Daily Tech News Show
Episodes
The Answer: 30 Facebooks and 20 Twitters - DTNS 3896
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before a US subcommittee about the way they use Section...
Just Like Dropping A Cat - DTNS 3895
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
T-Mobile will launch its streaming TV service TVision for T-Mobile postpaid customers starting November 1. Is this new business sustainable and how wi...
E-Commerce Begins at Home - DTNS 3894
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook is rolling out streaming games on the Web and in its Android Facebook app to selected users in the US, the RIAA, SAG-AFTRA and several other ...
How Do You Like Your HDR?
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Norton joins us as he shares insights what Dolby ATOMS and HDR means for your home theater setup.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Nor...
Snapping up India - DTNS 3892
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WhatsApp for Business is rolling out in-chat shopping, letting merchants link to products and services with the option to buy without leaving the inte...
Quibi Quietly Quits - DTNS 3891
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
PayPal will let US customers buy, sell and hold bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin. The Information's sources say that NBCUniversal and Face...
Social Media Anger Management - DTNS 3890
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The US justice department filed an antitrust lawsuit in Washington DC federal court Tuesday, alleging Alphabet's Google engaged in anticompetitive con...
Security is Not a Game... Normally - DTNS 3889
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can a simple word game give you better insight on network security? David Spark is here to show us how.Starring Tom Merritt, David Spark, Roger Ch...
LIDAR: Apple has it in Spads - DTNS 3888
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After criticism of how Twitter applied its hacked materials policy the company announced Thursday evening it would change the policy. What's changed a...
#HellPortal Has Opened - DTNS 3887
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter blocked the ability of its users to link to or repost images from a New York Post story about VP Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Twitter said t...
A Clear and Present Danger DTNS 3886
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zoom has started beta test a service called OnZoom that lets paid Zoom users host and sell tickets to online events of up to 1000 attendees. Is this Z...
iPhone 12! 5G! Magnets! - DTNS 3885
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We cover Apple's iPhone 12 and Home Pod mini announcement and see how they stack-up to the competition.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nica Montford...
Special: The Future of Gig Work
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How ride hailing defied government, angered unions and workers and how California voters will decide if gig work will ever be the same again in Califo...
China's Game Streaming Leaders Announce Merger - DTH
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The two largest game streaming companies announce a merger that will give the new company up to 300 million monthly active users, Amazon's Crucible ga...
Practical Effects... for Real - DTNS 3884
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Film and TV prop and costume maker, Frank Ippolito, is here to give us some insight into the real-world technology that turns imaginative movie ideas ...
Learning How to Quit Your Job - DTNS 3883
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The beauty of the Internet is being able to do what you love and another perhaps even more beautiful thing about the internet is being able to turn wh...
Who Doesn't Like An Exploding Spaceship? - DTNS 3882
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From exploding space ships to de-aging actors many of today's Movies, TV shows and streaming series rely on visual effects. So we've invited VFX artis...
It's Not the Size of the Hard Drive, It's What You Put On It - DTNS 3881
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A video game's experience is more than just the gameplay it is also the narrative that glues the various elements together. Shayna Moon, Senior Progra...
Make Music for Peace - DTNS 3880
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start off Creator Week with Mark Johnson, Grammy award-winning music producer/engineer and co-founder of playingforchange.com. He explains the proc...
Tidy Bowl - DTNS 3879
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, will use a pair of drones to disinfect fan seating and other are...
Oh What A Feeling, A Robot On The Ceiling - DTNS 3878
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Google plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next three years to create something called Google news Showcase. What's Google's plan and how wil...
What's Old is Google TV Again - DTNS 3877
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Google announced new products including 5G Pixels, Google TV and Chromecast, and Nest Audio. We dissect and examine the products.Starring Tom Merritt,...
Amazon Sees a Palm Reader in your Future - DTNS 3876
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We compare and contrast Amazon's upcoming streaming videogame service, Luna, against the competition from Google's Stadia, Microsoft's Game Pass Ultim...
Farmville gone in a Flash - DTNS 3875
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Roku announced the Streambar, a 14-inch soundbar that runs Roku's OS, capable of streaming 4K and HDR content. A compact speaker combined with a set-t...
Ethernet. It's like WiFi, but with Wires - DTNS 3874
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With all the friction between Apple and Epic over payments in the App Store how will Amazon's streaming game service, Luna, tackle the same issue?&nbs...
Amazon's Luna Landing - DTNS 3873
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon made a number of new hardware announcements at its Fall hardware event. We go through their list and share our thoughts.Starring Sarah Lane, Ri...
Pinning is Winning!! - DTNS 3872
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime left the company in 2018. He has now unveiled his new company DreamHaven, a game developer and publisher. Wh...
Azure. In SPACE! - DTNS 3871
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's Ignite kicks off today. We take a gander at the developments coming out of the conference.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja,R...
So, Everyone’s clear on the TiKTok Deal?? - DTNS 3870
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptographic engineer Tony Arcieri noted that Twitter's automatic cropping algorithm for presenting image previews in the timeline seems to focus on ...
BAN ALL THE APPS!!!! - DTNS 3869
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
German police have begun a murder investigation into the death of a female patient in Düsseldorf who was about to undergo critical care when the hosp...
Old Man Shouts at Graphics Card - DTNS 3868
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like grains of sand in the desert, the saga of Tik Tok seems to go on and on. We bring you the latest this year's longest running tech soap opera.Star...
Oculus 2: Eclectic Ballyhoo - DTNS 3867
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2. How does it compare to the earlier version and is an upgrade or a cost cutting measure?Starring Tom Merritt, Sa...
Three Tiers for Apple One - DTNS 3866
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Apple has announced new versions of the Apple Watch, iPad and iPad Air plus new services. We share our thoughts and get some insight from SnobOS's Nic...
TikTok's Trusted Partner: An Oracle DTNS 3865
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Oracle wins its bid for Tik Tok but the sale still needs regulatory approval. Is this a done deal and what questions remain unanswered? Sta...
Minority Rapport - DTNS 3864
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal has an article by Matthew Kronsberg called 10 Biggest Tech Trends to Come. We sort out which trends would select as the favori...
The Duo: Too Much for Too Little? - DTNS 3863
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The reviews are out for the Microsoft Duo Android dual screen phone but don't call it a phone. We go through the first reviews of Microsoft dual scree...
Your Move Sony - DTNS 3862
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday, three US Senators introduced the Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act which would modify section 230 of the US CDA to roll back the bla...
Did you say X or S?! - DTNS 3861
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pricing for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Series X and S gaming console has been revealed along with detailed hardware specs for the Xbox Series S. The ba...
Indian Streaming Services Establish Self-Regulation Code - DTH
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fifteen streaming services in India sign on to the Universal Self-Regulation Code for Online Curated Content Providers, Facebook tests putting Instagr...
Choosy Toms Choose DiffBot - DTNS 3860
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Norton is here with the important takeaways from this year's IFA tech trade-show in Berlin.Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, ...
The Internet Is Mainstream - DTNS 3859
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg announced several steps the company is taking to prevent misinformation ahead of the 2020 US election. We examine them to ...
Microsoft Defends Reality - DTNS 3858
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft has launched a three-part plan to fight deep fakes. The first is a tool meant for political campaigns and journalists called the Video Authe...
Ships on Chips - DTNS 3857
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook warns it will "stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram," if a pl...
The Camry Of Phones - DTNS 3856
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
IFA has started and one of the big trends coming out of the German technology conference are budget smart phones. We examine the latest from Motorola,...
Stop Checking Me Out - DTNS 3855
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CNET's Ben Fox Rubin reports that MasterCard announced a platform called Shop Anywhere in partnership with Accel robotics to let shoppers walk out of ...
Microsoft and Oracle Want to be Cool - DTNS 3854
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok CEO, Kevin Mayer quits as due to ongoing political turmoil, Microsoft working with Walmart on TikTok deal, Oracle has reportedly proposed a $20...
That TikTok Deal Is Azure Thing - DTNS 3853
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Ross Sorkin and Mike Isaac from the New York Times published an in-depth look at how Microsoft got pulled into possibly buying part or all of T...
An Unreal win... For Now - DTNS 3852
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Apple does not have to reverse its decision to remove Fortnite from its App Store but...
New Tools Doesn't Mean No Rules. - DTNS 3851
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Kantrowitz on Medium's OneZero wrote an article titled "Why a Slack Backlash Is Inevitable" and the Wall Street Journal's Chip Cutter and Aaron T...
Putting Fans In Seats That Aren't There - DTNS 3850
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Soper over at GeekWire wrote up his experience of what remote NBA fandom looks like in the age of social distancing. We discuss his findings an...
Survey Says... Political Censorship! - DTNS 3849
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new survey from Pew Research Center revealed 73% of Americans think that its at least somewhat likely that social media platforms censor political v...
The First Trillion Is The Hardest - DTNS 3848
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Apple hits $2 trillion market capitalization, Zoom expands into smart displays, and Blackberry keeps on ticking.Starring Rich Stroffolino, Scott Johns...
An Epic Push for Exemptions - DTNS 3847
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Epic said Apple had told them they have until August 28 to change their Fortnite app to comply with app store guidelines or lose their membersh...
Open Source Making Things Possible - DTNS 3846
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Sheridan shares her experience with creating an open source ebook based on her podcast "Taming the Terminal".Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,...
Where Is The Epic Apple Battle Heading? - DTNS 3845
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In case you missed it, we cover everything that has happened so far between Epic games, Google and Apple regarding Fortnite.Starring Tom Merritt, Sara...
Apple's Fight Night With Fortnite - DTNS 3844
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Robert Young shares his political insights on recent initiatives by social media giants to ready themselves for the upcoming US 2020 Election.S...
The End of the World Factory - DTNS 3843
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's dual-screen Android device, the Surface Duo is available for preorder now for $1399, arriving September 10. We share our thoughts.Starring...
This Show is Confidential - DTNS 3842
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A scammer told Business Insider he cashed in selling millions of fake views for Instagram Reels just hours after it launched. Is the arrival and succe...
The Tok is Tik'ing - DTNS 3841
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sources have said TikTok's separation from ByteDance could take over a year. Well beyond Trump and Microsoft's Sept. 15 timeline. What will happen nex...
Tick Tock for TikTok - DTNS 3840
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The POTUS signed two executive orders Thursday under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act forbidding transactions with TikTok owner Bytedan...
Scorpion on the YouTube Turtle - DTNS 3839
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged plan to curb national security risks from China called the "Clean Network." What does that ...
Is This For Reels? - DTNS 3838
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We examine all the announcements from this year's Samsung Unpacked event.Starring Tom Merritt,Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hos...
R2-Feed-U - DTNS 3837
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Mac shares her experience at a "free range" dairy farm that is almost entirely run by robots. The cows are free to roam in climate-controlled ba...
TikTok365 - DTNS 3836
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft said Sunday it is working on a deal to acquire TikTok's operations in Canada, the US, New Zealand and Australia. What's the motivation behin...
Let's Buy TikTok - DTNS 3835
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bytedance is considering listing its business in Hong Kong or Shanghai stock markets with plans to list TikTok separately in Europe or the US. Plus Bl...
Antitrust or Just Antitrustworthy? - DTNS 3834
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We explore what might happen to big tech after the Congressional hearings. Will it be good for them, consumers or anyone?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah L...
Can You Hearing Me Now? - DTNS 3833
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The US House Antitrust Subcommittee called Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar ...
AI Stories That Write Themselves - DTNS 3832
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Mayne incorporated OpenAI's latest GPT-3 model into a project to help him develop dialogue for characters real and fictitious called AI|Writer....
Unreal Fans - DTNS 3831
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First it was canned audio played over loudspeakers now its virtual fans in the stands. How is the technology that powers video games making virtual au...
Driving A Fork Into Intel - DTNS 3830
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intel’s next-gen 7nm chips are delayed until at least 2022 and it would consider farming out more work to outside semiconductor foundries, eroding a...
A Punch In The Face-book - DTNS 3829
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an investor, CEO Jack Dorsey said the company is actively exploring additional ways to make money from its users, including a potential subscriptio...
Tap to Cheer - DTNS 3828
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Crowd noise is being piped into stadiums for sports played without fans using foley from video game companies like EA sports and Sony Interactive. Wit...
Kiwibots, Roll Out! - DTNS 3827
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Xbox's Phil Spencer is pushing for developers to make their games cross compatible across Xbox One, PC and xCloud including the first slew of titles f...
Practice Safer Internet, People - DTNS 3826
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Unwanted and inappropriate sexting is an all too common problem. Katelyn Bowden, CEO of Badassarmy, with some advice on how to navigate the issueStarr...
:earth_americas: :smiley: :date: DTNS 3825
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's World Emoji Day and Google and Apple revealed their versions of the 117 new emoji coming later this year as part of Unicode's emoji 13.0 update.S...
High Crimes and Social Engineering - DTNS 3824
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter was the subject of a major hack compromising the accounts of high profile accounts including Bill Gates, President Obama, and Elon Musk. What ...
Staycation With The PS5 - DTNS 3823
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook are revising their estimates for their VR hardware upwards and Sony is ramping up production of their upcoming PS5 console. Are these moves b...
It's A Rolling Hat Rack! - DTNS 3822
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can a skinny minimalist robot that resembles a coat rack be the future of robots in the home?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,Patrick Beja, Roger Chan...
TikTok Don't Stop, Make It Pop - DTNS 3821
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tik Tok faces new scrutiny as companies and political parties urge employees and members to delete the app from their personal Android or iOS devices ...
Deep Fakes, Real Friday - DTNS 3820
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deepfakes often feature in contentious debates regarding news and the dissemination of information. But exactly is a deepfake and how should society a...
How to Protect Your Business - DTNS 3819
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can your operation do to keep its data secure? We examine the key elements of infosec every business needs to know.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah La...
Keep Your Data Kosher - DTNS 3818
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With an increase in the number of people working from home securing your home data infrastructure has never been more urgent. Seth Rosenblatt from The...
ICS Security is a Baby - DTNS 3817
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt about malicious attackers hacking the power grid, the water system and other industrial systems. What doe...
My Dog's Name is Two-Factor - DTNS 3816
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Despite what movies tell us, the number one way thieves and hackers access our bank accounts, credit information and other sensitive data is through s...
OneWeb Purchased by Consortium Led by the UK Government - DTH
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A consortium led by the UK government purchases the satellite operator OneWeb, Reliance Jio Platforms launches JioMeet, and EU regulators are looking ...
Advertising By Not Advertising - DTNS 3815
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As over 500 join in a boycott of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg stated there would be no change in company policy telling staff he believes that advertiser...
To DFinity and Beyond! - DTNS 3814
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Swiss decentralized computing company Dfinity announced its Internet Computer is now open for third-party developers to build serverless apps that do ...
All The Meat That's Fit To Print - DTNS 3813
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Discord posted Tuesday that it will shift its focus from video game communication to broader community creation. What's behind the shift and what are ...
Would You Like to Super Charge that For a $1? - DTNS 3812
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Disney Research scientists and ETH Zurich published a paper on a neural-network based method for swapping faces in photos and video at a resolution hi...
The Great Outdoor Cinema - DTNS 3811
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft shuts down its retail stores, verizon and Unilever join the move to pull ad money from facebook and the best TV projectors for watching in y...
Pay the Paywall - DTNS 3810
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon launches a crime-fighting unit, Goldman Sachs won't let you use their font to criticize them and Google offers to pay publishers.Starring Tom M...
A Facepalm for Facial Recognition - DTNS 3809
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon wants to compete with cable TV, the scoop on whether giving up your phone passcode is self-incrimination and the first mistaken arrest involvin...
Oculus Gone - DTNS 3808
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Beja weighs in on Apple's WWDC announcements.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Amos.Link to show notes here. Hosted...
Apple Arms itself at WWDC - DTNS 3807
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Apple finished up their WWDC 2020 presentation this morning. What was revealed and is Apple's official news regarding their shift to in-house ARM base...
Notable Names in Technology - DTNS 3806
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at the African Americans engineers and inventors who've made wide-ranging contributions to technology development.Starring Tom Merritt,...
Have You Been Driven by a Ford Lately? - DTNS 3805
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter rolled out an update that allows people to record up to 140 secs of audio and tweet sounds. Is this something users need or want?Starring Sara...
Hey! You Can't Do That, Says Apple - DTNS 3804
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Basecamp launched a subscription email client, called Hey, for iOS. However, required updates to the app have been blocked by Apple whom Baseca...
Instagram Is News to Me - DTNS 3803
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A 2020 Reuters Institute Digital News report notes that people rely on Instagram for news twice as much as they did in 2018, particularly young adults...
Git with the Changes - DTNS 3802
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
GitHub plans to replace tern "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references. What other terms could come up for consideration and how will...
UPS: Uninterrupted Podcast Supply - DTNS 3801
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robb Dunewood shares his experience on keeping a live podcast going when Mother Nature turns the lights out.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dun...