We share long time supporter Craig Porter’s insight into the connectivity and internet situation in the Antarctic. Plus Social Media service X is doling out free blue checks to users that have more than 2500 premium followers. And how do you determine if you actually need a VPN? Patrick Norton is here to explain.
Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Default guessable usernames and passwords on IoT devices are now banned in the UK. Noyb, a European privacy rights group, has filed a complaint against OpenAI for violating the GDPR. And we share tips on how to travel with tech you need for an event. 
Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Brian Ibbott, Amos, Roger Chang
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Quick Hits: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/ipados-dma/ https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/28/24143526/apple-oled-ipad-pro-11-13-inch-m4-ai-tablet https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/report-apple-and-openai-reopen-iphone-ai-talks/ https://wccftech.com/apple-vision-pro-successor-not-expected-until-end-of-2026/ https://www.androidpolice.com/google-play-store-simultaneous-downloads-wider-roll-out/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914177/google-pixel-8-everything-need-know-news-announcment-review https://www.axios.com/2024/04/29/elon-musk-china-self-driving-approval https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24141869/financial-times-licensing-deal-openai-news https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-post-office-phishing-sites-get-as-much-traffic-as-the-real-one/
Top Stories: https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/29/weak-passwords-for-smart-home-devices-to-be-illegal-in-europe/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/28/chatgpt-gdpr-complaint-noyb/
Discussion Story: https://kokoon.io/en-us/products/philips-sleep-headphones-with-kokoon 
Today’s guest: Scott Johnson http://frogpants.com https://frogpants.substack.com @scottjohnson @scottjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org
Brian Ibbott https://www.coverville.com https://www.frogpants.com/tms @Coverville
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Is the Chips Act a success? The author of "Chip War", Chris Miller, believes it and we go over his reasons for his belief. Plus Engadget's Sam Rutherford argues that it doesn't matter if Apple only sold 400,000 Vision Pros. It's still making money. And we go over Alphabet's earnings.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the show notes here:
Quick Hits: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/25/snap-snap-q1-2024-earnings-.html https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/25/24139988/microsoft-q3-2024-earnings-revenue-profits-windows-xbox-gaming-surface https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/26/apple-pulls-multiple-ai-nude-image-apps-from-app-store/ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/25/intel-intc-earnings-report-q1-2024.html https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-sam-altman-and-other-tech-leaders-to-serve-on-ai-safety-board-7dc47b78
Top Stories: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/25/alphabet-set-to-report-first-quarter-results-after-market-close.html https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/youtube-q1-2024-revenue-alphabet-earnings-1235982528/ https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-pause-ads-3437531/ https://www.engadget.com/it-doesnt-matter-how-many-vision-pro-headsets-apple-sells-ming-chi-kuo-production-numbers-143112470.html
Check out Tom’s Top Five: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHN12N7TXUyeSz1XWNVjwDvdzpAycENQi
Discussion Story: https://www.christophermiller.net https://www.ft.com/content/26756186-99e5-448f-a451-f5e307b13723 https://www.popsci.com/environment/chips-ira-climate-change-policy/
Mailbag: https://laevmobilecharging.com
Today’s guest: Molly Wood https://www.mollywood.co https://mollywood.substack.com https://www.everybodyinthepool.com @mollywood @mollywoodpro@mastodon.social
Next guest: Scott Johnson http://frogpants.com https://frogpants.substack.com @scottjohnson @scottjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org
Brian Ibbott https://www.coverville.com https://www.frogpants.com/tms @Coverville
Show Links: http://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx http://knowalittlemore.com http://dtns.bigcartel.com http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support http://dtns.tv/wiki
http://sarahlane.com https://twitter.com/sarahlane https://medium.com/@sarahlane https://masto.ai/@sarahlane https://havesuchagoodday.com
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Why are people getting tired of on-demand video streaming and what does that mean for streaming services? Plus as TikTok faces legislative action in the US, regulators in Europe are turning a more skeptical eye to the social media platform. And will Rabbit’s R1 AI personal assistant device avoid the fate of the Humane AI pin?
Starring Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

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What does Meta hope to achieve by opening up their Meta Horizon OS to third party hardware developers? And Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X Plus which the company aims to put on more Windows laptops. Plus Apple releases small, open source AI models designed for on-device usage called OpenELM.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

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Adobe announces that Photoshop will get the ability to generate images from a text prompt in the app. Plus Ray-Ban’s Meta Smart Glasses now have multimodal AI support. And Apple has an announcement set for 10 AM Eastern time May 7th.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes. 


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