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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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Stop Checking Me Out - DTNS 3855 Aug 28, 2020

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CNET's Ben Fox Rubin reports that MasterCard announced a platform called Shop Anywhere in partnership with Accel robotics to let shoppers walk out of stores without having to go through a cashier. Is this the future for brick and mortar retail?

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

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Microsoft and Oracle Want to be Cool - DTNS 3854 Aug 27, 2020

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TikTok CEO, Kevin Mayer quits as due to ongoing political turmoil, Microsoft working with Walmart on TikTok deal, Oracle has reportedly proposed a $20 billion bid for TikTok and TikTok likely to announce sale U.S. operations in the coming days.

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

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That TikTok Deal Is Azure Thing - DTNS 3853 Aug 26, 2020

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Andrew Ross Sorkin and Mike Isaac from the New York Times published an in-depth look at how Microsoft got pulled into possibly buying part or all of TikTok. We share our thoughts and analyze the timeline of everything that happened.

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

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An Unreal win... For Now - DTNS 3852 Aug 25, 2020

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US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Apple does not have to reverse its decision to remove Fortnite from its App Store but must hold off terminating Epic's developer account which is also used to support Unreal Engine.

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

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New Tools Doesn't Mean No Rules. - DTNS 3851 Aug 24, 2020

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Alex Kantrowitz on Medium's OneZero wrote an article titled "Why a Slack Backlash Is Inevitable" and the Wall Street Journal's Chip Cutter and Aaron Tilley wrote "Slack Has Made Remote Office Communication Easier. It Can Also Be Less Civil. " Are we seeing.... a Slacklash?

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

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Putting Fans In Seats That Aren't There - DTNS 3850 Aug 21, 2020

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Taylor Soper over at GeekWire wrote up his experience of what remote NBA fandom looks like in the age of social distancing. We discuss his findings and share our own experiences of watching from the virtual bleachers.

Starring Rich Stroffolino, Len Peralta, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Survey Says... Political Censorship! - DTNS 3849 Aug 20, 2020

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A new survey from Pew Research Center revealed 73% of Americans think that its at least somewhat likely that social media platforms censor political viewpoints, up one percent from a 2018 survey. How do social media platforms juggle their business with the needs and challenges of political speech.

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

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The First Trillion Is The Hardest - DTNS 3848 Aug 19, 2020

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Apple hits $2 trillion market capitalization, Zoom expands into smart displays, and Blackberry keeps on ticking.

Starring Rich Stroffolino, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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An Epic Push for Exemptions - DTNS 3847 Aug 18, 2020

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Monday Epic said Apple had told them they have until August 28 to change their Fortnite app to comply with app store guidelines or lose their membership in the Apple Developer Program. What's Epic strategy and does Apple's policy hurt more than just Epic?

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

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Open Source Making Things Possible - DTNS 3846 Aug 17, 2020

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Allison Sheridan shares her experience with creating an open source ebook based on her podcast "Taming the Terminal".

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

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