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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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Platforms Are Here to Stay - DTNS 4730 Mar 20, 2024

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Unity’s 2024 Unity Gaming Report notes an increase in multiplatform game development. What’s behind this trend and is it good for the industry? Plus Meta’s Peter Cottle shows off a brief demo of how users can eventually connect their accounts and posts to the Fediverse through Threads. And Ubisoft revealed at GDC that it has been developing an NPC that uses Large Language Models to have more realistic conversations with players.

Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Nvidia Making AI Moves - DTNS 4729 Mar 19, 2024

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Meta is reducing the fee for EU users to €5.99 a month plus €4 for additional accounts to assuage regulators' concerns about economic coercion. Plus we share the highlights from Nvidia’s keynote at its GTC developer conference.

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

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Textured AI - DTNS 4728 Mar 18, 2024

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How has GDC 2024 pivoted to meet the needs of laid off game developers. Plus why has Sony paused the manufacture of its PlayStation VR2 headset? And Bloomberg reports sources say Apple and Alphabet are in negotiations to use Google Gemini for some AI services in a future version of iOS.

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

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Chatbot Side Channel Attack - DTNS 4727 Mar 15, 2024

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Ars Technica posted a story on Thursday called “Hackers can read private AI-assistant chats even though they’re encrypted.” Which Chatbots are affected and what should users do about it? Plus Walmart begins selling Macs for the first time! And The US Supreme Court will hear the case of Murthy vs. Missouri on Monday. At issue is whether it is a violation of free speech protections for the US government to directly call out social media posts it thinks are harmful or misinformation.

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

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Will TikTok Survive? - DTNS 4726 Mar 14, 2024

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Will the US Congress pass a bill forcing the sale of TikTok? How is Google’s artificial intelligence-powered search engine, Search Generative Experience, impacting publisher’s ad revenue? Hugo Barra, former VP of Android and head of Meta’s phased-out Oculus headset brand, has some thoughts about Apple’s Vision Pro.

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

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Gaming Ubiquity - DTNS 4725 Mar 13, 2024

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Sea of Thieves briefly took the top spot for PS5 game pre-orders Monday. Is this that Microsoft’s new Xbox strategy is paying off? Plus Google DeepMind researchers trained a model that’s learned to play multiple 3D games like a human. And a team of researchers at the University of Chicago say they’ve figured out a way to hack into Meta Quest headsets without the user knowing.

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

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Vision Pro Surgery - DTNS 4724 Mar 12, 2024

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Ray-Ban’s Meta glasses has updated the visual search feature to recognize landmarks and describe them. Plus a startup called Empathy is looking to simplify the process of closing a deceased person’s affairs. And a nurse in the UK used an Apple Vision Pro during a spinal surgery to identify instruments and processes as a double check on accuracy.

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

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Gaming Handhelds Are Huge! - DTNS 4723 Mar 11, 2024

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Covariant launched RFM-1 (Robotics Foundation Model 1) a “large language model (LLM), but for robot language.” Plus did the Princess of Wales, aka “Kate” photoshop a picture of herself with her three children? And why are tablet sized handheld gaming machines rising in popularity?

Starring Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Shut Up and Give GPUs Your Money! - DTNS 4722 Mar 08, 2024

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Patrick is here to explain what you should expect to pay for your next GPU upgrade. Plus what will a solar eclipse mean for solar power? And what effect did the pandemic have on Netflix and the increase in the number of comedy specials?

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

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It's Really About TikTok - DTNS 4721 Mar 07, 2024

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What does the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” mean for TikTok and other foreign owned social media platforms? Plus Robinhood, a commission-free investment platform has partnered with sports agency Klutch Sports to expand its reach into sports, entertainment and media.

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

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