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Daily Tech Headlines

Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood and Tom Merrittplay.acast.com

The essential tech news you need every day in 10 minutes or less.

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Xfinity’s Massive Data Breach Affects Nearly 36 Million Customers - DTH

Xfinity suffered a massive data breach where nearly 36 million customers' personal information was exfiltrated, Google pays $700 million in fines and makes minor changes to the Google Play store to settle an antitrust lawsuit with all 50 states, and the EU has confirmed its first formal investigation looking into the practices of social media platform X... Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 19, 20234 min

Apple Will Stop Selling Apple Watches - DTH

A patent dispute buts the Series 9 and Ultra 2 on pause, Knoxville Tennessee gets 10 Gbps fiber service from the community, and an AI that can make smaller AIs without humans involved. Get show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 18, 20235 min

The FCC Experimentally Authorizes StarLink To Test Satellite Cellular - DTH

Google changed the way Maps stores user data making it impossible for it to respond to geofence warrants, The FCC experimentally authorized Starlink to test its cellular Starlink service, and news publishers are worried AI could decimate traffic to their sites. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 15, 20234 min

Threads Comes to Europe - DTH

Intel releases its new chips for laptops, Google begins the end of third party cookies and Polish hackers keep the trains running. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 14, 20236 min

Google Announces Developer AI Tools - DTH

Using brain cells with machine learning, Apple's new anti-theft plan for iPhones and OpenAI begins to pay more publishers. Get Show Notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 13, 20238 min

Fortnite Maker Epic Wins Is Jury Trial Against Google - DTH

Fortnite maker Epic Games wins its anticompetitive practices case against Google, Ford is cutting weekly production of the F-150 Lightning in half, and the FTC warns against the growing use of QR Codes in scams… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 12, 20234 min

Beeper Mini Restores Service, But Only With an Apple ID - DTH

TikTok and GoTo's Tokopedia partner to restore e-commerce offerings in Indonesia, Microsoft aligns with a labor workers federation over AI, researchers study mice brains when using VR. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 11, 20235 min

23andMe Changes TOS After A Data Breach Possibly To Prevent Litigation - DTH

23andMe changes its TOS days after a massive data breach making it harder to sue the company for negligence, Apple aims to build 50 million iPhones annually in India within the next 2 to 3 years, and days after its mass layoff, Spotify gets rid of its CFO. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 08, 20234 min

Facebook Messenger Now Has End-To-End Encryption By Default - DTH

It doesn’t look like iMessage will receive Gatekeeper status under the EU’s Digital Markets App, Facebook Messenger now has end-to-end encryption on by default, and Disney’s One-App Experience which bundles Hulu and Disney+ in a single app is available in beta… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 07, 20234 min

Google Launches Gemini AI Advancement - DTH

Beeper brings Apple messages to Android just as Apple may get an exemption rom interoperability. And TikTok may relaunch its ship in Indonesia. Get show notes at this link . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 06, 20236 min

Gmail Gets Its Biggest Security Upgrade In Years - DTH

Gmail gets a big AI-powered security update, 23andMe User data gets hacked, and Messenger and Instagram chat is being deprecated later this month… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 05, 20234 min

OpenAI Intends to Invest $51M in Chip Startup Rain - DTH

A third round of layoffs hits Spotify this year, Commerce Secretary Raimondo says her department needs more money to stay ahead in the semiconductor race, is a partnership with Chase next for Apple? Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 04, 20235 min

Broadcom Has Started To Layoff VMware Employees - DTH

A week after it acquired VMware for $69 billion, Broadcom has started to lay off employees, Apple has released OS updates for zero-day vulnerabilities, and Google urges the UK’s antitrust regulator to probe Microsoft. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 01, 20235 min

Threads Is Coming To The EU In December - DTH

Threads is coming to the EU in December, Elon Musk has choice words for companies who’ve paused advertising on X, and major social media company CEOs to appear before the US Senate Judiciary Committee. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 20234 min

Apple Dumping Goldman Sachs - DTH

AWS has a chatbot named Q, Google figured out what caused the missing Drive files problem and you can now register .meme. Get the Show Notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 29, 20236 min

Google Investigates Missing Files In Google Drive - DTH

Google is investigating missing files for some users in the Google Drive desktop app, The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority provisionally thinks Adobe’s acquisition of Figam would harm innovation and designers, and, after 151 years, Popular Science ceases magazine publication. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 28, 20234 min

AWS Debuts Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client - DTH

Google will start deleting inactive accounts next month, Black Friday sales hit record numbers, ByteDance abandons previous Nuverse plans. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 27, 20235 min

Nvidia Delays Its Next Gen H20 AI Chip Until Q1 - DTH

Nvidia delays is H20 AI developed specifically for China until Q1 2024, Pixel 8 owners report circular bumps under the screen, and Nearly 8.5 million Welltok user's patient data exposed in MoveIt breach. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 24, 20234 min

Broadcom Acquires VMware for $61 Billion - DTH

Broadcom completes its $61 billion acquisition of VMware, Cruise plans to resume operations in one U.S. city, and OpenAI and Microsoft are being sued by non-fiction writers… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 23, 20235 min

Sam Altman is Back - DTH

OpenAI announces a new (old) CEO and a new feature for free ChatGPT users. Then gets sued. Again. Plus Binance's CEO steps down and Nvidia continues to boom. Full Show Notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 22, 20236 min

OpenAI’s Firing Of Its CEO, Sam Altman, Is Far From Resolved - DTH

Over 700 of OpenAI’s 770 employees demand the board to reinstate Sam Altman and then resign, or they may quit and join Altman at Microsoft, Before naming Emmett Shear as interim CEO, OpenAI’s board asked Anthropics CEO to take the helm and merge the two companies, Microsoft’s CEO says that Governance on Open AI’s board very, very clearly needs to change. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 21, 20234 min

Apple Is Bringing RCS To The iPhone - DTH

Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone later in 2024, Microsoft will allow EU users to uninstall Bing, And Amazon will start allowing customers to buy Hyundais on Prime… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 17, 20235 min

Microsoft Launches New App To Access Its OS - DTH

Microsoft has created a new app to access its operating system, Meta is testing hashtag-like categorization of posts without the hashtag, and Bing Chat is being rebranded to Copilot… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 16, 20235 min

DeepMind Outperforms Existing Weather Forecasts - DTH

OpenAI pauses paid sign ups and Amazons Astro robot is now meant for business security patrols. Get show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 15, 20235 min

Microsoft And Google Won’t Challenge DMA Gatekeeper Status - DTH

Microsoft and Google won’t challenge DMA Gatekeeper status, how much Google makes off being the default search engine is Safari is accidentally revealed in court, and Google sues unknown Bard scammers… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 14, 20234 min

Report: Apple Will Allow Sideloaded Apps in 2024 - DTH

Playstation Portal gets mixed early reviews, Google pulls Fitbit devices from some existing regions, Nepal bans TikTok. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 13, 20236 min

After Failing To Rebound, Tumblr Is Downscaling - DTH

Tumblr decided to downscale after failing to turn the site around, Meta to start selling VR headsets to Tencent in China, and payment apps and digital wallets may get regulated like banks in the US… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 10, 20235 min

ChatGPT Suffers A DDoS Attack - DTH

ChatGPT and its API suffer a DDoS attack, Google’s SGE expands to 120 countries, And Sony’s Playstation Division reports 2QFY2023 results… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 09, 20235 min

Google Calls On EU Regulators To Open Up iMessage - DTH

Google teams up with EU telcos in a letter to regulators about opening up iMessage, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S24 could have integrated generative AI, and actors’ strike-ending talks break down when the studios demand digitally scanned likenesses in perpetuity. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 08, 20234 min
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