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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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Episodes

Remote Work is so Close - DTNS 3706

Ars Technica's Lee Hutchinson describes how the site functions without a physical office. How does it work and what types of things are needed for it work for the company. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 28, 202032 minEp. 3706

Grub Flub! - DTNS 3705

A recent post from WhiteSource identifies the trends in Open Source software licensing and makes predictions on what shape Open Source software will take down the road. Starring Tom Merritt, Richard Stroffolino, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 27, 202032 minEp. 3705

Post YouTube Stress Disorder - DTNS 3704

If you plan on getting a new gaming PC should you build or buy it? Lamarr Wilson shares his thoughts. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Lamarr Wilson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 202033 minEp. 3704

Talk Like an Egyptian - DTNS 3703

Google tweaks how it delivers paid search results, new safety features for dating apps and scientists listen to voices from the grave! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 23, 202031 minEp. 370

GM in Cruise Control - DTNS 3702

UN looks into Amazon's Jeff Bezo's phone hacking, GM shows off its new driver-less car, and voters in King County Washington will make US history by being able to vote from their personal web connected devices. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 22, 202031 minEp. 3702

Complexions of Facial Recognition - DTNS 3701

We discuss the civil liberty issues and actual effectiveness of facial recognition based surveillance tools. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 21, 202033 minEp. 3701

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Calls for AI Regulation - DTH

Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for AI regulation in a Financial Times op-ed, ByteDance reportedly put together a gaming division, and TomTom closes a deal with Huawei for map tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 20205 min

Xenobots Have Heart (Cells) - DTNS 3700

Scientists from Tufts University, the University of Vermont, and the Wyss Institute at Harvard published early research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about robots made from heart and skin cells derived from frog embryo stem cells that they call xenobots. What does this mean for robotics and what are the ethical issues at play? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Annalee Newitz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 17, 202034 minEp. 3700

A Caucus of Apps - DTNS 3699

The Iowa Caucus takes place February 3 and Democratic Party will be using an in-house smartphone app to send out results. Justin shares hits thoughts the party's latest attempt to leverage smartphone technology. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 202032 minEp. 3699

Twitter Won't Edit Stance on Edit - DTNS 3698

When asked about an edit feature for Twitter, company CEO Jack Dorsey said "We'll probably never do it." What's the logic behind his statement and would an edit feature add or detract from the platform? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 15, 202032 minEp. 3698

Live Livers, Body Not Included - DTNS 3697

Quibi insists it's not competing with traditional streaming incumbents like Hulu or Netflix. But then who is it for and what's the business case? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 202031 minEp. 3697

Gamers Being Good to Each Other - DTNS 3696

Wired spoke with Kayvon Beykpour former founder of Periscope and head of product at Twitter regarding steps the platform is taking to minimize bad behavior. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 202031 minEp. 3696

What It Takes to Put on CES - DTNS

Tom talks with Tina Anthony, Director of Digital Marketing for CTA about how CES gets done, along with show trends, key hot product categories, and what's new about CES. Want to visit 50 countries tech scenes at once? Tina tells us how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 11, 202010 min

The Rest of CES - DTNS 3695

We wrap up CES 2020 with a look at Engadget's Best of CES and Verge Awards at CES 2020 winners. Plus Lamarr Wilson's shares his fav picks of the week. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Lamarr Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 10, 202032 minEp. 3695

Unbundle Your Bundle - DTNS 3694

Facebook offers to reduce the amount of political ads you see, Panasonic shows off VR headset that looks like goggles and a new menu of search engines will appear in setup process for Android phones in Europe. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 09, 202032 minEp. 3694

The Diaper Gets Smarter Every CES - DTNS 3693

It's Wednesday here at CES 2020 and the announcements and news continues to roll out. We share our thoughts on the highlights from today's show. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Shannon Morse, Bill Detwiler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 08, 202034 minSeason 1Ep. 3693

CES 2020: Cars By Sony & James Cameron - DTNS 3692

It's our 2nd Day at CES 2020. We look at the big announcements and share our thoughts on what we saw. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Cherlynn Lowe, Peter Wells Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 07, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 3692

The TV Multiverse at CES - DTNS 3691

Its Monday at CES and that means announcements, announcements, announcements. We sift through all the releases and share our perspective on what we've seen so far. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Richard Gunther, Allison Sheridan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 06, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 3691

CES... the C is for Cars - DTNS 3690

Tim Stevens from CNET's Roadshow highlights all the automotive tech you should keep an eye on at this year's CES. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Len Peralta and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 03, 202031 minEp. 3690

CES Product Parade - DTNS 3689

We talk a look at some of the more interesting pre-CES announcements. Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 02, 202031 minEp. 3689

Best of 2019 GDI - DTNS 3688

DTNS ends the year with this special Best of 2019 GDI reel put together by Theatremonkey. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson, Justin Robert Young, Patrick Beja, Allison Sheridan, Shannon Morse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 31, 201937 minEp. 3688

2020 Tech Predictions - DTNS 3687

We've reached the end of 2019 and its time again for the DTNS gang to share their prognostication for what will go down in 2020 in the world of tech. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Jenn Cutter, Allison Sheridan, Shannon Morse, and Scott Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 30, 201948 minEp. 3687

2019 Predictions Results Show - DTNS 3686

We bring back the predictions crew from end of 2018 to see how accurate they were in prognosticating the events of the tech world in 2019. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young, Allison Sheridan, Shannon Morse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 27, 201937 minEp. 3686

2019 Listener Co-Host Episode - DTNS 3685

Chance the Hacker, ZoeBringsBacon, Cleveland Climber and Shelia join Tom and Sarah on our annual listener co-host show! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 26, 201955 minEp. 3685

The iPhone XR Tops Smartphone Sales for 4th Consecutive Quarter - DTH

Counterpoint Research reports that the iPhone XR is the top selling smartphone for the 4th consecutive quarter, the Washington Post reports on startups that use Bluetooth and WiFi to track college students, and the hacking group APT20 is getting around 2FA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 25, 20194 min

2019 Retro Episode - DTNS 3684

DTNS from the past as the gang revisits Friday Dec 18th, 2009 to share and discuss that day's most important tech news. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 24, 201933 minEp. 3684

FitBit Versa 2 - Live With It - DTNS 3683

On this special episode of DTNS we host the final "Live With It" for 2019. Sarah shares her experience with FitBit's Versa 2 fitness tracker. This show is audio only. There is no video version. Starring Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 201948 minEp. 3683

There Are No Minor Glitches In Space - DTNS 3682

Lasers are making some noise, how can NBC differentiate their streaming service, and Apple in SPACE! Starring Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, and Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 20, 201930 minSeason 1Ep. 3682

Every Move You Make... I'll Be Watching You - DTNS 3681

A leaked dataset from a location data company revealed the movements of 12M+ Americans with 50B location pings across major cities between 2016 and 2017. Should we be concerned and if so what should be do about it? Starring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 19, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 3681

Deep Fake Nine – DTNS 3680

Ars Technica’s Timothy Lee has an article detailing how he created a semi-realistic deepfake. What did Tim learn about the process and lessons can take away from his experience? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 18, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 3680
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