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Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.

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Is Mastodon Right For You? - DTNS 4396 Nov 15, 2022

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Shannon gives us the details on MediaTek’s latest flagship SoC. Mastodon, the open source software for people to self-host their own social networks, has garnered increased interest as people look to abandon Twitter. We explain how it works and what you need to do to use it. And as the EU investigates Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard eyes fall on the availability of Call of Duty on other platforms.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Can You Roam for Work? - DTNS 4395 Nov 14, 2022

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The Holiday Shopping season is here and Trisha Hershberger has gift ideas to fit any video gaming need and budget. And there’s a trend of folks using dating apps to make platonic relationships and it's giving rise to startups who specialize in connecting people for friendships. Plus Malaysia built a work from home paradise. How has it worked out so far and what can other destinations learn?

Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Film Renews and Digital Refreshes - DTNS Weekend Edition 3 Nov 11, 2022

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Sony, Canon, Fuji, and OM-System all release cameras, but where's Nikon? Film is finally growing for real this time. And what's a picture worth?

Hosted by Rich Stroffolino and Anthony Lemos

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What Does FTX Mean? - DTNS 4394 Nov 10, 2022

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Waymo passes another hurdle in California, Airly is monitoring the air we breathe, and what’s really happening with FTX and why does it matter?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Chris Ashley, Amos, Joe.

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New Graphics Cards? Wait and See - DTNS 4393 Nov 09, 2022

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AMD’s RDNA 3 powered Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT hit the shelves next month. Are they worth waiting for and should you even consider them? Plus Meta is laying off 13% of its workforce or about 11,000 people. Is this a sign of a bigger issue at the social media giant? And Security researchers found evidence that several of Apple’s first-party apps seem to report data even with iPhone analytics turned off.

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

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TV vs Mobile, Video vs Shorts - DTNS 4392 Nov 08, 2022

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Microsoft might be testing the idea of placing ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu. YouTube Shorts– YouTube’s TikTok-like feature– had 1.5 billion users a month who watched 30 billion videos a month as of the beginning of the year according to YouTube product manager Todd Sherman in a Verge story. Is this the future for YouTube? And Wired posted a story “TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm—It’s Your Phone” by Leo Kim. Is he right? Is this smartphone medium really TikTok’s secret sauce?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Air Fee & Fee - DTNS 4391 Nov 07, 2022

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Apple has plans for Siri from making its activation phrase snappier to integrating it into third-party products. How plausible are the effects of cosmic radiation on our electronics and do we need to pay more attention to it? And Airbnb is planning to make its pricing more transparent to customers so they don’t suffer sticker-shock when they pay the bill.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Just Don't Call Them NFTs - DTNS 4390 Nov 04, 2022

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As demand for new chips slumps will the existing chip shortages turn into a chip glut? How did Reddit grow NFTs right as the broader market for NFTs dropped? And has the streaming service space reached saturation point?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Connected Items Matter - DTNS 4389 Nov 03, 2022

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We talk to Jeri Ellsworth about the kickstarted AR gaming system Tilt Five. Matter gains some steam as the companies formally announce their Matter smart home standard product roadmaps. And Rewind AI announces a software tool that keeps a searchable record of everything you do locally on any Apple Silicon powered Mac.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Is There A Visual Search Trend? - DTNS 4388 Nov 02, 2022

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Sony announces release dates, pricing and full feature set for the PSVR2. Plus Google just put a Lens button to the google.com homepage in the search bar. And we have all the news from Google’s AI event.

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

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