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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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Hey Fridge, What's for Dinner? - DTNS 4594 Aug 30, 2023

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OpenAI reaches $1 billion in annual sales as ChatGPT use soars. But Pew research only 18% of Americans have used ChatGPT. Plus Samsung launched an app for Android and iOS called "Food", a "personalized, AI-powered food and recipe" app. And PlayStation Plus is raising prices following a similar announcement for the Xbox Game Pass a month ago.

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

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Don't Blame the AI - DTNS 4593 Aug 29, 2023

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Google announced it would be rolling out its Duet AI, unveiled earlier this year, across all Google Workspace apps. And HBO Max will be giving subscribers limited access to select AMC+ shows. Plus Snapchat releases a new AI selfie feature called Dreams.

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

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A Notable Use Case for AI - DTNS 4592 Aug 28, 2023

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Are the ethical implications of AI more about how much can be done at scale vs what could only be done in a limited fashion? Tech reporter and analyst Benedict Evans believes so. And we discuss the Verge’s David Pierce experience with Google’s NotebookLM. Plus is Dolby’s new Atmos feature called FlexConnect the answer to setting up multi channel home theater audio?

Starring Tom Merritt, Nicole Lee, Roger Chang, Joe.

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MOVEIt and Lose It - DTNS 4591 Aug 25, 2023

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The Information reports Amazon is in talks with Disney to team up on the ESPN streaming service. SwitchBot has introduced an autonomous vacuum/mopper called the SwitchBot S10. And data transfer software MOVEIt suffers from a massive hack. What are the impacts and who’s affected?

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

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Where Am I Going to Put My 35 TB of Data? – DTNS 4590 Aug 24, 2023

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Apple was issued a patent for a digital stone. What exactly is a digital stone? And WB Discovery announced plans to launch CNN Max this Fall. Is this a redux of the aborted CNN Plus or something less ambitious?

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Wake Your PS5 for $200 - DTNS 4589 Aug 23, 2023

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Sony has unveiled the PlayStation Portal, a handheld game streaming device. The Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO has made India the first country to land on the south pole of the moon. And why is LinkedIn now the place for people to post updates on?

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

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Foldapalooza - DTNS 4588 Aug 22, 2023

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We reveal details about Microsoft’s conversation with the UK’s competition watchdog about the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard merger. IBM announced it will sell its weather business The Weather Company to private equity firm Francisco Partners. And we have a Pixel Fold roundtable as Tom, Huyen and Shannon share their experiences with Google’s foldable smartphone.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Huyen Tue Dao, Roger Chang, Joe.

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One Machine to Hack Them All - DTNS 4587 Aug 21, 2023

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Justin has a report on the feasibility of hacking voting machines from DEFCON. We cover the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruling on copyrighting AI generated content. And YouTube issues new policies on AI generated music. Plus the Wall Street Journal’s sources say a full desktop version of Instagram’s Threads could launch early this week.

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

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How to Make a Great Podcast (Excerpt) Aug 19, 2023

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In this excerpt from Tom's class "How to Make a Great Podcast" he talks about how to choose reliable sources of information or your show. You can get the full class on demand at patreon.com/dtns/shop.

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Microsoft Is Hosting A Special Event - DTH Aug 18, 2023

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Microsoft is hosting a "special event" next month, Netflix gets bundled with 5G in India, and X may start requiring ID verification...

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