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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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A Black Eye for Blackberry - DTNS 4097 Aug 18, 2021

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China renews pressure on Tencent and the country’s tech giants, Blackberry discovers a vulnerability in its QNX operating system and Windows 11 is changing the way users pick a default browser.

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

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Fans Really Do Have a Voice - DTNS 4096 Aug 17, 2021

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We explore the role that fans and fandom in leveraging social media and the internet to shape the TV shows and movies we see at home and the movie theater.

Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Annalee Newitz, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Liquid Chameleon Display - DTNS 4095 Aug 16, 2021

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Scientists in South Korea have published an article in the journal Nature Communications about a robot they created that can change its skin color like a chameleon. Would you eat cheese made from the byproducts of fungi? And Intel announced an upcoming high-performance discrete GPU line called Arc.

Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Blair Bazdarich, Roger Chang, Joe.

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The Mango Dark Web - DTNS 4094 Aug 13, 2021

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Samsung confirms its use of AI software called DSO.ai to design its Exynos line of chips. Apple’s Craig Federighi explained to the Wall Street Journal the company’s plans to scan photos uploaded to iCloud for C-SAM– and a separate program to scan Messages on child accounts for sexually suggestive images. Car and Driver tested the level 2 driver assistance systems from multiple carmakers to see which worked best and which could be fooled the easiest.

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

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Virtual CEO's Can Do Virtual Presentations - DTNS 4093 Aug 12, 2021

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Three US senators have sponsored a bipartisan bill called the Open Markets Act that would impose new rules on app stores including prohibiting them from requiring developers to use its in-app payment system and setting different prices on different stores. Nvidia revealed Wednesday that a press announcement for its Omniverse system delivered earlier this year was computer generated.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Z Flips and Z Folds - DTNS 4092 Aug 11, 2021

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How did the biggest cryptocurrency heist happen and what does this mean for the security of cryptocurrencies? And Samsung announces a slew of new and updated products including the Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic and Galaxy Buds 2.

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

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Culturally Emoji - DTNS 4091 Aug 10, 2021

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We check out the latest Apple rumors from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Amazon says it will now compensate customers for defective products sold on its marketplace, and HP rolls out new ChromeOS products.

Starring Tom Merritt, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Excellent Bribe. I Give It ★★★★☆ - DTNS 4090 Aug 09, 2021

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The Wall Street Journal has a story on how brands on Amazon go to extreme lengths to stop bad reviews of their products, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman argues that, in the current streaming landscape, that the Apple TV is a pointless products, and Facebook unveils its “Transfer Your Information” tool that allows users to export selected data for use by other services.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Chris Mancini, Roger Chang, Joe.

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End to End Encrypted-ish - DTNS 4089 Aug 06, 2021

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We examine Apple’s Expanded Protections for Children where the company performs an on-device scan of devices looking for child abuse material. China continues its crackdown on tech companies and how Wi-Fi software company Plume is making a pivot towards becoming a data business.

Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.

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We're Not as Extreme as We Think - DTNS 4088 Aug 05, 2021

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Three US Senators are proposing an amend meant to the infrastructure bill that would exclude some crypto companies, from a tax reporting provision, researchers across multiple universities publish a paper on YouTube’s algorithm and radicalizing effect it has on viewers, and DHS unveils a joint cyber defense effort with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others to combat ransomware and cyberattacks.

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

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