Tech News Weekly (Video)

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  • TNW 298: Would Apple Acquire Disney? - Unknown Tracker Alert, Thread & Matter, Sandisk
  • Jason Howell talks about Android rolling out its "Unknown tracker alerts" system in conjunction with Apple to help detect AirTags that may have been placed on you nefariously.
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge talks about Thread and the challenges surrounding Thread and its integrations with IoT devices.
  • Mikah Sargent talks about whether Disney could be sold to Apple. But why would Disney consider something they were adamant about not doing in the past?
  • Finally, Sean Hollister of The Verge shares a warning about those who own a SanDisk Extreme SSD after one of Sean's colleagues lost everything on his SanDisk drive.

    • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

    Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Sean Hollister

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      • 1 hr 12 min
    • TNW 297: cDc's Encryption Solution - Subsea Cables, Inflation Reduction Act, IBM & NASA
    • The Cult of the Dead Cow has developed new encryption technology that would allow messaging and social networking apps not to hold users' personal data. Joseph Menn of The Washington Post stops by the show to discuss this new technology.
    • Did you know that 500+ cables are running across our ocean floor that can carry 400 terabits of data per second? Neither did we. Stephen Shankland of CNET joins the show to talk about these cables that run across our ocean floors.
    • Jason Howell talks about how the IRS is allowing taxpayers to file every major tax form online thanks to President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
    • Finally, Mikah Sargent shares how IBM and NASA have teamed up to "build the GPT of Earth sciences" to monitor deforestation, predict possible crop yields, and monitor greenhouse emissions.

      • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

      Guests: Joseph Menn and Stephen Shankland

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        • 1 hr 8 min
      • TNW 296: Galaxy Unpacked: An Iterative Update - Nothing Phone 2, Captchas, Car Infotainments
      • Kyle Kiang, VP of North America for the Nothing brand, joins the show to discuss the Nothing company and the Nothing Phone 2.
      • Mikah Sargent talks about Captcha boxes and how Captcha's may soon be going away with new technology slowly being introduced that won't have you trying to figure out what letters or numbers are in a box.
      • Ben Schoon of 9to5Google joins the show to talk about the Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5, Galaxy Tab S9, and the Galaxy Watch 6 announced at July's Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event.
      • Finally, Jason Howell shares a survey released by JD Power about consumers becoming fed up with all this tech introduced into new vehicles.

        • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

        Guests: Kyle Kiang and Ben Schoon

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          • 1 hr 18 min
        • TNW 295: Oppenheimer: Powered By Palm Pilot - Apple GPT, Netflix Growth, AI Therapy
        • Apple is testing its own version of ChatGPT, called Apple GPT, as a way to catch up to what OpenAI has done with AI so far. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg breaks it all down.
        • Jason shares his story of the week about Netflix's growth as it axes its 9.99 plan and deals with dual Hollywood strikes.
        • Mikah talks about how IMAX projectionists are using old technology to show IMAX films and why they continue to use it today.
        • Finally, friend of the network Megan Morrone stops by to share her experience using ChatGPT as a life coach.

          • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

          Guests: Mark Gurman and Megan Morrone

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            • 1 hr 11 min
          • TNW 294: The Revolving Roundabout of Social Media - Microsoft Activision, Classic Video Games, Nothing Phone
          • The Microsoft Activision merger has taken another step forward in finally happening. However, the FTC has filed an appeal after losing its battle in court. Iain Thomson of The Register talks about everything happening with the case thus far.
          • So many new social media services have popped up since Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year: Threads, Bluesky, T2, etc. Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch spills the tea on the potpourri of social media options available today.
          • Jason talks about many retro games of years past that are out of print and how preserving their history is as crucial as preserving traditional art & the history of the world.
          • Finally, Jason reviews the Nothing Phone 2 he has been using for the past few weeks.

            • Host: Jason Howell

            Guests: Iain Thomson and Amanda Silberling

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              • 1 hr 12 min
            • TNW 293: Can Meta's Thread Replace Twitter? - Apple Gaming, AI Voices, Google Reader
            • Meta has officially launched its answer to Twitter called Threads. Richard Lawler from The Verge talks about what Threads is about.
            • Mikah Sargent talked about Apple's gaming porting tool for macOS, discovered by Christina Warren a couple of episodes ago, that aims to bring real gaming to Macs. She joins the show to talk about the update the tool has received recently.
            • Jason Howell talks about how voice actors are losing their voices to AI through services like Revoicer, even when these voice actors did not agree to permit these companies to use their voices.
            • Finally, Mikah talks about "who" killed Google Reader.

              • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

              Guests: Richard Lawler and Christina Warren

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                • 1 hr 13 min
              • TNW 292: The Ashes of Google Iris - Google Ads, Marvel Secret Invasion, PlayStation
              • Google's ad business has been facing much scrutiny in recent years, and new a new report shows that Google hasn't been following its own agreed-upon standards for its ads being played on third-party sites. Patience Haggin of The Wall Street Journal talks about that research.
              • More news on Google as the company has reportedly killed Protect Iris division following layoffs and reorganization within the division. Hugh Langley of Business Insider walks us through what happened.
              • Jason Howell talks about how Marvel is receiving backlash following the premiere of its Secret Invasion series on Disney+ and how they used AI to create the opening sequence to the limited series.
              • Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about how some of Sony's confidential PlayStation secrets became exposed due to redacted statements in some court documents that were readable after being scanned.

                • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

                Guests: Patience Haggin and Hugh Langley

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                  • 1 hr 6 min
                • TNW 291: I Wish I Was Spatial - Pixel Tablet, Rivian & Tesla Supercharger, Nord N30 5G
                • Pixel Tablet reviews are in! Joe Maring from Digital Trends joins the show to share his review of the Pixel Tablet and why he dislikes the tablet.
                • Sam Abuelsamid chats with Mikah about Rivian's decision to adopt the usage of Tesla's supercharger network.
                • Jason has had the Nord N30 5G phone for some time and shares his review of the device!
                • Finally, Mikah shares an interesting article from The New York Times about the state of Dolby Atmos.

                  • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

                  Guests: Joe Maring and Sam Abuelsamid

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                    • 1 hr 24 min
                  • TNW 290: Apollo's Christian Selig Talks Reddit - Google Ad's, Gaming on Mac, AI Beatles Song
                  • Christian Selig, the developer of the Reddit app Apollo, joins the show to talk about Reddit's changes to its API and whether Reddit will make any changes or reverse its API update.
                  • The European Commission issued a formal antitrust complaint against Google and its ad business. Nicola Agius of Search Engine Land discusses what this could mean for Google and other ad businesses.
                  • Mikah talks about how games like Diablo 4 may be able to run entirely on Apple computers.
                  • Finally, Jason shares how Sir Paul McCartney is releasing a "final" Beatles song using Artificial Intelligence.

                    • Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell

                    Guests: Christian Selig and Nicola Agius

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                      • 1 hr 12 min
                    • TNW 289: What It's Like Wearing the Vision Pro - Spotify, Dyson Zone, Adobe Firefly
                    • Kerry Flynn of Axios joins the show to talk with Jason Howell about Spotify combining its two divisions, Parcast and Gimlet, into one operation called Spotify Studios and what this means for Spotify and podcasting in general.
                    • Jason Snell got his hands on the Apple Vision Pro device announced at WWDC and shares his thoughts about the device from his time with it.
                    • The wildfires raging in Canada is blanketing the United States' upper east coast with horrible air quality that is comparable to the air quality during California's wildfire season. Victoria Song from The Verge talks about using the Dyson Zone air mask during the horrendous air quality in New York.
                    • Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about Adobe covering any legal bills you may run into using its Adobe Firefly generative AI service.

                      • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

                      Guests: Kerry Flynn, Jason Snell, and Victoria Song

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                        • 1 hr 21 min

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