Google settles a $5 billion lawsuit for tracking Chrome users using Incognito Mode, Microsoft’s DALL-E 3 powered Image Creator generates violent images, and X fails to convince a federal judge that California’s content moderation law violates its freedom of speech. Link to Show Notes
It's our 2024 Tech Predictions Show! Tom and Sarah along with Dr. Niki, Jenn Cutter and Tasia Custode bring their two predictions of what they think will happen in 2024 the tech landscape. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Jenn Cutter, and Tasia Custode Show Notes Here ....
It's the 2023 DTNS Predictions Results episode. This is where we look back on the predictions we made about technology and the tech industry in the year 2023 back in December of 2022 to see how they actually turned out! Who came out on top? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Will Smith, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Iyaz Akhtar, Roger Chang Show Notes Here ....
Apple Watches Have Gone Back On Sale, Bill Gates believes AI will accelerate the rate of new discoveries at a pace we've never seen before, and Xiaomi unveiled its first electric vehicle… Link to Show Notes
The New Your Times is Suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright violations in the training of their generative AI models, a federal appeals court paused the ban on the Apple Watch, and Amazon Prime Video is adding commercials to content on January 29th. Link to Show Notes ......
2023 was filled with fun and fact-filled conversations both on DTNS and on Good Day Internet. So we challenged Joe to pick the best conversations we’ve had all year and put them together here for you to enjoy!
Mobile carrier Mint Mobile gets hacked exposing customer information, Apple Vision Pro mass shipments rumored to begin the first week of January, and Chevy Blazer EV sales are halted amid a slew of reported problems... Link to Show Notes
Welcome to our end of year Listener Show. This is the annual episode where we invite several of our supporters to appear alongside us on the show. This year we wanted to try something different. Taking a cue from our Friday GDI we've decided to make this episode a quiz and debate show. To play along with us we have: George Tsang, Tom DiGianvittorio Jr. AKA CaptainJack913, and Gary Fisher. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Show Notes Here ....
What does Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma mean for the broader startup industry? Plus why leaks of Samsung’s S24 phones reveal the future of mobile software in 2024. And Sony and Discovery work out an arrangement that doesn’t leave owners of Discovery content on PlayStation out in the cold. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Jason Howell, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Why did Bird file for bankruptcy? Justin shares his thoughts. Plus are Teslas experiencing an unusual amount of defects? And is Microsoft giving up on Mixed Reality? Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Why are big name game developers like Insomniac targets of ransomware attacks? Scott Johnson shares his thoughts. Plus Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially December 29th. Who will Microsoft find to replace him? And Amazon may be setting itself up to get baseball streaming rights in the messiest way possible. We explain. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Google settles a lawsuit brought by 37 US attorneys general. Navigation platform TomTom announced it has partnered with Microsoft to offer generative models in its automobile software. And we check in on the State of VR/AR at the end of 2023, It is no longer early days my friends. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Apple announces it will halt US online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, starting Thursday December 21st. Plus four US lawmakers have asked the US Department of Justice to investigate Apple’s blocking of the Beeper and Beeper Mini services from Apple Messages. And what does the jury decision to find in favor of Epic in the long running Epic vs Google case mean for Android developers? Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
We take a look at the technical challenges that had to be overcome to integrate the Disney+ with Hulu. Plus we dissect Cox Media Group subsidiaries' claim that our devices are listening to us and using the data they gather to target ads to us. And scientists at the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) at Western Sydney University announced Deep South, a supercomputer capable of simulating networks at the scale of the human brain. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, ...
At a Fortune AI conference CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince commented “Most of the people… if they’re doing anything in AI, are effectively lighting money on fire.” in recognition of the difficulty of turning AI demos into usable products. Plus Dropbox turned on a new search feature powered by OpenAI and boy are people mad. And Threads launched in the European Union, adding a potential 448 million users to its platform. Starring Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Sho...
Google launches AI Studio, a webtool to allow developers to create chatbots and apps based on its new Gemini Pro LLM and a new medical focused LLMs under the name MedLM. Plus Apple is testing 'Stolen Device Protection’ , a feature coming to iOS 17.3 that can delay a thief’s ability to alter critical information on a phone. And Nature Electronics published a study which describes a “hybrid biocomputer” system called Brainoware that can identify voices with 78% accuracy. Starring Tom Merritt, Sara...
A jury delivers its verdict in the Epic v. Google case. What was their verdict and will the impact be? Plus we go over the most downloaded iOS apps of 2023. And how did CRISPR gene editing help to breed a chicken resistant to the avian flu? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
What are your alternatives to TinyLetter, the free newsletter service that parent company Mailchimp is closing down? Rich has some suggestions. Plus we explain the latest with Beeper’s iMessage to Android service. And a roundup of the latest Apple news. Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
A key concept in cybersecurity is “secure by default” vs “secure by design”. But does it mean and how does it apply to your data security? Plus a recent Apple funded report has noted an increased frequency of cyberattacks which Apple believes is reason to expand the use of end-to-end encryption. And Instagram is rolling out its hashtag-less tag feature to Threads across the globe. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Mike Johnson, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Meta announced that Facebook Messenger chats and calls will be protected by end-to-end encryption by default. And Google announced the launch of its Google Podcasts to YouTube Music migration tool. Plus Justin shares his reasons why he thinks Google’s Gemini Ultra, Pro and Nano roll out is a sign of management failure. Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Why are AAA games like GTA 6 ported to PC well after their release on game consoles? Scott explains. Plus Twitch will stop operations in South Korea starting February 27, 2024, due to high costs there. And Google launches its new Large Language Model Gemini which comes in three flavors; Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, and Gemini Nano. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Gmail is getting a powerful update to its AI-powered spam detection in the service’s biggest security upgrade in years. And can iPhone/Android cross-platform messaging service Beeper succeed with its implementation where Sunbird crashed and burned? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Need to give a loved one a new Android phone but not sure what to get? Iyaz is here with his best 2023 Android phone picks. Plus We analyze a recent BBC article asking “Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk?”. And is Sony’s announcement that it will begin deleting Discovery shows from users libraries even if they’ve paid for them. Starring Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Ever since Open AI announced GPTs, chat agents that developers can use on their platforms developers have made a lot of these. Tristan Jutras takes through some of the more outlandish examples of people flexing their creative GPT muscles. Plus, is the push to force workers back to the office dead? One Stanford professor thinks so. And Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that Microsoft is talking to partners about launching an Xbox Mobile store. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Tristan J...
Google rolls out system updates for Android, Wear OS and Google TV devices. What features and functionality do they add? Plus as Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, plans a European Union launch in December is it becoming a viable alternative to “X”? And we delve into the reason why Apple relented and decided to include RCS capability into the iPhone. Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
The WSJ says Apple is looking to end its relationship with Goldman Sachs that it currently uses to support several financial products including Apple Card. Plus Is the new Microsoft Outlook a potential privacy risk? And Unity is cutting jobs and closing offices as part of a company reset. We explain what might be going on. Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Winter driving is no fun but a little planning can go a long way to making it more safe and less stressful. Patrick Norton is here to tell us how. Plus we go over all the big announcements from AWS’s re:Invent conference for cloud customers. And we look at Ofcom’s latest study of AI use in the UK. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
Dayton, Ohio police are warning parents to disable the "Bringing Devices Together" setting in AirDrop for children. And Research from the Graz University of Technology, Austria suggests that Zoom fatigue is real. Plus we go over leaks for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S24 flagship phone. Starring Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
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
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
