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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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Latest Episodes:

Licensing Woes in Gaming - DTNS 4798 Jun 26, 2024

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Why poorly thought out licensing deals in games can make them unavailable for play years later. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court overturns a lower court’s 2023 decision to impose limits on the way the US President may communicate with social media platforms. And we share an explanation on why Instagram flags your photo as ‘Made With AI’.

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

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How Does Judge Lane Rule? - DTNS 4797 Jun 25, 2024

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Sarah judges three AI stories from Google. Are they worth your attention? Plus, are autonomous cars FINALLY here yet? Closer. And why the RIAA suing is a good thing this time.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Amos, Joe.

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The Pivot to Video IS the News - DTNS 4796 Jun 24, 2024

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Apple beats Google and Meta to be first sued in the EU over new DMA laws. A UK company introduces a brain implant to help control seizures, and receiving news in video format may have finally hit mainstream.

Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Amos, Joe.

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Kaspersky? Nyet!! - DTNS 4795 Jun 21, 2024

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The US Department of Commerce classified Kaspersky Lab as a threat to US National security, SpaceX launches the Starlink Mini, and Patrick Norton makes us smarter about chatbots making us dumber.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Amos, Joe.

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What Is a DAC? - DTNS 4794 Jun 20, 2024

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What are DACs and how can they make your music listening experience better? Anthropic releases its newest model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet, comparing it to OpenAI’s GPT 4o. And reviewers raise issues with Google's new “Find My Device” network.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe.

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We Can't All Be Mr. Beast - DTNS 4793 Jun 18, 2024

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The first wave of Copilot+ PCs have launched. How are reviewers receiving these Arm powered Windows machines? Plus Xreal hopes its Beam Pro will make its AR glasses more useful. And we explore why some big name social media influencers are having a hard time of it.

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

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Social Media Health Warning - DTNS 4792 Jun 17, 2024

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McDonald’s is winding down its AI chatbot drive-thru ordering system deal with IBM. What other deal might replace it? Plus the National Defense Authorization Act bill narrowly passed the US House. Will it survive a Senate vote? And US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times recommending the US pass a law requiring warning labels on social media.

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

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It's Not Easy Being a Green AI - DTNS 4791 Jun 14, 2024

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How can the environmental impact from AI's increased power demand be mitigated? Plus the 1839 Color Photography Awards created a special category for AI-generated photos. And Microsoft's Recall feature saga has hit a lull as the company hits pause on the rollout.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos

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Apple Plays It's Own Game - DTNS 4790 Jun 13, 2024

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The announced partnership between Apple and OpenAI at WWDC will see neither party paying the other for the privilege. What’s going on here and could monetary compensation eventually be part of the deal? Plus how does a desert beetle have to do with extracting water from the air around us?

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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First Take on the iPad Pro M4 - DTNS 4789 Jun 12, 2024

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X announced it’s making who likes which posts private so users can “like posts without getting attacked for doing so”. Plus Adobe is beta testing Wacom’s Yuify service, which allows artists to record ownership of their work on a blockchain. And Scott gives us a hands-on impression of Apple’s iPad Pro M4.

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

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