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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
Daily Tech News ShowClassical Music Stands Alone- DTNS 4473
Apple is releasing a standalone Apple Music Classical app for iPhone that will offer access to more than 5 million classical music tracks. Alphabet’s…
Daily Tech News ShowHas DuckDuckGo Quacked the AI Code? - DTNS 4472
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, Barbara…
Daily Tech News ShowMastodon and On and On and On - DTNS 4471
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 mission in…
Daily Tech News ShowNanobots: Medication in Disguise - DTNS 4470
In a world where generative AI and machine learning chatbots occupy centerstage is there still a place and market for more intelligent voice assistants?…
Daily Tech News ShowAntarc-Tech - DTNS 4469
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 increase in the…
Daily Tech News ShowSome EV Drivers Have Rage Anxiety - DTNS 4468
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 concerns…
Daily Tech News ShowMeta's Roadmap is a Mixed Reality - DTNS 4467
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 Group is…
Daily Tech News ShowManaging Password Managers - DTNS 4466
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 operate and…
Daily Tech News ShowMWC: Cellphones Make a Higher Connection - DTNS 4465
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, Samsung’s…
Daily Tech News ShowWe See Your Satellites & Raise You Space Lasers - DTNS 4464
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 version of…
Daily Tech News ShowPrompt and Circumstance - DTNS 4463
We analyze the US Copyright Office’s rationale for not copyrighting works created from the Midjourney text to image generator. Plus we examine Canada’s Bill…
Daily Tech News ShowSony is in the Corner With Their Arms Folded – DTNS 4462
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 of Duty…
Daily Tech News ShowAn EV at Ludicrous Speed (But Without the Plaid) - DTNS 4461
We learn about Rimac, Croatia’s EV Supercar company, and their latest car, the Nevera. Scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology have…
Daily Tech News ShowLet's All Find Out Together - DTNS 4460
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 answer to…
Daily Tech News ShowAll About the Sony PSVR2 - DTNS 4459
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 role. And…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Next Word With Wolfram – DTNS 4458
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. How did…
Daily Tech News ShowWide Multiverse of Sports - DTNS 4457
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-life games…
Daily Tech News ShowWill A.I. Replace Podcasters? - DTNS 4456
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 scans?…
Daily Tech News ShowNew Year, New Gear - DTNS Weekend Edition
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. Show…
Daily Tech News ShowVideo Game Subscription Roundtable - DTNS Special
We talk to Scott Johnson, Trisha Hershberger, and Max Scoville about games as a subscription service. Does it work well, is it a legitimate alternative to…
Daily Tech News ShowApple: Hire Different - DTNS 4455
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? Cloudflare…
Daily Tech News Show2024 Will Change Streaming TV Forever – DTNS 4454
We explore how Spotify’s new exclude playlist option might affect your music recommendations. Plus we explain a new DNA analysis tool that helps screen for a…
Daily Tech News ShowIs Game Pass Worth It? - DTNS 4453
their version of the ChatGPT Large Language Model. We explain the latest regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Blizzard Activision from the UK’s Competition and…
Daily Tech News ShowThe A.I.'s Have It - DTNS 4452
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 what’s the…
Daily Tech News ShowAudiences Move Quicker Than Creators – DTNS 4451
We cover the latest iPhone and Mac Studio rumors from Mark Gurman. Examine how geopolitical tensions between India and China have influenced TikTok’s ability…
Daily Tech News ShowColorado, High in Fiber - DTNS 4450
Municipal broadband internet where the public controls and manages internet infrastructure and services is a controversial topic in the US. We examine how…
Daily Tech News ShowChatGPT is the Coca Cola of AI - DTNS 4449
ChatGPT is now reaching mainstream awareness. What types of startups and operations are building themselves around ChatGPT and is this a watershed point that…
Daily Tech News ShowUnpacking Samsung Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4448
We go over the highlights of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event including their new flagship phones. Plus we explain the updated changes in Netflix’s password…
Daily Tech News ShowCloning Dodos is for the Birds - DTNS 4447
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 technology sales…
Daily Tech News ShowHave We Figured Out Ransomware? - DTNS 4446
Reported ransomware payments in 2022 dropped. Is this due to better security practices by companies, more aggressive law enforcement action or a combination of…
Daily Tech News ShowWater Marking Words - DTNS 4445
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 ChatGPT’s…
Daily Tech News ShowYou Can't Have Your 230 and Eat It Too - DTNS 4444
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 and what…
Daily Tech News ShowStare Into My Eyes While I Read This - DTNS 4443
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 Xbox/Bethesda’s…
Daily Tech News ShowDoes Amazon Keep You Prime With $5 Generics? - DTNS 4442
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 parent company…
Daily Tech News ShowSuper Mario AR World - DTNS 4441
Microsoft’s new OpenAI exclusive maybe isn’t so exclusive, podcasts are dead, long live podcasts, and Super Nintendo World is open. Lamar Wilson joined Tom in…
Daily Tech News ShowBungle in the Twitter API Jungle - DTNS 4440
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 ChatGPT on its…
Daily Tech News ShowAI is Not an Author - DTNS 4439
Nature reports scientists disapprove of the use of ChatGPT on research papers as the article points to at least four research papers list ChatGPT as an author…
Daily Tech News ShowHomePod Hanging by a Thread - DTNS 4438
TikTok rolls out a ‘state-controlled media’ label that will identify accounts whose content is subject to state influence. Apple announces a second-gen HomePod…
Daily Tech News ShowWelcome To Microsoft AI-zure - DTNS 4437
Apple reveals new M2 Pro and M2 Max SoCs and the Mac models that’ll go into, the UK passes an online safety bill that increases penalties for violation to…
Daily Tech News ShowEV-erything at CES! - DTNS 4436
CES 2023 was a major showcase for EVs. Bodie Grimm from the Kilowatt EV podcast is here with his favorites from this year’s show. Plus how conflict in Ukraine…
Daily Tech News ShowWhere Is The AI Byline? - DTNS 4435
We delve into the latest news regarding FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and the termination of the naming rights deal between FTX and Miami-Dade County for the…
Daily Tech News ShowLow Twitter Disinformation Effect - DTNS 4434
We explain what exactly caused the FAA to temporarily ground flights across the US. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is now available for…
Daily Tech News ShowAll The TV News From CES - DTNS 4433
We explain all the latest TV tech trends from CES, DoNotPay’s Joshua Browder will test out an algorithmic system for defendants in a real-life court setting…
Daily Tech News ShowDigicams Are the New Cassette - DTNS 4432
We check in to see if people are still flocking to Mastodon from Twitter. Why are old digicams the latest retro trend with Gen Z? And we follow-up with Rich on…
Daily Tech News ShowPowering Up CES - DTNS 4431
It’s Friday at CES 2023. We checkout the Archer e-VTOL, RAM’s EV pickup, Samsung’s Bespoke AI Oven, and smart home products from EcoFlow and Eve Systems…
Daily Tech News ShowSuch a CES Thing! – DTNS 4430
Today is CES 2023 official opening day. We detail Sony’s press event last night, examine all the latest Matter IoT announcements, and on the computing front we…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Weird is What Makes CES - DTNS 4429
It's Wednesday Jan 4th at CES 2023. We have all the big and fun announcements from LG, Roku, HP and others; including a new urine scanner, a haptic feedback…
Daily Tech News ShowHappy 10th Year of DTNS! - DTNS 4428
CES 2023 starts this week! We check out the big pre-show announcements from Nvidia and Samsung. Plus the on-going saga of Microsoft’s acquisition of…
Daily Tech News ShowBest of GDI 2022 - DTNS 4427
Happy New Year everyone! 2022 was filled with fun and fact-filled conversations both on DTNS and on Good Day Internet. So we challenged Joe to pick the best…
Daily Tech News ShowTech Predictions for 2023 – DTNS 4426
We share our prognostications on what we think the tech landscape of 2023 will look like. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Iyaz Akhtar…
Daily Tech News ShowTech Predictions for 2022 Results! – DTNS 4425
Welcome to the DTNS Holiday Week 2022 Predictions Results episode. This is where we look back on the predictions we made about technology back in December of…
Daily Tech News ShowTechTV Reminisce Episode – DTNS 4424
Welcome to our Holiday Reminisce Episode! On this special episode Sarah, Roger and Tom take a trip down memory lane sharing with you how we all met and the…
Daily Tech News ShowListener Co-Host Episode 2022 – DTNS 4423
Welcome to our end of year Listener Co-Host Show. This is the annual episode where we invite several of our long-time supporters to appear alongside us on the…
Daily Tech News ShowMissing the Focus on Marketing - DTNS Weekend Edition
Are continual camera upgrades a good thing, is camera marketing broken, and what camera gear do you bring to big events? Hosted by Rich Stroffolino and Anthony…
Daily Tech News ShowLastPass Had One Job! - DTNS 4422
It’s our last LIVE show for the 2022 year and we’re doing a special Q&A episode. Watch as we answer questions submitted to us from our listeners. Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle Calls A Code Red Over ChatGPT - DTNS 4421
As the future of Twitter’s remains clouded Mastodon is benefitting with new users including some big players like Mozilla. But is the distributed social media…
Daily Tech News ShowYou Can't Spell 'NFL' Without Alphabet - DTNS 4420
a show with her daughter’s girl scout troop and has her removed because her firm is in a legal case with the venue. Problem with the technology or…
Daily Tech News ShowIs the Golden Age of Streaming Over? - DTNS 4419
As Netflix begins tightening its purse strings and more selective about shows it funds, Paris Marx from “Insider” asks if the Golden Age of video streaming is…
Daily Tech News ShowNFL Long Game - DTNS 4418
Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, posted a Twitter Poll asking people if he should step down. So what exactly is happening at the social media company? When will Apple…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Ins And Outs Of Digital Nomadery - DTNS 4417
Dreaming of working abroad while working online? Jennifer Briney from the Congressional Dish Podcast is here to share her advice on being a digital nomad…