Video game addiction is a relatively new phenomenon. We examine various aspects of the disorder and discuss whether or not video game addiction is a real or merely a symptom of a deeper psychological issue. Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Beja and Roger Chang. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

As the demand for AI processing takes off chip makers are scrambling for a piece of the action. We take a look at the various offerings and approaches on the market or in development. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Lamarr Wilson. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

As third-party encryption plug-ins face new scrutiny we discuss the wider implications of internet and connected technologies entering a mass-market phase where consumers want a set and forget it type of experience when it comes to security. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Shannon Morse. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Quick Hits (01:15) Samsung’s record profit run ends after reportedly slow Galaxy S9 sales | the verge (01:45) Banks told to reveal tech meltdown plans | bbc news (02:10) Netflix will remove user reviews from its website next month | engadget More Top Stories (02:40) YouTuber in row over copyright infringement of his own song | bbc news (04:55) Sonos files to go public, has sold over 19 million devices | the verge (07:40) MIT’s music AI can identify instruments and isolate their sounds | engadget (09:10) DHS Subpoenas Twitter For New Zealand Security Researcher’s Info | tech dirt (12:15) Watch MIT’s blind robot run, jump, and climb stairs | the next web Discussion Story (14:55) Will third-party plugins survive the tech backlash? | the verge Google tries to calm controversy over app developers having access to your Gmail | the verge Ensuring your security and privacy within Gmail | google Thing of the Day DTNS Sub-reddit Messages of the Day (25:35) Charles – Simon Winchester’s ‘Perfectionists’ (26:40) Rami – Uber/Careem merger Today’s Contributor Watch Shannon Morse‘s TekThing on Hak5 and support it on Patreon Get Len Peralta‘s “The Priva-Sneaker” at his store or by supporting his Patreon  

After a recent spate of violence instigated via WhatsApp the Indian government is asking the app maker for help in cracking down on irresponsible messaging blamed for inflaming tensions. But what can WhatsApp really do and what civic and legal responsibilities do messaging platforms aren’t used to incite violence. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Quick Hits (01:15) Kenya to use Alphabet’s balloons for rural internet | reuters (01:30) Apple dropping Intel as radio chip supplier, killing off the product – report | 9to5mac (01:55) China’s ZTE Replaces Executives in Rush to Comply With U.S. Mandate | wall street journal (02:15) Kuo: New 2018 iPhone models to come in gold, grey, white, blue, red and orange colors | 9to5mac (02:55) Tinder adds GIF-like video loops to spice up your dating profile | engadget More Top Stories (03:15) Amazon Takes a Page From Toys ‘R’ Us With a Holiday Catalog | bloomberg (06:15) MEPs vote to reopen copyright debate over ‘censorship’ controversy | tech crunch (08:10) London police chief ‘completely comfortable’ using facial recognition with 98 percent false positive rate | the verge (09:55) Meet the Numtots: the millennials who find fixing public transport sexy | the guardian (13:55) Baidu partners with Intel’s Mobileye to enhance Apollo self-driving platform | venture beat Discussion Story (15:15) Who can stop India WhatsApp lynchings? | bbc news On WeChat, rogue fact-checkers are tackling the app’s fake news problem | poynter Thing of the Day DTNS Sub-reddit Messages of the Day (27:15) Adena – DTNS sharing (28:30) Jenny – DTNS swag Today’s Contributor Justin Robert Young Politics Politics Politics Daily Newsletter Jury Talks The Contender twitch.tv/justinrobertyoung

As Sony stands firm on not allowing cross platform play on Fortnite for the PS4 we discuss the implications of Sony’s policy and whether or not change course any time soon. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Quick Hits (01:00) Google Cloud’s COO has left after less than a year | cnbc (01:35) Revealed: Amazon Go’s new Seattle location signals tech giant’s growing ambitions for checkout-free retail concept | geekwire (02:00) Facebook is shuttering a bunch of its apps you didn’t bother to use | thenextweb More Top Stories (03:00) A Bug in Samsung’s Default Texting App Is Sending Random Pics to Other People | gizmodo (05:35) Italy Wikipedia shuts down in protest at EU copyright law | bbc news Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on copyright in the Digital Single Market | European Commission DIRECTIVE 2001/29/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT… | Official Journal of the European Communities (07:55) Facebook bug randomly unblocked some users from people’s block lists | the verge (09:55) California Supreme Court rules Yelp can’t be ordered to remove bad reviews | cnet (12:20) Scientists can now use sound waves to detect cancer | thenextweb Discussion Story (15:55) Sony Not Allowing Cross-Platform Play SONY’S STUBBORN STANCE ON CROSS-PLAY IS EMBARRASSING | ign Sony’s response to Fortnite controversy is embarrassing | polygon How much is Sony willing to get hurt to keep people apart? | polygon Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3 | bbc news Sony is “looking at possibilities” for total cross-platform play | pcgamer Sony tries to buy more time for PlayStation 4’s Fortnite account debacle | polygon Fallout 76’s Todd Howard: No cross-console play because ‘Sony is not as helpful as everyone would like’ | polygon Thing of the Day DTNS Sub-reddit Messages of the Day (26:55) Bill – Automation conversation response Today’s Contributor Patrick Beja French Spin  

While much has been discussed about the disruption that automation will have on the job market, businesses and the economy not much work or thought has been giving on mitigating the fallout and the future of work. We discuss how to grapple with the inevitable shift in society as automation becomes a fact of working life. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

It’s our end of June round table show. This month we discuss the developer shift from single player to multi-player games. Are single-player games an endangered species? Plus electric scooter rentals from Bird and Lime electric are gaining fans around the country. We find out what turned one scooter hater into one of their biggest fans! And as GO90 closes its doors we kick around what is and what isn’t working in the new age of streaming TV. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang and Trisha Hershberger. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Apple may bundle music, TV and news into a single subscription, a new Pew survey shows 74% of American adults think technology was helped their life but 36% think technology is bad for society, and Amazon is acquiring online pharmacy PillPack. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Justin Robert Young. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Google rolls out public testing of Duplex. Google’s AI technology that can make human sounding phone calls on your behalf for reservations or appointments. We examine the impact, usefulness, and future of the technology. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

5G is coming with its promise of faster speeds. Will this wireless cell technology finally give mobile users the same speeds as broadband users? And will this new technology provide meaningful competition for incumbent broadband providers? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Luria Petrucci. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to Anthony Lemos of Ritual Misery for the expanded show notes! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!