Daily Tech News Show

Apple’s Game Tool is Very Metal – DTNS 4536

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Automattic launched an AI assistant for WordPress, which integrates easily with all Jetpack-powered sites. Scientists at the University of Cambridge u...

Zero Risk Doesn't Mean Zero Waste - DTNS 4535

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sean McManus wrote a piece detailing the Circular Drive Initiative ,or CDI, which is trying to reduce this e-waste by reusing hard drives instead of d...

Apple Sets New Vision - DTNS 4534

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple announced a flurry of new products including their much anticipated “Vision Pro” AR/VR headset at this year’s WWDC 2023. We share impressi...

Video Hasn't Killed The Pinball Star - DTNS 4533

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bloomberg’s sources say Amazon is in talks with Verizon, T-Mobile, and Dish about offering discounted cell service at around $10 a month, or possibl...

There's No Moore's Law for Autonomous Cars - DTNS 4532

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on Instagram that a Quest 3 VR headset will come out this autumn. A 128 GB version will cost $499.99. BeReal is testin...

Cooking Up Language Learning - DTNS 4531

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter plans on expanding its Community Notes feature where volunteer contributors can add context to posts in order to combat misinformation. If the...

Teacher, What Do You Meme? - DTNS 4530

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We check out the latest announcements from the COMPUTEX trade show in Taipei, Taiwan including Nvidia’s trillion dollar valuation. TechCrunch’s Am...

Nvidia Demos Talking to NPCs with Natural Language - DTH

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia demoed its ACE for Games tech to let gamers talk to NPCs with natural language, JioCinema sets a concurrent streaming record, and Mark Gurman g...

Digital Twins Inform Digital Models - DTNS 4529

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rob DeMillo – Chief Technology Officer at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is here to explain the nuances of digital twins and how they relate to digi...

Keeping the “Human” in HR – DTNS 4528

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, issued new guidance on a company’s responsibility to ensure algorithmically driven HR tools don’t deli...

Dial Up Still Exists - DTNS 4527

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We pour over Sony PlayStation’s pre-summer announcements, checkout all the new features in Microsoft’s PowerToy release including running up to fo...

Microsoft Builds a Copilot - DTNS 4526

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft’s annual Build conference starts today and the Redmond company has announced a number of AI chatbot integrations with Windows and Bing. Pl...

The Standard Contract is Not Enough - DTNS 4525

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The EU fines Meta a record €1.2B for sending European user data to the US in violation of GDPR. What now for Meta? The Cyberspace Administration of ...

TikTok Table Talk - DTNS 4524

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple restricted some of its employees from using generative models at work over concerns about leaks. Barclay’...

VR Right Under Our Noses - DTNS 4523

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Smell-o-vision makes a return, this time in VR? And the SCOTUS issues its ruling on two cases that could affect Section 230. We go over the rulings an...

One Uber to Move Them All - DTNS 4522

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Allison shares her thoughts on Tesla’s latest “full self-driving beta 11”. Amazon announced new Echo devices. And we explore all the product ann...

Stop treating AI like it's human - DTNS 4521

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at the new accessibility features Apple previewed today including Personal Voice and Assistive Access. Vancouver based “Sanctuary Cog...

Meet 1-900-Chatbot - DTNS 4520

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin announced a new TV startup called Telly where they’re giving away 500,000 TVs for free. Each set contains an always-o...

Linda Yaccarino, The Xpert - DTNS 4519

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Would you pay more for a generative AI chatbot that could process more user input at time? We discuss how Google’s open-source AI tool allowed a gam...

The ASUS ROG Ally is Whelming - DTNS 4518

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is Disney Plus in subscriber free fall? What’s Fairphone’s latest repairable tech for consumers? And is the ROG Ally worth the hype or is it just ...

Google Is Bringing You Into The Fold - DTNS 4517

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anthropic announces “Constitutional AI” to help train artificial intelligence without the need for human-intensive training, and Google takes the ...

Human, This is a Wendy's - DTNS 4516

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is spatial audio and is worth upgrading your entertainment audio setup for it? Plus Amazon launched “Amazon Anywhere”. A service that could l...

Streaming Causing Screaming - DTNS 4515

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Even as generative AI tools like ChatGPT become normalized the various security, ethical and moral issues surrounding them still grab headlines. IMGUR...

Does Apple Need an AI Strategy - DTNS 4514

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We go through Apple’s quarterly earnings report and analyze what Tim Cook had to say about the company's operations during an interview with CNBC. F...

Discord Ditching Digits - DTNS 4513

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Discord is changing how it assigns user names and everybody will have to get a new one. Scientists can’t replicate what you see by scanning your bra...

Are We Comfortably Numb With Data Breaches? - DTNS 4512

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at a new LLM training technique called semantic decoder where data from scans of a person’s brain activity are fed into the model. As T-Mobi...

What the Heck Is BlueSky? - DTNS 4511

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We learn about Rediet Abebe, a key black innovator in AI development. Samsung bans generative AI tools like ChatGPT after employees load sensitive dat...

Ask Your Doctor if ChatGPT is Right for You - DTNS 4510

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geoffrey Hinton, 2018 Turing Award winner for his foundational work in AI, recently left Google so he could speak freely about the dangers of AI witho...

Don't Fall For The Cozy Bear Honey Pot - DTNS 4509

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We get a RSA Conference wrap-up from David Spark, ask why there's no standardized threat actor naming convention, and Reddit began testing persistent ...

Voltage Irregularities – DTNS 4508

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How has cloud computing, data centers and generative AI increased the demand for fossil fuel energy instead of reducing it? Chicago’s Human Computer...

AI Sentient Fear is All in Your Head - DTNS 4507

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We further explore the fear people have over generative AI tools by taking a look at what AI firms are doing to stoke those fears. While Netflix saw g...

Social Media Wears Me Out - DTNS 4506

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra said the company will stop making the Chevy Bolt EVs with Michigan plants that makes them converting to making electric tr...

Gamers Get Old Too - DTNS 4505

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian musician Grimes Tweeted she would split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that used her voice. Is this a sign musicians see g...

Lucky is Bad Security Advice - DTNS 4504

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Humane, a startup founded by two ex-Apple employees, demoed a wearable personal assistant device that doesn’t need to pair with a smartphone. Proton...

Deep Mind Now Has Brains! - DTNS 4503

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have an excerpt from “A Word with Tom Merritt” where Tom talks with cyber-ethnography researcher and writer, Ruby Justice Thélot, about how pe...

Call Of AI: Garden Warfare - DTNS 4502

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian startup Precision AI has developed an AI crop-spraying drone that can reduce herbicide use by up to 90%. And we look at the big stories comin...

There's No Place Like Mastodon - DTNS 4501

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How does the decentralized nature of Mastodon make the social media experience different from other social media platforms and what kind of expectatio...

Is Google in Panic Mode? - DTNS 4500

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix delayed then canned its live stream for the cast reunion of Love is Blind after running into technical faults. Does this bold ill for Netflix ...

BeReal More Like BeInteresting - DTNS 4499

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Conversations around ChatGPT always seem to involve job loss. But Jeff Dwoskin proves that’s always true as he shares how he uses the AI tool to sim...

PC Part Prices and 4K Gaming - DTNS 4498

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is Nvidia's RTX 4070 worth buying? The latest news on Windows 11 including possible integration with Hololens 2. And Amazon Web Services announced new...

Just... Max - DTNS 4497

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Warner Media has changed the name of its HBO Max service to just “Max” with details on news and sports on the service to be announced in a few mon...

So the Answer is, More Lasers? - DTNS 4496

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why is the FTC looking into online review hijacking? The FBI’s Denver field office warns against using public phone charging stations. We look at th...

Substack Saga Sadness - DTNS 4495

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TSMC will see a 15% drop in revenue as new PC sales slump. Do smartwatches need to have apps to be successful products? And breakdown the spat between...

Me and My Digital Twin - DTNS 4494

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Stevens to explain what alternative fuels are and how they might be alternative technology to EVs. Cornell Ph.D. student Ruidong Zhang developed s...

You Can Log In, But Never Log Out - DTNS 4493

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A mayor in Australia is asking for OpenAI to correct false information being given about him by ChatGPT. Multiple US states are passing their own data...

Nintendo is Nintendo for a Reason - DTNS 4492

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming’s sources say Sony began development on a new PlayStation Handheld codenamed the Q Lite. Is Sony planning a new hand...

Who Has 5 Million Files? - DTNS 4491

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft announced a Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock for $299.99 that can support other devices besides the Surface via USB-C. As Spotify cuts their live ...

Figure Out AI or Fall in the Gap - DTNS 4490

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We take a detailed look at Alan Emtage “inventor of the search engine” with Nica Montford. We breakdown GQ’s recent interview with Apple’s CEO...

E3?, No, E0 - DTNS 4489

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Maryanne Garry from the University of Waikato in New Zealand is here to give us a psychological analysis of Large Language Models like ChatG...

Now I Know What You're Thinking, AI Generated Articles? - DTNS 4488

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

BuzzFeed is using AI for full articles, not just quizzes. Microsoft is experimenting ways to monetize Bing chatbot service. How can alternate web brow...

Woolly Meatballs Are Not for Dinner (Yet) - DTNS 4487

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is ByteDance’s Lemon8 a template for a way forward for the company if TikTok is banned in the US? After Ubisoft announced it wouldn’t be attending...

Take the Tik Tok Ban or No Ban Challenge! - DTNS 4486

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Generative AI is disrupting the professions of writers, artists, coders and now audiobook narrators. We explore this with tech journalist Erin Carson....

Blair Brings The Bats - DTNS 4485

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bioengineers at the University of Hiroshima have created a mathematical model of a bat’s echolocation that could be used to develop new active sensi...

Tinkers Gonna Tinker - DTNS 4484

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Modular laptop maker Framework is bringing an expansion featuring PCI-Express interface for the module for a GPU or dual SSDs. OpenAI has launched an ...

Uncomplicate Cancellation - DTNS 4483

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Game Developers Conference is happening all this week. Trisha Hershberger is here with the biggest announcement from the event. Plus a spate of Yo...

Video Games That Write Themselves – DTNS 4482

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok’s CEO, Shou Chew, will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday to answer questions regarding the service’s data secu...

Amazon Shutters DP Reviews - DTNS 4481

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon is shuttering DPReview.com. A premiere site for digital camera reviews for over twenty years. What does it say about the digital camera market?...

Qualcomm Beat Apple to the Automotive Punch - DTNS 4480

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Will Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis dominate the core component that makes up a connected EV’s digital system? A New York Federal court wil...

Micron Managing - DTNS 4479

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The US Federal Communications Commission finalized new rules that will reduce spam calls. The Metaverse may be getting a Second Life. And relieving th...

Clippy suddenly got WAAAAAY smarter- DTNS 4478

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI isn’t as capable as you may have feared but is probably smarter than you’re comfortable with. TikTok’s uphill battle against US regulator...

Bally's Bankruptcy Banishes Blackouts? - DTNS 4477

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI’s announcement of GPT-4 has created a stir as company’s announce their integration of the AI tool into their services. Drone delivery servi...

GPT4 - What's Better? - DTNS 4476

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Disney is asking a federal court to issue Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoenas to Reddit and Google in order to identify the individuals respons...

Silicon Valley's Blank - DTNS 4475

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last Friday and Signature Bank today, what has regulators concerned about banks with over-exposure to assets ...

SVB: The Silicon Valley Bust - DTNS 4474

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We explain the usefulness of hardware key authentication devices and why you should be using them. What does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank mean ...

Classical Music Stands Alone- DTNS 4473

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is releasing a standalone Apple Music Classical app for iPhone that will offer access to more than 5 million classical music tracks. Alphabet’...

Has DuckDuckGo Quacked the AI Code? - DTNS 4472

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

DuckDuckGo is Bringing AI to its search tool but will use a different approach than the one used by Bing. In a Conversation post Associate Professor, ...

Mastodon and On and On and On - DTNS 4471

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mastodon instance enough of a draw to add subscribers? Is David Pierce from The Verge right when he states that streaming boxes have failed in their m...

Nanobots: Medication in Disguise - DTNS 4470

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a world where generative AI and machine learning chatbots occupy centerstage is there still a place and market for more intelligent voice assistant...

Antarc-Tech - DTNS 4469

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re planning a trip to ends of the earth what should you keep in mind if you’re planning to bring your personal tech with you? With the incr...

Some EV Drivers Have Rage Anxiety - DTNS 4468

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft adds a three way toggle switch to control the tone of Bing chatbot response. Apple blocks the update of a ChatGPT powered email app over con...

Meta's Roadmap is a Mixed Reality - DTNS 4467

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meta shares its 4 year AR/VR hardware roadmap. What does it say and more importantly what can consumers expect in the near future? And the Volkswagen ...

Managing Password Managers - DTNS 4466

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rod Simmons for the SMRPodcast is here to share his advice on password managers; are they still worth using, how should a secure password manager oper...

MWC: Cellphones Make a Higher Connection - DTNS 4465

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mobile World Congress 2023 starts today and we have all the big news from today’s show including new rollables from Lenovo and foldables from Honor,...

We See Your Satellites & Raise You Space Lasers - DTNS 4464

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We explore the crucial role NASA mathematician, Melba Roy Mouton, had in supporting the US's first space missions. China looks to develop its own vers...

Prompt and Circumstance - DTNS 4463

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We analyze the US Copyright Office’s rationale for not copyrighting works created from the Midjourney text to image generator. Plus we examine Canad...

Sony is in the Corner With Their Arms Folded – DTNS 4462

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have the latest on Microsoft's allay concerns over its attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard by expanding its 10-year deal to publish Call o...

An EV at Ludicrous Speed (But Without the Plaid) - DTNS 4461

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We learn about Rimac, Croatia’s EV Supercar company, and their latest car, the Nevera. Scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Techno...

Let's All Find Out Together - DTNS 4460

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Will Apple’s Major League Soccer deal workout for the tech company as the new season starts? Is Nest co-founder Matt Rogers new startup Mill the ans...

All About the Sony PSVR2 - DTNS 4459

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have a hands-on review of Sony’s next-gen VR offering the PSVR2 with The Verge’s Sean Hollister. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down from her...

The Next Word With Wolfram – DTNS 4458

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Wolfram’s , of Wolfram Alpha fame, explains in a recent post on his site explaining how ChatGPT works and why it gives the results it does. ...

Wide Multiverse of Sports - DTNS 4457

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are AI assisted web search products still not ready for prime time? The NHL hopes to attract younger viewers by creating an animated version of real-l...

Will A.I. Replace Podcasters? - DTNS 4456

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Heaton explains how he used ChatGPT to create an episode of his The Political Orphanage podcast. And what do trademarks have to do with brain s...

New Year, New Gear - DTNS Weekend Edition

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

AI may be replacing your Fiver editor, Canon is finishing up its RF line-up, and all the new products we're excited about since the start of the year....

Video Game Subscription Roundtable - DTNS Special

11 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Scott Johnson, Trisha Hershberger, and Max Scoville about games as a subscription service. Does it work well, is it a legitimate alter...

Apple: Hire Different - DTNS 4455

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How did Apple manage to avoid laying off staff while other big tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google let go thousands of employees? Clou...

2024 Will Change Streaming TV Forever – DTNS 4454

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We explore how Spotify’s new exclude playlist option might affect your music recommendations. Plus we explain a new DNA analysis tool that helps scr...

Is Game Pass Worth It? - DTNS 4453

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

their version of the ChatGPT Large Language Model. We explain the latest regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Blizzard Activision from the UK’s Co...

The A.I.'s Have It - DTNS 4452

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft took the wraps of their new ChatGPT integrated with their Bing search engine. How does it work and is this the future of web search? Plus wh...

Audiences Move Quicker Than Creators – DTNS 4451

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We cover the latest iPhone and Mac Studio rumors from Mark Gurman. Examine how geopolitical tensions between India and China have influenced TikTok’...

Colorado, High in Fiber - DTNS 4450

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Municipal broadband internet where the public controls and manages internet infrastructure and services is a controversial topic in the US. We examine...

ChatGPT is the Coca Cola of AI - DTNS 4449

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ChatGPT is now reaching mainstream awareness. What types of startups and operations are building themselves around ChatGPT and is this a watershed poi...

Unpacking Samsung Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4448

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We go over the highlights of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event including their new flagship phones. Plus we explain the updated changes in Netflix’s pas...

Cloning Dodos is for the Birds - DTNS 4447

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nicole Ackermans is here to give us an overview of her time with Haikubox bird song identifier. Plus we go over US moves to block further technolo...

Have We Figured Out Ransomware? - DTNS 4446

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reported ransomware payments in 2022 dropped. Is this due to better security practices by companies, more aggressive law enforcement action or a combi...

Water Marking Words - DTNS 4445

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We go over The Wall Street Journal’s analysis of Meta’s business. And scientists at University of Maryland have produced a method of watermarking ...

You Can't Have Your 230 and Eat It Too - DTNS 4444

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the Supreme Court of the United States weighs in on the protections afforded by Section 230 to online platforms we review what Section 230 covers a...

Stare Into My Eyes While I Read This - DTNS 4443

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

9to5’s reviewer noticed that the M2 MacBook Pro’s storage is slower than that in the M1 version it replaces. We breakdown all the big news from Xb...

Does Amazon Keep You Prime With $5 Generics? - DTNS 4442

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can ChatGPT help you with your next job application? Is Amazon’s new generic prescription drug service really a deal? And what is LastPass’s paren...

Super Mario AR World - DTNS 4441

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft’s new OpenAI exclusive maybe isn’t so exclusive, podcasts are dead, long live podcasts, and Super Nintendo World is open. Lamar Wilson j...

Bungle in the Twitter API Jungle - DTNS 4440

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We go over Netflix’s earning reports and the news that Reed Hastings is stepping down as CEO, how Google might attempt to meet the challenge of Chat...