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In a sneak peek at an upcoming podcast series, Tom Merritt explains what Safe Harbor is and specifically US Section 230 of the CDA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As Twitter tries to navigate a highly-charged political landscape, what things are they trying to do to insure tweets from World Leaders are filled with misleading or false information? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The social media service, Cameo, lets you buy short custom videos from celebrities. Is this tipping point for the "passion economy" and what will people request from their celebrities? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sony sets the release and price of its Xperia 1 II flagship phone, Unc0ver releases an iOS jailbreak for the current version of iOS, and the latest firmware for Texas Instrument graphic calculators ends support for assembly and C programs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An Nvidia created A.I. has replicated the game Pac-Man using a machine learning framework called generative adversarial networks. Why is this achievement notable and what will be learned from it? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Netflix is rolling out a feature to automatically un-subscribe users from their service if it hasn't had activity for a year. Is this Netflix responding to consumer subscription fatigue or a clever marketing ploy? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
In an opinion piece in Wired noted futurist Ray Kurzweil has advocated for more AI assistance in vaccine research. What's behind his advocacy and can AI really speed up vaccine development? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Microsoft BUILD is happening and we share all the important news from the event and breakdown what it all means. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Xavier Guillemane, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Canon's recently announced R5 camera promises to be a beast. With 8K recording at 30p, IBIS, and dual-pixel AF it ticks all the boxes in the must-have list. But can it help offset the growing decline in the consumer digital camera market? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Ant Pruitt, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
In this special Politics Politics Politics! snippet, Justin talks to Electronic Frontier Foundation's Cindy Cohn about ways our digital civil liberties could be affected during the Covid19 crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The US moves to cutoff Huawei from global suppliers and added an additional year to the ban on ZTE and Huawei in the US. What does this latest spat between China and the US mean for consumers and the technology industry? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
With stay-at-home orders flat-lining movie theater attendance what does the future hold for the way movies are seen, distributed and sold? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Chris Mancini, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
With Zoom's increased popularity the number of social faux pas on the service has also increased. What are rules of etiquette when you Zoom and where are they codified? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Twitter announced it will add labels to mark tweets with misleading information on COVID-19. This is the latest attempt by the social media platform to fight disinformation. Is this enough and have its other attempts borne fruit? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrcik Beja, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Much has been made regarding the UK's efforts in creating a contact tracing app to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. How is it coming along and does it work as intended? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Moving can be a challenge but moving your tech along with you adds an extra layer of hassle. Find out how Patrick Norton moves his considerable amount of gear to a new place. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
As the way society works is dramatically changed by a pandemic, big tech is having to forecast long term developments based on an uncertain future landscape. How do they adapt and what will big tech look like in a few years time? Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Facebook's Oversight Board names its first 20 members. The board is an independent entity to oversee content moderation disputes that have exhausted appeals at Facebook and Instagram. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Music blog Consequence of Sound's Meggie Gates wrote an article titled "Embracing a Future Where Memes Choose the Hit Songs. The fate of a pop artist now belongs in the hands of Twitch, Twitter, and Tik Tok". Is this true and if so who becomes the new musical taste makers? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Billy Mitchell the erstwhile Donkey Kong champ filed case against Twin Galaxies for removing his score in April 2019. This July will see the score ranker and the Mitchell face off in court to decide its fate. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With more people spending an increased amount of time in front of the TV we asked Home Theater guru Robert Heron on tips to improve on the HDTV sound experience. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Robert Heron, Len Peralta and Joe. Link to Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
As movie theaters remain empty due to COVID-19 a fights a brewing between studios who want to release their feature films as on demand content and theater owners who want to retain exclusivity windows for new releases. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Autonomous vehicles promise an exciting future but how do you develop the technology during a pandemic? And will priorities shift when the emergency passes? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson and Joe. Link to Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
How are various countries implementing contact tracing apps and which ones should we be concerned about? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Twitter has made doctors and other medical professionals social media celebrities. But are they ready for it and can they help stop the spread of false and misleading medical information? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
We take a look at the security implications of the Google and Apple's joint contact tracing system. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta and Joe Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Bezos steps back into the captain's seat at Amazon as the company faces renewed scrutiny from government regulators. Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
In an apparent dichotomy games sales have trended upwards while game production has stalled. What's the behind the stats and what does it tells us about COVID-19's impact on video game production? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
eRacing has seen sizable growth after live motorsports events were cancelled due to COVID-19. How has NASCAR fared in this new digital realm and how have its drivers reacted? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Jenn Cutter and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Is technology blunting our children's social skills? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Allison Sheridan and Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
