Daily Tech News Show
Episodes
X Marks the Cross - DTNS 3614
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
California Senate passes a bill that if passed by the state Assembly and signed by the Governor will greatly expand the state's oversight into who can...
Apple event: New iPhone, New iPad, New Watch - DTNS 3613
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple announces the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, a new Apple Watch and 7th generation iPad, Apple TV+ news, and updates on Apple Arcade and Retail...
Toughbook, Good Show - DTNS 3612
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple adjusts its app store algorithm in July to deprioritize Apple apps in search results, the Verge has a review of Fitbit's Versa 2, and Bloomberg ...
Is the Tank Half Empty or Half Full - DTNS 3611
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Sheridan shares her experience on charging her Tesla from the amount of time it takes to charge her car and what chargers seem to work better ...
You're in my Facebook Top 9 - DTNS 3610
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We check out more news from IFA in Berlin. Plus Facebook is expands its dating service into the US and asks AI researchers to create deep fake videos ...
Speakin' of Speakers - DTNS 3609
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We take a gander at all the news highlights from this year's IFA.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Deep Mind Craft - DTNS 3608
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers at Facebook are developing a virtual assistant to help Minecraft players letting users type in requests in natural language to an in-game ...
Don't Leave the Nest – DTNS 3607
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Google catches a major iOS exploit in the wild, MacBook pros BANNED from airplanes worldwide, and Richard Gunther helps us understand what works with ...
Cranking Up The Retro - DTNS 3606
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday, Nicole Lee posted shares her thoughts on the $149 handheld game system, Playdate. A quirky homage to old school handheld gaming consoles.&n...
Siri-ous Changes at Apple - DTNS 3605
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple looks to address complaints around how it tests and improves the voice recognition abilities of Siri by letting users opt-in. Does this go far e...
Self-Yelp – DTNS 3604
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Voice assistants have been criticized for gender and racial bias due to the fact that they’re predominantly developed by white males in western-base...
Tax Wars: A New Hope - DTNS 3603
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CNET's Patrick Holland posted an impassioned plea Sunday titled "Apple needs to fix the iPhone 11's buttons so accidental screenshots go away. What ot...
Cell Data Is Rotten In Denmark – DTNS 3602
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
More than 5.3 million accounts belonging to cardholders from 35 U.S. states are posted online, DoorDash unveiled its updated tipping policy, with all ...
The Daily Tech Knewz - DTNS 3601
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp makes a play for online news aggregation with Knewz.com in order to compete with Google and Facebook. What will this mean f...
India: The Prime Frontier - DTNS 3600
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
G-Suite predicts spelling errors as you type, YouTube might start behaving better for your kids, and LinkedIn culls spam accounts.Starring Sarah Lane,...
Grading on an Algorithmic Curve – DTNS 3599
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Starring Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, and Roger ChangWe discuss how many streaming subscriptions is too many and what criteria people will use to decide ...
Night of The Living Scooters - DTNS 3598
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reddit is testing its Public Access Network, or RPAN, as a limited-time livestream experiment, set to run from 9 am to 5 pm through the end of this we...
Phone for Convenience, DSLR for Quality - DTNS 3597
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The consumer digital camera market declined about 80% to 19 million unit sales in 2018, versus more than 400 million smartphones sold globally the sam...
Pasture raised, cage free AI - DTNS 3596
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple, Amazon ,Facebook ,Google and Microsoft have all been criticized for allowing humans to listen to users’ private conversations in order to tes...
What's Up with Your Face? - DTNS 3595
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon Rekognition facial recognition software is adding the capability to detect fear and Elon Musk wants a better man to machine interface. Sta...
A Mos Def Con - DTNS 3594
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon breaks down all the highlights from this year's Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas.Starring Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang. Hoste...
Touchscreens Away! - DTNS 3593
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung unveils a new smartphone camera sensor that offers up to 108 megapixels of resolution. The US Navy announced it will revert destroyers from to...
Amazon Rings up the Police - DTNS SPECIAL
11 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Ashley from the SMR Podcast chats with Tom about Amazon's cooperation with Police on promoting Ring doorbell video sharing, how that might feed ...
Don't Fear the Libra - DTNS SPECIAL
10 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Tonya M. Evans, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Director, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & Law Certificate Progr...
Broadtale of Two Countries - DTNS 3592
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at the National Broadband Networks that the governments of Australia and New Zealand rolled out and what others can learn from their su...
Battery Rights Management - DTNS 3591
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
IFixit reports that if anyone but Apple replaces a battery in the iPhone XR, XS, or XS Max, a "service" message displays saying the phone is "unable t...
Notes on the New Note - DTNS 3590
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We pick apart Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 announcement; the good, the bad and the interesting.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chan...
Recycled People Are Pretty Too - DTNS 3589
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Google pledges that 100 percent of all shipments going to or from customers will be carbon neutral by 2020 and 100% of "Made by Google" products will ...
The Cow Jones Industrial Average - DTNS 3588
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cloudflare terminated DDoS protection services to the forum website 8chan as of August 5th after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Other compa...
WiFi 6 Explained - DTNS
03 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What the heck is WiFi 6 and why do you need it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hoarding The Streams - DTNS 3587
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are expectations for what consumers are willing to pay for new streaming services too high?Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang. Ho...
Patent Pretending - DTNS 3586
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A team of academics say artificial intelligence system should be recognized as the inventor of two ideas patented on its behalf.Starring Tom Merritt, ...
Netflix Getting Physical? - DTNS 3585
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple reported revenue of $53.8 billion, up 1 percent year over year despite revenue declines in Europe and China, a team led by neurosurgeon Edward C...
Capital 100M Records Stolen - DTNS 3584
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Capital One announced Monday that customer data including 140,000 SSN and 80,000 bank account numbers were accessed by an intruder. How did the hack o...
AI recognise AI - DTNS 3583
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers at Harvard and MIT-IBM Watson Lab have created the Giant Language Model Test Room to identify whether a piece of text was generated by a l...
Crickets, the Next Super Food - DTNS 3582
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Crickets were served as a promo item for TBS's upcoming Snowpiercer TV show at this year's San Diego Comic Con. Find out what they taste like and more...
Holy Guacamole, it's a Cat! - DTNS 3581
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Wetherell told BuzzFeed he regrets building the retweet button for Twitter. He led the team that made it in 2009. US presidential candidate Tuls...
Amazon prime target for DOJ - DTNS 3580
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The US DOJ is investigating Amazon for anti-trust behavior. Is there a case for the investigation and what does it mean for other tech giants?Starring...
Face it, Recognition Isn't Ready - DTNS 3579
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On July 16th Oakland formally banned the use of facial recognition technology becoming the 3rd US city to do so. Is this the start of a pushback again...
RoboUmp - DTNS 3578
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft will invest $1 billion into OpenAI, a report alleges Huawei helped build North Korea's cellphone network, ByteDance will open data-centers i...
All Ryzen. DTNS Court's Now in Session - DTNS 3577
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Norton tells us why its the time to upgrade if you're interested in bringing up your PC up to spec for gaming or editing videos.Starring Tom M...
Will Smart Diapers Pass The Sniff Test? - DTNS 3576
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix's latest financial reports shows the company's first lost net subscriber loss. What's behind the poor showing and diminishing audience? S...
How Does the Rat Feel - DTNS 3575
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk wants to improve the interface between humans and computers with Neuralink. What exactly is he looking to do and how will people benefit?Sta...
The Drones Beneath My Wing - DTNS 3574
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With Libra in the crosshairs of American politicians we examine what was and what wasn't said at Libra's Senate hearings.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah L...
It's a Prime Day for Protests - DTNS 3573
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Huawei news roundup as U.S. firms may get nod to restart Huawei sales in two-four weeks, Huawei will reportedly lay off hundreds of US workers, and Hu...
You're Looking at the Wrong End of the E-Waste Problem
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tom talks with professor Josh Lepawsky about what the real situation with e-waste is and why the professor thinks people should look at the factory, n...
A Prime Day To Strike - DTNS 3572
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can fertility apps and tracks really work or are they just a gimmick to pad out feature lists? Plus Amazon workers planning a strike and academics dis...
Amazon Primes Employees for New Jobs – DTNS 3571
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon plans on retraining 100,000 US employees by 2025, France approves a 3% tax on digital companies making 750 million euros of revenue, and Toront...
Nintendo Switch-Lite – DTNS 3570
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nintendo confirms a sub-$200 portable version of the Switch game console called the “Switch-Lite”. What do you give up in this smaller cheaper for...
You Can Do The Same Thing With Your Mouth - DTNS 3569
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick discusses how the shift to game streaming, passes and cross platform controller compatibility will disrupt video-gaming industry.Starring Tom ...
Meet Your New Meat – DTNS 3568
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you get people to accept lab grown meat and is the fear just a matter of incorrect marketing?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and ...
People of Amazon - DTNS 3567
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's Swiftkey keyboard coming to Andriod, MoviePass goes on hiatus, and Walmart on-track to lode $1b in e-commerce.Filling in for Tom, Sarah, a...
Apple Reportedly Moving Away from Butterfly Keyboards - DTH
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is moving away from Butterfly keyboards, court rules that Amazon is liable for third-party sellers, and Waymo receives...
You’ll Still Get Your Pizza – DTNS 3566
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In a letter to US Senator Chris Coons Amazon’s VP of public policy Brian Huseman told the Senator that they keep transcripts and voice recordings in...
Smart-E Pants 2.0 - DTNS 3565
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung's DJ Koh believes that the era of the smartphones is coming to an end as 5G, IoT and new emerging technologies take shape. What comes after th...
Loon Over My Kenya - DTNS 3564
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A new study from MIT on a driver's ability to notice brake lights in cars in front of them us suggests that eyes position is more important than multi...
Once It's Encrypted, It's Encrypted - DTNS 3563
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two Florida cities have been the victims of ransomware attacks. Why were these cities picked and what steps can other cities take to avoid the same pr...
Outsourcing Jony Ive - DTNS 3562
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg reports Huawei employees have worked on projects for the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Verge's Elizabeth Lopatto explains why Libra ...
Box of Jobs - DTNS 3561
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oppo shows off a new smartphone with the camera under the screen instead of next to it in the bezel, Executives from 7 Libra partners being cautious a...
The Buzz Around Lightyear – DTNS 3560
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
FedEx sues the US government saying its not liable for inadvertent shipping products that violate ban of products to China, Australian judge rules man...
What’s a Pi 4? - DTNS 3559
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Raspberry Pi Foundation announces the Raspberry Pi 4, Google is expanding its Child Safety program to include media literacy, Apple is rumored to be l...
The First Wrong Is Always Right - DTNS 3558
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
AT&T wins PCMag's fastest mobile network in America, Huawei is in talks about using Russian-sourced Aurora OS for its mobile phones, and France wa...
Hmm, I Don't Know if You're Having a Heart Attack - DTNS 3557
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Younger generations seem to be developing horns in the back of their skulls due to the extended use of technology like smartphones and tablets accordi...
Hey YouTube, Leave Those Kids Alone - DTNS 3556
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Google's brass is contemplating removing all kids videos off of YouTube and putting them exclusive on YouTube Kids. Is this is too little too late and...
Will Libra Tip the Scales for Facebook? - DTNS 3555
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook has taken the wraps off its cryptocurrency Libra. Backed by low-volatility assets like banking deposits Facebook subsidiary Calibra along wit...
Google Caught Red Handed - DTNS 3554
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Huawei admits US sanctions will affect profits, Instagram rolls out a new feature to help users regain their hijacked accounts, and Samsung US deletes...
Maker is Dead. Long Live the Makers. - DTNS 3553
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maker Media the publisher responsible for Make magazine and Maker Faire has garnered unwanted attention after laying-off its entire staff. What was th...
The Watchers In Front Of The Wall - DTNS 3552
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Samsung's announces the 292-inch Wall Luxury TV, Microsoft pulls CERNs academic status, Amazon is being sued in two separate class-action lawsuits, an...
Fake You, Zuckerberg! - DTNS 3551
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook will not remove a manufactured video of an AI Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech crediting a secret organization for his success off Instagram. ...
Fail to the Thief - DTNS 3550
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
E3 officially starts today. We discuss Nintendo's Livestream press event, Microsoft's policy towards backward compatibility and xcloud strategy, and h...
The Scarlet X-Box – DTNS 3549
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
E3 is this week and with Sony absent from this year’s event Microsoft took the opportunity to drop some big announcements.Starring Tom Merritt, Sara...
Who's Responsible for Tech's Social Disruptions? - DTNS
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why is our political discourse so divisive? How much of it is technology's fault? and Who needs to step up and fix it? Tom talks with Yaël Eisenstat,...
Destiny's Child - DTNS 3548
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Details of Destiny 2 going to free-to-play have been corroborated by Engadget story. Along with cross-save and release for Google Stadia, and rumors t...
Should I Stadia or should I Go – DTNS 3547
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Google released details about its upcoming Stadia service. We examine what was said, pricing and decide if this is a service that has a market.Starrin...
Don’t Wack Wacom – DTNS 3546
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the new features touted in MacOS Catalina is Sidecar. A function where an iPad can be used as a 2nd display for a Mac. Is this a feature that’...
Brains and Fingers and Robots. Oh My! – DTNS 3545
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can polydactyls (people born with extra digits on their hands or feet) help improve the science of robotic limbs? TWIS host Kiki Sanford is here w...
MacBeast Pro - DTNS 3544
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple delivered a number of announcements at this year's WWDC. We breakdown the information and round out the details on all the new products and feat...
Star Wars Galaxy’s (Technology) Edge – DTNS 3543
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland is complete and ready to accept a huge line of fans this summer. We take a look at all the exciting tech being...
These Glasses Are NReal - DTNS 3542
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Xbox head Phill Spencer plans on making Xbox Game Studios PC games available in different stores and outlets including Steam. The Department Of Justic...
Screening New Laptops - DTNS 3541
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
PCs heavyweights like Intel, HP, Asus and Lenovo showed off new their new dual-screen laptops this week at Computex. Will a 2nd screen become a common...
TVs Pushing the Edges - DTNS 3540
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
AMD, Intel, ARM, and Nvidia up the Generation ante, Apple updates the iPod Touch, and donkey-enabled solar powered Community Tablets arrive.Starring T...
AMD Announces Zen 2 CPUs at Computex - DTH
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
AMD, Nvidia, and Arm all have big announcements from Computex, Huawei leaves standards bodies, and Microsoft gives more details about xCloud. Hosted o...
Sense and Accessibility - DTNS 3539
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author and Podcaster Shelly Brisbin joins us with an update on state of assistive technology.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralt...
Tesla Jerk-face Mode - DTNS 3538
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why do voice assistants default to a woman's voice and in a recent email to employees Tesla's CEO said the company was on track to deliver a record am...
Bot Without a Face - DTNS 3537
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Research shows that placing googly eyes on robots makes them less threatening and Ford is rolling out an autonomous package-delivery robot called "Dig...
Huawei Sandwich - DTNS 3536
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Huawei gets an extension, Chinese-made drones may pose security risk, what did dinosaurs really look like?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Roger ...
Huawei says they don't need US - DTNS 3535
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration has placed Huawei on a "entity list" that would prevent the company from acquiring US technology without approval. The knock-...
Friday Night Lightroom – DTNS 3534
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With the latest update to Adobe Lightroom came with interactive tutorials. Ant Pruitt, Tech Republic contributor, is here to explain what makes these ...
No Huawei? – DTNS 3533
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
US President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency and prohibiting US companies from using equipment from foreign t...
To The Translatotron! – DTNS 3532
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
San Francisco bans the use of facial recognition technology by the city, Google releases Rivet an app with more than 2000 free books, and Netflix will...
Isn't That Just A Laptop? - DTNS 3531
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
HP and Lenovo have introduced some new twists to the old laptop form factor. Are these the next logical step in laptop design?Starring Tom Merritt, Sa...
iSue Apple – DTNS 3530
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apple loses case to stop an antitrust against the company from moving ahead. What exactly the Supreme Court rule on and what does it mean for the anti...
RFID, Is it Secret? Is It Safe? - DTNS Special
11 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How much should we worry about RFID? Should we get an RFID-blocking wallet? Should we not use it at all? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Turn Slow and Move a Lot of Air – DTNS 3529
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why is that shiny new uber-slim laptop you just bought seem slower than your 3-year old machine its replacing? Plus Lyft is trialling longer-term car ...
Facebook's Ex Wants A Break Up - DTNS 3528
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls for government to breakup Facebook. Is this a turning point in the struggle to regulate large tech firms, and w...
Nextdoor Vigilantes - DTNS 3527
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As national violent crime rates dips the number of social media platforms based around fear of criminal activity is rising. What's causing the discrep...
Lots of New Tech, Same Google Model – DTNS 3526
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We break down the flood of new products, updates and services were announced at Google I/O 2019.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patr...
Microsoft Word Helps You be a More Better Writer - DTNS 3525
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft BUILD starts today. Plus the EU plans on opening an anti-trust investigation into Apple and privacy concerns after Facebook reveals its cont...
Should Creators Trust YouTube? - DTNS Special
04 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Longtime YouTube creator Jason Inman talks about YouTube's latest plea for creator trust.Jason Inman host of Geek History Lesson, show runner's assist...
What is Dark May Never Light – DTNS 3524
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of Game of Thrones elicited controversy for being too dark by viewers to see what was happening. We go over what fans can do to cor...