2022 Getty Doesn’t Get AI – DTNS 4359 Google has begun rolling out “Results about you” a feature that lets you remove details about yourself from Google’s search results. The US NTSB has called for alcohol detection systems in cars to prevent impaired driving. Getty Images told The ...
09.20.2022 Not All Brains Are Alike – DTNS 4358 Nvidia unveils its 4000 series of GPUs. Nvidia’s latest chip features improvements in ray-tracing speed and features, DLSS 3.0, and of course a much higher price point. We breakdown what Nvidia has unleashed and what it means for you. Plus ...
09.19.2022 BeReal Wants To BePaid – DTNS 4357 Instacart hopes to beat Amazon’s “Just Walk Out Tech” with a “Connected Store” experience that blends existing and new technologies to smooth the in-store shopping experience. Facebook rolls out a Reels API to share from 3rd party apps and BeReal ...
09.16.2022 The New Ford Mustang is Unreal! – DTNS 4356 Ford’s 2024 gasoline powered Mustang is getting an EV influenced interior including a handbrake that looks suspiciously like a joystick. Why an incomplete Internet of Things “Matter” on launch is still good. And what is “Customers Ask Alexa” and should ...
09.15.2022 It’s Over for TikTok – DTNS 4355 IGN’s Max Scoville is here with details on this summer’s biggest video gaming announcements. We go through Backblaze’s 2022 Drive Stats Mid-year Review to see which did better in terms of longevity and reliability; SSDs or HDD. TikTok announced it ...
09.14.2022 What the Ethereum Merge Means – DTNS 4354 Sony gives journalists some hands-on time with their upcoming next-gen VR headset the PSVR2. A study reveals people are more willing to lie to others when using a laptop vs a smartphone. On September 15th at around 1 AM Eastern ...
09.13.2022 On The Verge of Aggregateness – DTNS 4353 Twitter’s board votes to move forward with Elon Musk Twitter buyout deal. Why is the Apple Card loaded with a higher rate of non-payments compared to other credit cards? And The Verge redesigns their site. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, ...
09.12.2022 Zoom Teams Slack Chat – DTNS 4352 Zoom is rebranding its communication suite to Zoom Teams Chat, Roku updates its offerings including the addition of a new cheaper wireless subwoofer, and Starbucks gets into NFTs with a blockchain based loyalty program called Starbucks Odyssey. Starring Sarah Lane, ...
09.09.2022 Doomscrolling Will Make You Ill – DTNS 4351 Why is Doomscrolling bad for your health and how do you stop it? Patreon lets go of their entire security team. And what’s the deal with United’s eVTOL flying taxi service, Eve? Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, ...
09.08.2022 The Boy that Cried Power Outage – DTNS 4350 A KPMG survey shows that a majority of Americans see value in the Metaverse and that it will have a significant impact on their lives. Google rolls out new features right after Apple’s product announcements yesterday. And how a tweet ...
09.07.2022 Danger! Danger! iPhone Users! – DTNS 4349 Apple Sept 2022 Event has announced new Apple Watches, AirPods and the iPhone 14. We break down all the new products and share our thoughts on what we think of them. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Nica Montford, ...
09.06.2022 Taste is in The Bud of The Consumer – DTNS 4348 The European Union wants to make five years of security and three years of OS updates mandatory for all smartphones. A Finnish company works to create a food protein substitute made from fermentation. And why do phone makers insist on ...
09.02.2022 Do You Speak Dall-E? – DTNS 4347 The USBIF or USB Implementers Forum have introduced a point upgrade to USB4 called USB4 2.0. What does it offer and do you need new cables? We explain the meaning behind VTuber and why it might be the next big ...
09.01.2022 The Edit Button is Here! – DTNS 4346 Twitter is testing an edit button. Will this feature find its way to all Twitter users in the near future? An artist submits a AI generated art as his own painting at the Colorado State Fair and wins. Backlash ensues. ...
08.31.2022 Book Publishing Knows No Bounds – DTNS 4345 Wil Harris the CEO of Unbound is here to explain how crowdfunded publishing works. Plus Japan’s digital minister works to dismiss laws requiring the government to submit data on floppy disks and CD-ROM. And we explain how SHŌ Club, San ...
08.30.2022 Twitter’s Circles of Mystery – DTNS 4344 Twitter is rolling out the Circle, a “close friends” feature, to all users. We take a look at a new Chinese social media app Soul. And California’s legislature passes sweeping new regulations on the way sites operate for minors called ...
08.29.2022 Is Apple’s VR becoming Reality? – DTNS 4343 Can Meta make WhatsApp the Super App of India? Netflix builds out its gaming infrastructure with the addition of gamer handles. And we share the latest info on Apple’s mixed-reality headset. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, ...
08.26.2022 Chromebook On Your Face – DTNS 4342 Prices for high-end GPUs are dropping below MSRP!? Patrick Norton explains. And we breakdown Twilio’s recent data-breach. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, ...
08.25.2022 Does Amazon Care About Healthcare? – DTNS 4341 Why is Amazon shutting down Amazon Care but expanding into other medical businesses? What’s going into Sonos’s next-gen flagship speaker, the Optimo 2? And is the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act the right tool to assuage concerns over large tech ...
08.24.2022 Alexa, This Isn’t Any Easier – DTNS 4340 Will gamers warm to Amazon’s Alexa Game Control; an interface which lets gamers use voice commands to perform in-game actions? Can a UCLA developed smart camera that captures only images you tell it capture in the device be key privacy ...
08.23.2022 You Have the Right to Charge EVs – DTNS 4339 Chris Ashley loves his Ford F-150 Lightning and to make sure it’s topped up and ready to go he needed to install a charger at his home. But how do you do that when you don’t have a garage or ...
08.22.2022 Grow Plants With a Click – DTNS 4338 Click & Grow wants to help you grow your own produce, indoors. Zencastr announced some significant new features to let users record and edit 4K video, distribute their shows and monetize them. And MoviePass is still around. What’s the latest ...
08.19.2022 Bad UX or Bad Intentions, TikTok? – DTNS 4337 We take a closer look at two zero-day vulnerabilities on the iOS that Apple recently patched, delve into the urban legend of Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” crashing laptop hard drives, and how well can the TikTok app track you? Starring ...
08.18.2022 Let’s Get Physical… Buttons – DTNS 4336 We explore the timeline of Apple Pay and judge its success. A Swedish car magazine has published the results of a touchscreen vs physical button test. And Nielsen numbers show that streaming video is overtaking traditional broadcast TV in viewership. ...
08.17.2022 FaceTok – DTNS 4335 The UK’s Office of Communications reports, young adults spend more time watching TikTok than broadcast television. We examine how well Netflix’s gaming push is working out, and we check out the story of Nathan Copeland who has spent the past ...
08.16.2022 Nothing Runs DOOM Like a Deere – DTNS 4334 Shannon Morse is here to give us a round-up of the big news from last week’s DEFCON event in Las Vegas. Spotify is testing audio reactions feature in Vietnam. And will a further glut of chips lead to lower prices ...
08.15.2022 Apple Ads It Up – DTNS 4333 How do streaming services plan on dealing with viewers who subscribe, watch and then cancel after they binge watch what they want? What is Apple’s plan for Ad expansion? And TikTok now offers a basic AI image generator built into ...
08.05.2022 Open Source Protein Structures – DTNS 4332 Last week DeepMind announced it was releasing and making free the expanded database filled with 200 million highly accurate protein structure predictions generated by DeepMind’s AI, AlphaFold. What’s the significance of AlphaFold’s work and how will it help in other ...
08.04.2022 The Surplus Surprise – DTNS 4331 How can crab vision help us to see on land and in water? Why are potential podcast guests offering substantial amounts of cash to be on certain podcasts? And we examine how the chip shortage affecting automakers is causing new ...
08.03.2022 Non-Fungible Textbook – DTNS 4330 Andy Bird the CEO of textbook publisher Pearson believes NFTs could help the company add revenue from the resale of digital textbooks. How the fall of the DSLR is emblematic of a broader shift in the digital photography industry. And ...
08.02.2022 RISC-y Business – DTNS 4329 We look at the fine print of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Samsung and iFixit now offer parts and tools for users to self-repair their Galaxy devices. And RISC-V is an open-sourced Instruction Set Architecture. But what does ...
08.01.2022 Brain Data Matters – DTNS 4328 Where is Brain-Computer Interfaces technology currently at how much longer until its mass-market adoption. Is TikTok pushing to expand its role beyond influencing musical tastes? How have recent losses in the tech sector been reflected in large tech companies? And ...
07.29.2022 DRM Secretly Polices You – DTNS 4327 What’s keeping author, journalist, and activist, Cory Doctorow, from publishing his books on Audible? Plus with both houses of Congress passing the CHIPs Act and an expected approval from President Biden will the US see a renaissance in domestic chip ...
07.28.2022 Can’t We Just Have One Place to Be Social? – DTNS 4326 Why are Snap and Twitter earnings less than stellar earnings this past quarter? We explore the question: is DALL-E’s borrowed or stolen? And Twitter is testing status alerts with select users in the US and Australia. Starring Sarah Lane, Rich ...
07.27.2022 They Call Me MiSTer Gamer – DTNS 4325 Dimitris Giannakis AKA the Modern Vintage Gamer is here to fill us in on FPGAs and their rising role in the retrogaming/classic video gaming scene. Plus do video games have a negative impact on the mental health of players? And ...
07.26.2022 Facebook’s AOL Moment – DTNS 4324 Instagram has caused a ruckus after changes to what goes into your main feed have upset some high-profile users of the social media platform. Currently, computers use a fixed method of determining time however the speed of Earth’s rotation is ...
07.25.2022 When To Repair Your Phone? – DTNS 4323 Dropped your iPhone and cracked its screen? What do you do? Go to the Apple store, a cell phone repair place in the local mall or try to fix it yourself? NFL launches its first in-house streaming service today. Plus ...
07.22.2022 Why Build A PC – DTNS 4322 Building PCs is a popular pastime for many. But with prices for PC components creeping ever higher is it still worth putting your machine together? Plus two US Senators propose legislation that would prohibit data caps on high-speed broadband. And ...
07.21.2022 How I Met Your 3D Printer – DTNS 4321 Joel Telling the 3D Printing Nerd is here to share advice on how to get started in 3D printing. Plus Amazon is buying subscription health care provider One Medical. And email provider Gated wants to charge unknown people the ability ...
07.20.2022 Apple Makes The Best Gaming Laptop – DTNS 4320 Quinn Nelson from Snazzy Labs is here with a surprising view. That the M1 MacBook just might be the best gaming laptop on the market. Plus we go over Netflix’s less bad than anticipated earnings report. And OpenAI is expanding ...
07.19.2022 Broadcasting Gets Broader – DTNS 4319 Will Smith, formerly of Tested.com, is here to explain how technology has democratized broadcasting. Plus are younger cohorts skipping Google Maps and using TikTok instead when it comes to picking places to eat lunch? And we’ve got updates on the ...
07.18.2022 The Darknet Diaries Process – DTNS 4318 We have Jack Rhysider from Darknet Diaries here to explain how to select stories for his podcast and what he thinks about the state of security reporting. Plus how a piece of open source software got a malicious backdoor installed ...
07.15.2022 Will Drone Delivery Take off? – DTNS 4317 We check out recent annoucements in the EV space that are making cars more lifestyle friendly. Shopify has demoed a their version of home/living space scanner to help users visualize how new furniture or additions to their home will look. ...
07.14.2022 Ring, Alarm? Context Is Key – DTNS 4316 Is Amazon’s Ring surveillance footage ending up with law enforcement without your knowledge? How ChromeOS Flex cam breathe new life in your old laptop? And why is the FTC so angry about anonymization services in mobile phone data? Starring Tom ...
07.13.2022 Elon’s Millions: Buying Twitter – DTNS 4315 Will Elon’s decision to pull-out of the deal to acquire Twitter mean the two next face each other in court? Are smart thermostats bad for the power grid? And the NY Times reports that Jony Ive’s LoveFrom design firm and ...
07.12.2022 You Need Bluetooth LE Audio – DTNS 4314 A group of 1000 AI researchers have created a multilingual large language model bigger than GPT-3, the AI model behind DALL-E, that’s completely open. BMW hopes to use a subscription model for optional features in its cars sold in South ...
07.11.2022 Turning Over the Apple Car – DTNS 4313 How well does AI improve the diagnostic capabilities of physicians in breast cancer screening? What exactly is the state of Apple’s car project? And focus a spotlight on Jessica Matthews the founder and CEO of Uncharted Power. Starring Tom Merritt, ...
07.08.2022 What Are We Actually Buying? – DTNS 4312 E3 announced it will return in 2023, but will there be anyone waiting for them when they do? Plus special edition bundles of God of War Ragnarok set for a November release come with a number of collector items but ...

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Myth Factor Authentication – DTNS 4361

Big Thought Energy – DTNS 4360

Getty Doesn’t Get AI – DTNS 4359

Not All Brains Are Alike – DTNS 4358

BeReal Wants To BePaid – DTNS 4357

The New Ford Mustang is Unreal! – DTNS 4356

It’s Over for TikTok – DTNS 4355

What the Ethereum Merge Means – DTNS 4354

On The Verge of Aggregateness – DTNS 4353

Zoom Teams Slack Chat – DTNS 4352

Doomscrolling Will Make You Ill – DTNS 4351

The Boy that Cried Power Outage – DTNS 4350

Danger! Danger! iPhone Users! – DTNS 4349

Taste is in The Bud of The Consumer – DTNS 4348

Do You Speak Dall-E? – DTNS 4347

The Edit Button is Here! – DTNS 4346

Book Publishing Knows No Bounds – DTNS 4345

Twitter’s Circles of Mystery – DTNS 4344

Is Apple’s VR becoming Reality? – DTNS 4343

Chromebook On Your Face – DTNS 4342

Does Amazon Care About Healthcare? – DTNS 4341

Alexa, This Isn’t Any Easier – DTNS 4340

You Have the Right to Charge EVs – DTNS 4339

Grow Plants With a Click – DTNS 4338

Bad UX or Bad Intentions, TikTok? – DTNS 4337

Let’s Get Physical… Buttons – DTNS 4336

FaceTok – DTNS 4335

Nothing Runs DOOM Like a Deere – DTNS 4334

Apple Ads It Up – DTNS 4333

Open Source Protein Structures – DTNS 4332

The Surplus Surprise – DTNS 4331

Non-Fungible Textbook – DTNS 4330

RISC-y Business – DTNS 4329

Brain Data Matters – DTNS 4328

DRM Secretly Polices You – DTNS 4327

Can’t We Just Have One Place to Be Social? – DTNS 4326

They Call Me MiSTer Gamer – DTNS 4325

Facebook’s AOL Moment – DTNS 4324

When To Repair Your Phone? – DTNS 4323

Why Build A PC – DTNS 4322

How I Met Your 3D Printer – DTNS 4321

Apple Makes The Best Gaming Laptop – DTNS 4320

Broadcasting Gets Broader – DTNS 4319

The Darknet Diaries Process – DTNS 4318

Will Drone Delivery Take off? – DTNS 4317

Ring, Alarm? Context Is Key – DTNS 4316

Elon’s Millions: Buying Twitter – DTNS 4315

You Need Bluetooth LE Audio – DTNS 4314

Turning Over the Apple Car – DTNS 4313

What Are We Actually Buying? – DTNS 4312