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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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Will Libra Tip the Scales for Facebook? - DTNS 3555 Jun 18, 2019

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Facebook has taken the wraps off its cryptocurrency Libra. Backed by low-volatility assets like banking deposits Facebook subsidiary Calibra along with 27 other partners will manage the operation of the Libra. Will the Libra be the standard in non-governmental fiat currency and how will this affect other cryptocurrencies?

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

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Google Caught Red Handed - DTNS 3554 Jun 17, 2019

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Huawei admits US sanctions will affect profits, Instagram rolls out a new feature to help users regain their hijacked accounts, and Samsung US deletes tweet reminding owners to scan for viruses on their TV.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang,

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Maker is Dead. Long Live the Makers. - DTNS 3553 Jun 14, 2019

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Maker Media the publisher responsible for Make magazine and Maker Faire has garnered unwanted attention after laying-off its entire staff. What was the reason behind it and does it indicate problems in the Maker community?

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

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The Watchers In Front Of The Wall - DTNS 3552 Jun 13, 2019

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Samsung's announces the 292-inch Wall Luxury TV, Microsoft pulls CERNs academic status, Amazon is being sued in two separate class-action lawsuits, and teens sell clothes from their closet.

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

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Fake You, Zuckerberg! - DTNS 3551 Jun 12, 2019

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Facebook will not remove a manufactured video of an AI Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech crediting a secret organization for his success off Instagram. What are the affects of this decision and is it something to be concerned about?

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

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Fail to the Thief - DTNS 3550 Jun 11, 2019

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E3 officially starts today. We discuss Nintendo's Livestream press event, Microsoft's policy towards backward compatibility and xcloud strategy, and how Google's Stadia fits in with the rest of the video gaming news.

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

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The Scarlet X-Box – DTNS 3549 Jun 10, 2019

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E3 is this week and with Sony absent from this year’s event Microsoft took the opportunity to drop some big announcements.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Roger Chang.

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Who's Responsible for Tech's Social Disruptions? - DTNS Jun 08, 2019

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Why is our political discourse so divisive? How much of it is technology's fault? and Who needs to step up and fix it? Tom talks with Yaël Eisenstat, a policy adviser at the Center for Humane Technology about all these questions.

https://www.yaeleisenstat.com/

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Destiny's Child - DTNS 3548 Jun 07, 2019

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Details of Destiny 2 going to free-to-play have been corroborated by Engadget story. Along with cross-save and release for Google Stadia, and rumors that Destiny 2 is ditching its platform exclusivity with Sony what does this mean for the franchise and possible cross platform gaming as a whole?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Chris Ashley.

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Should I Stadia or should I Go – DTNS 3547 Jun 06, 2019

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Google released details about its upcoming Stadia service. We examine what was said, pricing and decide if this is a service that has a market.

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

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