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DTNS 3283 – The UK Unfriends Zuck May 15, 2018

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Twitter is implementing a new system based on thousands of behavioral signals to filter our tweet replies, searches, and recommendations. Will this help curb abusive and bullying behavior on the platform or will other more invasive measures be needed?

Starring Sara Lane, Patrick Beja, and Roger Chang.

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DTNS 3282 – Tales from the Encrypt May 14, 2018

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Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in PGP and S/MIME, Tesla engineers reveal they considered adding driver attentiveness when developing the autopilot feature, Uber riders can now rate their ride mid-trip and Apple faces a class action lawsuit over defective keyboards.

Starring Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young and Roger Chang.

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DTNS 3281 – Scratch Your Coding Itch May 11, 2018

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As coding becomes a indispensable and respected skill some toy makers have developed STEM toys to help children, especially girls, develop and interest in coding. We take a look at the latest wave of programmable toys to hit the shelves.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Erin Carson.

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DTNS 3280 – Udder Corruption May 10, 2018

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Google wants to help people improve their Digital Wellbeing. What does that mean and is this is a sign that even large tech companies acknowledge too much technology can be a detriment to one’s health?

Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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DTNS 3279 – Plane Cheese May 09, 2018

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Microsoft announces new features for Windows that’ll roll out by the end of the year, Walmart is buying Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, Valve says Steamlink will arrive for iOS and Android May 21st, and EA goes all in on Loot-boxes despite legal rulings against the practice in Europe.

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

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Quick Hits
- (01:05) Apple cracking down on applications that send location data to third-parties | 9to5 mac
- (01:40) Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, BSD: All hit by same ‘serious’ security flaw | zd net
- (02:35) Critical Windows bug fixed today is actively being exploited to hack users | ars technica
- (03:10) ZTE is on life support after US ban | the verge
More Top Stories
- (03:35) Microsoft’s Windows 10 ‘Redstone 5’ build introduces cloud clipboard | zd net
- (06:45) Walmart agrees to a $16 billion deal to buy a majority stake in India’s Flipkart |...
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DTNS 3278 – Google, Please May 08, 2018

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We break down the announcements from this years action packed Google I/O, and cover everything from AI developments and roll-outs to new Android features and updates to News, Maps and Waymo!

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

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DTNS 3277 – Microsoft Edges Toward IoT and AI May 07, 2018

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We examine all info-packed Monday announcements from this year’s Microsoft BUILD event. Plus Robocalls are still a thing and unfortunately they’re getting worse and Spotify is not a publicly traded company.

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

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Quick Hits
(00:35) Fitbit gets quick replies and menstrual cycle tracking | cnet
(00:55) Instagram code reveals upcoming music feature | tech crunch
(01:15) Google’s IoT platform Android Things is open to all developers | engadget
New Volvos will have Google Maps, apps, and Assistant — even if you don’t have an Android phone | the verge
(01:50) A serious security vulnerability has been found in 7-Zip | pc gamer
More Top Stories
(02:15) ZTE asks U.S. Commerce Department to suspend business ban | reuters
Chip designer Mediatek gets Taiwan nod to export goods to ZTE | reuters
(04:10) Drive.ai will launch an autonomous...
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DTNS LABS – GAMES – It’s Not For Me, But I’m Glad It Exists May 05, 2018

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In this episode, we discuss:
God of War
Nintendo Labo
Red Dead Redemption 2
PS2 games on Playstation Now
Oculus Go
Financial results
Battle Royale craze at E3

With Patrick Beja and Scott Johnson.

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DTNS 3276 – Feel the Disturbance in the AR Force? May 04, 2018

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With Disney updating its Star Wars: Jedi Challenges lightsaber duel AR game to allow multiplayer we’d figured its time to examine the current state of the VR/AR consumer market. Plus Germany techsite heise.de reports 8 new Spectre-like vulnerabilities were found in Intel’s processors and national security and defense website Defense One reports the use of drones by criminals to keep tabs on law enforcement.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Nicole Lee.

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DTNS 3275 – Amazon Has Body Image Issues May 03, 2018

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Amazon wants to shake up the apparel business by having customers 3D scan their body so they can get a more exact fit when selecting clothes from the Amazon Store. Will this force traditional retailers to follow suit and how will customers react to the new service? Plus some in Congress have plans to reverse the FCCs rollback of Open Internet guidelines using arcane legislative procedure.

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

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