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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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Daily Tech News ShowLG Electronics Announces CEO Change - DTH
LG Electronics announces a change in CEO following its earnings report, the EU data regulator sanctions the EU parliament, and researchers demonstrate using…
Daily Tech News ShowTwitter Testing Threaded Messages - DTH
Twitter confirms it's testing threaded messages on Twitter.com with a potential release in 2020, TikTok unblocks account and apologies to teen with viral video…
Daily Tech News ShowVR is Milking It - DTNS 3667
For the second year Mozilla has published its "Privacy not included gift guide" rating gifts on a scale of Not creepy, a little creepy, somewhat creepy, very…
Daily Tech News ShowCheck It Out Before You Check Out - DTNS 3666
As the gift buying season enters full swing we share our tips making sure you're online shopping experience is safe and secure. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah…
Daily Tech News ShowHard Thames for Uber - DTNS 3665
Robb Dunewood shares his reasons why he went to team Dell XPS after showing significant interest in Apple's newest MacBook Pro. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Quest for the Right Gaming Gift - DTNS 3664
Trisha Hershberger joins us with a gamer's guide to gift giving for the holiday season! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Trisha…
Daily Tech News ShowSnitch Shelf - DTNS 3663
Google has rolled out an updated policy regarding political ads on the platform. We examine to see what changes were made and effect, if any, the policy will…
Daily Tech News ShowSkull Johnson - DTNS 3662
Bill Gates's backs computer directed heat ray mirrors, Disney admits issues with Disney+ app vows to rebuild it, and a bot that reads user scanned licensing…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Half Life of VR - DTNS 3661
This Thursday Valve will announce Half-Life: Alyx a flagship VR game. To help us understand why this is such a momentous occasion Patrick Beja fill us in on…
Daily Tech News ShowMister DeMillo-Man, Bring Me a Dream - DTNS 3660
Sleep is possibly one of the most important aspects of our daily routine. We look into the efficacy of sleep tracking tech and what if any useful information…
Daily Tech News ShowRobert Heron: TV Whisperer - DTNS 3659
Robert Heron joins us with tips on some out of sight deals on HDTV and UHDTVs! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Robert Heron. Hosted on Acast…
Daily Tech News ShowICANN haz revolving doors? - DTNS 3658
What is Rich Communication Service aka RCS and why is so important to the wireless telecom industry? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Cartridge Family: C'Mon Get Happy - DTNS 3657
We take a look at the Apple's latest refresh of the MacBook Pro line, the MacBook Pro 16". Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted…
Daily Tech News ShowDisney+ Tech News Show - DTNS 3656
Disney+ has launched but not without some hiccups. We examine how well the new streaming service has fared on its first day and our impressions of it. Starring…
Daily Tech News ShowUpdate, Break, Repeat - DTNS 3655
Are frequent OS updates the right way to go or should they be rolled out annually for bug checks and compatibility issues? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane…
Daily Tech News ShowData Is The New Oil Covered Gold - DTNS 3654
The US Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia. AMD announced the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and 3960X…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Big Switcheroo - DTNS 3653
In a blog post Facebook platform partnerships head Konstantinos Papamiltiadis revealed around 100 developers accidentally had access to Facebook Group member…
Daily Tech News ShowGreetings From The Silver Twinkie - DTNS 3652
Patrick Norton shares his experience with mobile internet while on the road. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Norton Hosted on Acast. See…
Daily Tech News ShowRushing Into a Tik-Tok Career - DTNS 3651
We share our thoughts on the slew of new Microsoft and Adobe products and services. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See…
Daily Tech News ShowRat Seat Driver - DTNS 3650
Australia's government is mulling over facial recognition technology to age verify internet users before allowing them to view porn online. Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowTower of No Power - DTNS 3649
Twitter's Jack Dorsey recently announced policy changes on Twitter banning political ads on the platform. This is in stark contrast to Zuckerberg's Facebook…
Daily Tech News ShowDoes the Internet Count as Intelligence? - DTNS 3648
HBO Max will launch in May for $14.99 a month, the same price as HBO Now. Customers who pay HBO for an HBO Now subscription or who get HBO from an AT&T service…
Daily Tech News ShowEnjoy the Vue, While it Lasts - DTNS 3647
Electronic Arts announced it is publishing games on Steam for the first time since 2012, starting with a pre-order page for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Why…
Daily Tech News ShowLab Meat is Beyond Impossible? - DTNS 3646
Nvidia updates its venerable Shield TV set-top box, Apple announces the launch of its AirPod Pros, and Harvard University researchers have found a way to…
Daily Tech News ShowBERT and Learning - DTNS 3645
Facebook is rolling out a News product in a limited test in the US as a home screen tab and bookmark in the Facebook app. What is Facebook trying to accomplish…
Daily Tech News ShowIs Time Up for TikTok? - DTNS 3644
Is TikTok a national security threat or just electioneering hyperbole? Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young Hosted on Acast. See…
Daily Tech News ShowArtificial Mctelligence - DTNS 3643
McDonald's, the fast-food giant, has invested substantial resources into developing AI to help automate portions of its business. We take a look at the…
Daily Tech News ShowWho Tracks the Trackers? You Do! - DTNS 3642
Ed Both at ZDNet has an article up called "How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative." We take a look at Ed's suggestions and…
Daily Tech News ShowTickle Me Cell Phone - DTNS 3641
Scientists at the University of Bristol and Sorbonne University have developed a skin-like input interface for use with phones and computers. Twitch is testing…
Daily Tech News ShowMonkey See, Monkey Do Better - DTNS 3640
We examine the phenomenon that prevents people from picking up new habits and ways of doing things preferring established methods instead even if new behavior…
Daily Tech News ShowDo We Want To Ban Buttons? - DTNS 3639
Netflix earnings for the quarter are in and things look good. Earnings are up but subscriber base in the US missed targets. CEO Reed Hastings said that new…
Daily Tech News ShowPreferential Tweetment - DTNS 3638
Twitter published a post titled "World Leaders on Twitter: principles & approach" explaining that in "cases involving a world leader, we will err on the side…
Daily Tech News ShowApple On Safari to China- DTNS 3637
Google announces new products and services including Ambient Computing and Pixelbook Go. Plus the company shares updates to the Google Home, Stadia and Pixel…
Daily Tech News ShoweBay, Stripe, Mastercard, and Visa Leave the Libra Association - DTH
Five new companies leave the Libra Association, Apple now lists Tencent Safe Browsing as part of the Fraudulent Website Warning in Safari, and San Francisco…
Daily Tech News ShowWhat is Differential Privacy? - DTNS Explainer
Data privacy. There's a lot of misinformation and overreaction when it comes to data privacy but that's in large part to the fact that there's a lot of lack of…
Daily Tech News ShowBest Buds - DTNS 3636
Earbuds have become the latest front in the ongoing ecosystem war between large tech giants with Microsoft, Amazon and Google hoping to cut into Apple's…
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle Stadia goes Negative - DTNS 3635
Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police, pulls Quartz news app from the store and Hong Kong protester role-playing game suspended from Google Play…
Daily Tech News ShowYou are the Weakest D-Link. Goodbye - DTNS 3634
Co-founder and CEO of Legal IO, Pieter Gunst tweeted his experience with a rather sophisticated phishing scam, that ALMOST fooled him. We examine how…
Daily Tech News ShowPS5 to be named PlayStation 5 - DTNS 3633
In a blog post the president of Sony’s interactive entertainment Jim Ryan announced next PlayStation console will be called the PlayStation 5. What should we…
Daily Tech News ShowPaging Ariel Waldman - DTNS 3632
Ariel Waldman shares her first hand experience with setting up and streaming live video from the bottom of the world in Antartica. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah…
Daily Tech News ShowNo Government Doors - DTNS 3631
US Attorney General William Barr, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton, requesting Facebook delay building…
Daily Tech News ShowDaily finTech News Show - DTNS 3630
We catch-up on the world for Fintech including the use of AI, real time payment, and open banking. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young and…
Daily Tech News ShowNew Microsoft Phone Surfaces - DTNS 3629
Microsoft unveils a slate of new Surface products and we give our take on all of it! Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See…
Daily Tech News ShowWhat Would Really Suck For Zuck? - DTNS 3628
The Verge obtained recorded audio of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking about a variety of topics during two open meeting with employees in July. We parse…
Daily Tech News ShowWork-Bot Balance - DTNS 3627
A recent report by the British government makes the case that more not less automation is needed to create new jobs to provide work for the population. How…
Daily Tech News ShowScreaming about Streaming - DTNS 3626
Have we reached peak streaming? Is the sheer number of services we sign-up for causing issues with cord-cutters as cumulative costs add up? Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowCrocodile Dronedee - DTNS 3625
Developer Riley Testut has released a project called AltStore which lets you run an alternative app store on iOS including Testut's own Nintendo emulator…
Daily Tech News ShowAmazonalanche - DTNS 3624
Amazon has revealed a raft of product announcements at its 2019 hardware event we dig and see what's what. Plus Mark Zuckerberg announced a software update to…
Daily Tech News ShowNo Dignity, No Doubt - DTNS 3623
Last week Valve lost a case in a Paris district court to decide if Steam customers had the right to resell the games they purchased on the site. Patrick Beja…
Daily Tech News ShowQuantum Solace of Supremacy - DTNS 3622
Google claims to have achieved quantum supremacy after completing an experiment with a quantum computer in 3 minutes and 20 seconds that would have taken the…
Daily Tech News ShowYouTube Verification Hiccups! - DTNS 3621
Lamarr gives us a first person account of Nintendo's new Switch and his thoughts on the iPhone 11 Pro. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len…
Daily Tech News ShowBob Iger's Bromance - DTNS 3620
Jeff Bezos announced Thursday that Amazon has signed on to The Climate Pledge, Roku released updates to its Express and Ultra streaming boxes, and Google…
Daily Tech News ShowFacebook's Trust to Gain Trust - DTNS 3619
Facebook launches Portal TV a smart device camera that connects to your HDTV, plus the company shares more details of the Independent Oversight Board setup to…
Daily Tech News ShowReal Quick, Yes & No - DTNS 3618
Patrick Beja gives us a hands-on look at Apple Arcade. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
Daily Tech News ShowSky-Hi Hi-Fi Wi-Fi - DTNS 3617
SpaceX is changing its launch strategy to speed up deployment of its satellite internet broadband for the southern United States. Will this increase…
Daily Tech News ShowSCORECARD: VR isn't Dead, MoviePass Is - DTNS 3616
We talk about HTC's new Vive Cosmos and the state of VR industry. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Nicole Lee, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See…
Daily Tech News ShowA Huawei Out - DTNS 3615
Huawei's CEO has proposed selling its current 5G know-how to Western firms to address concerns over security. What does this mean for its competitors and is it…
Daily Tech News ShowX Marks the Cross - DTNS 3614
California Senate passes a bill that if passed by the state Assembly and signed by the Governor will greatly expand the state's oversight into who can be…
Daily Tech News ShowApple event: New iPhone, New iPad, New Watch - DTNS 3613
Apple announces the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, a new Apple Watch and 7th generation iPad, Apple TV+ news, and updates on Apple Arcade and Retail Store…
Daily Tech News ShowToughbook, Good Show - DTNS 3612
Apple adjusts its app store algorithm in July to deprioritize Apple apps in search results, the Verge has a review of Fitbit's Versa 2, and Bloomberg reports…