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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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You Are the Weakest, StarLink. Goodbye! - 3965 Feb 10, 2021

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Salesforce posted to its blog Tuesday that the “9-5 workday is dead.” And will give employees three categories to choose from for their work schedule. Flex would see employees come in 1-3 days a week into the office. The other two categories are fully remote and office based.

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

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Scared Chipless - DTNS 3964 Feb 09, 2021

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A worldwide chip shortage is growing. NXP and Infineon both say chip constraints are no longer limited to automotive. Apple and Sony have both said their newest models are affected by production bottlenecks and component shortages.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Ashley Esqueda, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Bucket Of Parts: ASSEMBLE! - DTNS 3963 Feb 08, 2021

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The largest ever study of facial-recognition data shows how much the rise of deep learning has fueled a loss of privacy.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe

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Patrick is All About that Bass - DTNS 3962 Feb 05, 2021

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When you shop for home theaters you’re going to see a lot of info about subwoofers. Their Size, power and placement. But why do you need a subwoofer, how do you pick one and where the heck do you put it? Patrick Norton from AVExcel is here to give us the basics on what you need to know about subwoofers?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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How's My Driving? Take a Picture! - DTNS 3961 Feb 04, 2021

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The incoming head of the Senate antitrust subcommittee Senator Amy Klobuchar, plans to introduce a new antitrust bill that would place limits on acquisitions by large tech platforms. If the bill became law here’s it would shift the burden of proof on to companies with more than 50 percent market share.

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

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Amazon's Prime Candidates for AWS - DTNS 3960 Feb 03, 2021

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Yesterday the news broke right before the show that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will stop being CEO in Q3 (which starts in July) and become Executive Chair of Amazon’s board. AWS CEO Andy Jassy will take over as CEO. What will Bezos be doing as Executive Chair and will it matter to the day to day operations of Amazon?

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

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See Spot Scout - DTNS 3959 Feb 02, 2021

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Uber announced it intends to buy the alcohol delivery company Drizly for $1.1 billion. The company aims to integrate Drizly services into Uber Eats, but also wants to maintain the separate Drizly app. DoorDash, Instacart, Minibar, Craftshack and more all offer alcohol delivery in the US.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dan Benjamin, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.

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WeChat If It's Allowed - DTNS 3958 Feb 01, 2021

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Independent publishers thrive in China on platforms like WeChat and Toutiao. Chinese TV shows and movies are often made based on successful web novels. In China self-publishers are referred to as “We Media” both a reference to WeChat and being fan-driven. In 2020, 360 million users read articles published on WeChat public accounts. Self-publishers have always had to make sure they don’t attract the attention of Chinese censors. A regulation published January 22nd by the Cyberspace Administration of China requires accounts that “provide online news service to the public shall obtain the Internet News Information Permit and other relevant media accreditation.”

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rich Strophollino, Amos, Joe.

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Wireless Charging is Just a Phase - DTNS 3957 Jan 29, 2021

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Xiaomi announced Mi Air Charge Technology, a wireless power charging system that uses a phase control array to send up to 5 Watts of power to multiple devices using beamformed millimeter-wide waves within a radius of several meters. Will this end up being vaporware?

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

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Robinhood Takes Stock - DTNS 3956 Jan 28, 2021

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Facebook’s Oversight Board has reached decisions on a number of accounts directing the company to restore four posts in its first ruling.

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Strophollino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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