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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 ShowGlimmers Of A Passwordless Future - DTNS 4111
We learn more about the Framework modular laptop, Microsoft launches passwordless sign-in, and Zuckerberg announces changes to Facebook’s news feed algorithm…
Daily Tech News ShowApple Had Something To Talk About - DTNS 4110
Apple announced a number of updates to its iOS and Apple Watch product line today. To help us parse it all out are the hosts of the SnobOS Podcast, Terrance…
Daily Tech News ShowFold Up Your Fears - DTNS 4109
We talk to Engadget reviews editor, Cherlynn Low, about her experiences with latest foldable phones, discuss a study on the effects of remote work on 6,100…
Daily Tech News ShowI Reject Your Marketplace And Substitute My Own! - DTNS 4108
US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued her decision in the Epic v. Apple case. In the coming weeks, WhatsApp is rolling out its options for all…
Daily Tech News ShowHey Facebook, Nice Glasses! - DTNS 4107
Facebook announces new smart glasses called Ray-Ban Stories, iRobot announces the Roomba j7+ robot vacuum featuring built-in machine vision, BMW showed off two…
Daily Tech News ShowLess Cashiers, More Service - DTNS 4106
Amazon plans to bring its “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology to two Whole Foods stores, Twitter launched a few feature tests. One changes the way photos…
Daily Tech News ShowThis Isn't the Privacy Issue You're Looking For - DTNS 4105
A ProPublica report says contractors hired by Facebook are reviewing messages that have been flagged by an algorithm as improper, El Salvador now officially…
Daily Tech News ShowWhat Will You Do With the Loot Bag? - DTNS 4104
Apple will delay its CSAM features, Amazon plans to release its own branded TVs later this year, and how widespread is misinformation on social media spread…
Daily Tech News ShowLocastaway - DTNS 4103
Apple faces legal scrutiny for abuse of market dominance in India, Texas legislature approves a bill to fine social media platforms for removing posts or users…
Daily Tech News ShowTap for Proof of Age - DTNS 4102
We go over all the various facets of the chip shortage and why supplies will still be tight at the end of the year and what you can do about it. Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Pizza Sauce Glue - DTNS 4101
Microsoft announced the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out on October 5th, starting with new devices. Protocol’s Amber Burton has an article…
Daily Tech News ShowWindows 10 is the New Windows 7 - DTNS 4100
Has constant video conferencing made people already neurotic about their image? A new survey from Harvard in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology…
Daily Tech News ShowGaming Checkpoint - DTNS Experiment Week
Gaming Checkpoint gives you an overview of what's going on around the console scene, covering hardware options, online play, and near future outlook. Whether…
Daily Tech News ShowBBQ and Tech - DTNS Experiment Week
BBQ and Tech is an energetic dive into all facets of how technology is being used to make everyone's favorite cookout food, Bar-B-Que. Hosted by lifelong…
Daily Tech News ShowPegasus Project: Special Report - DTNS Experiment Week
Pegasus is a digital tool sold by the NSO Group to different governments across the globe used to monitor activists, politicians and persons of interest. In…
Daily Tech News ShowAsk a Luddite - DTNS Experiment Week
Rich Stroffolino talks with tech skeptic Ben Weinberg about the latest tech news. In this pilot episode, they look into the luddite perspective on Apple's…
Daily Tech News ShowPhotography For Today's Users - DTNS Experiment Week
It is said that the best camera is the one you have with you, and the latest smartphones offer extraordinary capabilities, but are they really the only camera…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Tech Jawn - DTNS Experiment Week
The Tech Jawn is a second look at the week's tech news headlines delivered from a different perspective. African Americans, demographically, are the biggest…
Daily Tech News ShowDrivers, Start Your Ride Hailing! - DTNS 4099
Tesla showed off an idea for a 5 foot 8 tall, 125-pound humanoid robot called the Tesla Bot. Microsoft announced the first Office 365 pricing increase since…
Daily Tech News ShowAmazon is the new Sears- DTNS 4098
Intel reveals its new Alder Cove hybrid processor design for desktop, mobile and ultra-mobile applications. Nvidia has its earnings call and gives updates…
Daily Tech News ShowA Black Eye for Blackberry - DTNS 4097
China renews pressure on Tencent and the country’s tech giants, Blackberry discovers a vulnerability in its QNX operating system and Windows 11 is changing the…
Daily Tech News ShowFans Really Do Have a Voice - DTNS 4096
We explore the role that fans and fandom in leveraging social media and the internet to shape the TV shows and movies we see at home and the movie theater…
Daily Tech News ShowLiquid Chameleon Display - DTNS 4095
Scientists in South Korea have published an article in the journal Nature Communications about a robot they created that can change its skin color like a…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Mango Dark Web - DTNS 4094
Samsung confirms its use of AI software called DSO.ai to design its Exynos line of chips. Apple’s Craig Federighi explained to the Wall Street Journal the…
Daily Tech News ShowVirtual CEO's Can Do Virtual Presentations - DTNS 4093
Three US senators have sponsored a bipartisan bill called the Open Markets Act that would impose new rules on app stores including prohibiting them from…
Daily Tech News ShowZ Flips and Z Folds - DTNS 4092
How did the biggest cryptocurrency heist happen and what does this mean for the security of cryptocurrencies? And Samsung announces a slew of new and updated…
Daily Tech News ShowCulturally Emoji - DTNS 4091
We check out the latest Apple rumors from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Amazon says it will now compensate customers for defective products sold on its marketplace…
Daily Tech News ShowExcellent Bribe. I Give It ★★★★☆ - DTNS 4090
The Wall Street Journal has a story on how brands on Amazon go to extreme lengths to stop bad reviews of their products, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman argues that…
Daily Tech News ShowEnd to End Encrypted-ish - DTNS 4089
We examine Apple’s Expanded Protections for Children where the company performs an on-device scan of devices looking for child abuse material. China continues…
Daily Tech News ShowWe're Not as Extreme as We Think - DTNS 4088
Three US Senators are proposing an amend meant to the infrastructure bill that would exclude some crypto companies, from a tax reporting provision, researchers…
Daily Tech News ShowAlibaba and the 40 Feeds - DTNS 4087
Sony beats earning expectations, MIT comes up with a way to predict the next big thing in tech and why did Facebook ban academics researching transparency and…
Daily Tech News ShowRight to Repair Zero Day? - DTNS 4086
Researchers successfully hacked and bypassed the TPM inside an Intel powered laptop and we examine the security implications of Right to Repair. Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowRelax it's Google Tensor - DTNS 4085
We follow a Wired story about spoofing the ID of ocean going ships, examine India’s new government e-payments system the e-Rupi, and Google gives the world a…
Daily Tech News ShowDTNS SPECIAL - Chip Shortage: The Logistics Issues
We talk about the chip shortage a lot on DTNS and I think we do a pretty good job of explaining the basics of the issue. There was fluctuation in orders there…
Daily Tech News ShowSwimming As A Service - DTNS 4084
Apple sends a cease and desist letter to a Chinese citizen who leaked information about stolen iPhone prototypes on social media. Is preventing leaks a way to…
Daily Tech News ShowDon't NUC It 'Till You Try It - DTNS 4083
Facebook continued the trend of stellar tech company earnings reports with revenue up 56% and monthly active users up 7% to 2.9 billion. Reviews for Intel’s…
Daily Tech News ShowThat Streamer is Quite a Character - DTNS 4082
We examine the exploding phenomenon of Virtual Idols on YouTube. What are Virtual Idols and why are they so popular on Google’s online video platform? Spotify…
Daily Tech News ShowSamsung Folds on the Note - DTNS 4081
Intel unveils its latest company road map which includes plans to build chips for Qualcomm, Facebook issues a voluntary recall of the Oculus 2 and Samsung…
Daily Tech News ShowUpscale Upscaling - DTNS 4080
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation ordered Tencent to end its exclusive music licensing rights within 30 days including requirements for…
Daily Tech News ShowSeniors In Tech: Ruth Pordes
Welcome to Seniors In Tech, a podcast mini-series where we bust stereotypes by talking to seniors who either worked in the tech industry at the beginning of…
Daily Tech News ShowDo You Even Metaverse, Bro? - DTNS 4079
On Wednesday, the US Federal Trade Commission voted to increase its enforcement of laws against repair restrictions that prevent small businesses, workers…
Daily Tech News ShowComputing in Plastic - DTNS 4078
ARM shows off a bendable processor prototype, Twitter is testing a dislike button and why uneven uptake of the FCCs emergency broadband benefit program…
Daily Tech News ShowStranger Netflix Chess Game? - DTNS 4077
Netflix loses 400,000 plus North American subscribers, Tumblr is testing a new feature called Post+ that lets some users charge their followers a monthly fee…
Daily Tech News ShowRCS and a Moon Pie - DTNS 4076
Priavacy-focused search engine DuckDuck Go is offering an email protection feature. Sony announced two high-end home theater products with HDMI 2.1 passthrough…
Daily Tech News ShowAnti Gravity Chili - DTNS 4075
A forensic analysis report by Amnesty International claims NSO Group’s Pegasus software was used by clients to compromise the phones of more than 1,000 heads…
Daily Tech News ShowSeniors in Tech: Sandra Foster
Welcome to Seniors In Tech, a podcast mini-series where we bust stereotypes by talking to seniors who either worked in the tech industry at the beginning of…
Daily Tech News ShowWelcome to the HakVan - DTNS 4074
Friend of the show Darren Kitchen has made the road his home with a van kitted out with some of things you might expect, like a table, bed, cooking equipment…
Daily Tech News ShowNetflix: Throne of Games? - DTNS 4073
Netflix announced it has hired Mike Verdu as its Vice President of game development. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said it has sued Amazon to…
Daily Tech News ShowSatyamania 365 - DTNS 4072
Microsoft’s new easy-to-set-up and use virtual windows machine service called Windows 365. Scientists at the University of Oxford and University of Liverpool…
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle Gets a French Slap - DTNS 4071
France’s competition authority fined Google €500 million for not negotiating in good faith to pay news publishers for the right to show their headlines and…
Daily Tech News ShowWhere Have All The Ransoms Gone? - DTNS 4070
Will a crowdsourced ransom payments tracking website called Ransomwhe.re provide empirical evidence companies need to determine if paying ransomware is…
Daily Tech News ShowSeniors In Tech: Michael Musiel
In this episode Niki interviews former US Robotics engineer, software/hardware developer and part-time paramedic Michael Musiel about his lenghty career in…
Daily Tech News ShowBit Coin Not Included! - DTNS 4069
The Biden administration issues an executive order that encourages the FCC to restore open internet rules, limit early termination fees by ISPs, limit the…
Daily Tech News ShowWhose Computer is it Anyway? - DTNS 4068
Start-ups position robots as bee replacements in the all-important crop pollination role, Thirty-seven US state and district attorneys general have sued Google…
Daily Tech News ShowDid You Get My Meeting? Mmhmm... - DTNS 4067
South Korea lawmakers are considering a revision to a law restricting children from playing games after midnight and China’s Tencent will use facial…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Audacity of Data Collecting - DTNS 4066
New owners of Audacity updated the audio editor’s privacy policy with language indicating it was collecting user data for analytics and legal enforcement…
Daily Tech News ShowSeniors in Tech: Allison Sheridan
Welcome to Seniors In Tech, a podcast mini-series where we bust stereotypes by talking to seniors who either worked in the tech industry at the beginning of…
Daily Tech News ShowThis is Why We Can't Have Nice Names - DTNS 4065
Nikkei Asia’s (NEE-kay Asia’s) sources say Intel and Apple began testing chip designs using TSMC’s 3-nanometer production technology, security researchers at…
Daily Tech News ShowTech, Taxes, & Typos - DTNS 4064
Amazon seeks an alliance of app makers to challenge Microsoft, Instagram will start experimenting showing users full-screen videos over the coming months, and…
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle and Microsoft Take Off the Gloves - DTNS 4063
Bloomberg’s sources say Microsoft and Google will not renew a non-aggression pact in place since April 2016, Facebook launched a subscription newsletter…