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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 ShowOnce It's Encrypted, It's Encrypted - DTNS 3563
Two Florida cities have been the victims of ransomware attacks. Why were these cities picked and what steps can other cities take to avoid the same…
Daily Tech News ShowOutsourcing Jony Ive - DTNS 3562
Bloomberg reports Huawei employees have worked on projects for the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Verge's Elizabeth Lopatto explains why Libra won't…
Daily Tech News ShowBox of Jobs - DTNS 3561
Oppo shows off a new smartphone with the camera under the screen instead of next to it in the bezel, Executives from 7 Libra partners being cautious about…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Buzz Around Lightyear – DTNS 3560
FedEx sues the US government saying its not liable for inadvertent shipping products that violate ban of products to China, Australian judge rules man can sue…
Daily Tech News ShowWhat’s a Pi 4? - DTNS 3559
Raspberry Pi Foundation announces the Raspberry Pi 4, Google is expanding its Child Safety program to include media literacy, Apple is rumored to be launching…
Daily Tech News ShowThe First Wrong Is Always Right - DTNS 3558
AT&T wins PCMag's fastest mobile network in America, Huawei is in talks about using Russian-sourced Aurora OS for its mobile phones, and France wants G7 task…
Daily Tech News ShowHmm, I Don't Know if You're Having a Heart Attack - DTNS 3557
Younger generations seem to be developing horns in the back of their skulls due to the extended use of technology like smartphones and tablets according to a…
Daily Tech News ShowHey YouTube, Leave Those Kids Alone - DTNS 3556
Google's brass is contemplating removing all kids videos off of YouTube and putting them exclusive on YouTube Kids. Is this is too little too late and what's…
Daily Tech News ShowWill Libra Tip the Scales for Facebook? - DTNS 3555
Facebook has taken the wraps off its cryptocurrency Libra. Backed by low-volatility assets like banking deposits Facebook subsidiary Calibra along with 27…
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle Caught Red Handed - DTNS 3554
Huawei admits US sanctions will affect profits, Instagram rolls out a new feature to help users regain their hijacked accounts, and Samsung US deletes tweet…
Daily Tech News ShowMaker is Dead. Long Live the Makers. - DTNS 3553
Maker Media the publisher responsible for Make magazine and Maker Faire has garnered unwanted attention after laying-off its entire staff. What was the reason…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Watchers In Front Of The Wall - DTNS 3552
Samsung's announces the 292-inch Wall Luxury TV, Microsoft pulls CERNs academic status, Amazon is being sued in two separate class-action lawsuits, and teens…
Daily Tech News ShowFake You, Zuckerberg! - DTNS 3551
Facebook will not remove a manufactured video of an AI Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech crediting a secret organization for his success off Instagram. What are…
Daily Tech News ShowFail to the Thief - DTNS 3550
E3 officially starts today. We discuss Nintendo's Livestream press event, Microsoft's policy towards backward compatibility and xcloud strategy, and how…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Scarlet X-Box – DTNS 3549
E3 is this week and with Sony absent from this year’s event Microsoft took the opportunity to drop some big announcements. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and…
Daily Tech News ShowWho's Responsible for Tech's Social Disruptions? - DTNS
Why is our political discourse so divisive? How much of it is technology's fault? and Who needs to step up and fix it? Tom talks with Yaël Eisenstat, a policy…
Daily Tech News ShowDestiny's Child - DTNS 3548
Details of Destiny 2 going to free-to-play have been corroborated by Engadget story. Along with cross-save and release for Google Stadia, and rumors that…
Daily Tech News ShowShould I Stadia or should I Go – DTNS 3547
Google released details about its upcoming Stadia service. We examine what was said, pricing and decide if this is a service that has a market. Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowDon’t Wack Wacom – DTNS 3546
One of the new features touted in MacOS Catalina is Sidecar. A function where an iPad can be used as a 2nd display for a Mac. Is this a feature that’s in…
Daily Tech News ShowBrains and Fingers and Robots. Oh My! – DTNS 3545
How can polydactyls (people born with extra digits on their hands or feet) help improve the science of robotic limbs? TWIS host Kiki Sanford is here with the…
Daily Tech News ShowMacBeast Pro - DTNS 3544
Apple delivered a number of announcements at this year's WWDC. We breakdown the information and round out the details on all the new products and features…
Daily Tech News ShowStar Wars Galaxy’s (Technology) Edge – DTNS 3543
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland is complete and ready to accept a huge line of fans this summer. We take a look at all the exciting tech being used at…
Daily Tech News ShowThese Glasses Are NReal - DTNS 3542
Xbox head Phill Spencer plans on making Xbox Game Studios PC games available in different stores and outlets including Steam. The Department Of Justice wants…
Daily Tech News ShowScreening New Laptops - DTNS 3541
PCs heavyweights like Intel, HP, Asus and Lenovo showed off new their new dual-screen laptops this week at Computex. Will a 2nd screen become a common feature…
Daily Tech News ShowTVs Pushing the Edges - DTNS 3540
AMD, Intel, ARM, and Nvidia up the Generation ante, Apple updates the iPod Touch, and donkey-enabled solar powered Community Tablets arrive. Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowAMD Announces Zen 2 CPUs at Computex - DTH
AMD, Nvidia, and Arm all have big announcements from Computex, Huawei leaves standards bodies, and Microsoft gives more details about xCloud. Hosted on Acast…
Daily Tech News ShowSense and Accessibility - DTNS 3539
Author and Podcaster Shelly Brisbin joins us with an update on state of assistive technology. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and…
Daily Tech News ShowTesla Jerk-face Mode - DTNS 3538
Why do voice assistants default to a woman's voice and in a recent email to employees Tesla's CEO said the company was on track to deliver a record amount of…
Daily Tech News ShowBot Without a Face - DTNS 3537
Research shows that placing googly eyes on robots makes them less threatening and Ford is rolling out an autonomous package-delivery robot called "Digit"…
Daily Tech News ShowHuawei Sandwich - DTNS 3536
Huawei gets an extension, Chinese-made drones may pose security risk, what did dinosaurs really look like? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Roger Chang…
Daily Tech News ShowHuawei says they don't need US - DTNS 3535
The Trump administration has placed Huawei on a "entity list" that would prevent the company from acquiring US technology without approval. The knock-on effect…
Daily Tech News ShowFriday Night Lightroom – DTNS 3534
With the latest update to Adobe Lightroom came with interactive tutorials. Ant Pruitt, Tech Republic contributor, is here to explain what makes these learning…
Daily Tech News ShowNo Huawei? – DTNS 3533
US President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency and prohibiting US companies from using equipment from foreign telecoms…
Daily Tech News ShowTo The Translatotron! – DTNS 3532
San Francisco bans the use of facial recognition technology by the city, Google releases Rivet an app with more than 2000 free books, and Netflix will host a…
Daily Tech News ShowIsn't That Just A Laptop? - DTNS 3531
HP and Lenovo have introduced some new twists to the old laptop form factor. Are these the next logical step in laptop design? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah…
Daily Tech News ShowiSue Apple – DTNS 3530
Apple loses case to stop an antitrust against the company from moving ahead. What exactly the Supreme Court rule on and what does it mean for the antitrust…
Daily Tech News ShowRFID, Is it Secret? Is It Safe? - DTNS Special
How much should we worry about RFID? Should we get an RFID-blocking wallet? Should we not use it at all? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
Daily Tech News ShowTurn Slow and Move a Lot of Air – DTNS 3529
Why is that shiny new uber-slim laptop you just bought seem slower than your 3-year old machine its replacing? Plus Lyft is trialling longer-term car rentals…
Daily Tech News ShowFacebook's Ex Wants A Break Up - DTNS 3528
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls for government to breakup Facebook. Is this a turning point in the struggle to regulate large tech firms, and what if…
Daily Tech News ShowNextdoor Vigilantes - DTNS 3527
As national violent crime rates dips the number of social media platforms based around fear of criminal activity is rising. What's causing the discrepancy and…
Daily Tech News ShowLots of New Tech, Same Google Model – DTNS 3526
We break down the flood of new products, updates and services were announced at Google I/O 2019. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick…
Daily Tech News ShowMicrosoft Word Helps You be a More Better Writer - DTNS 3525
Microsoft BUILD starts today. Plus the EU plans on opening an anti-trust investigation into Apple and privacy concerns after Facebook reveals its contracting…
Daily Tech News ShowShould Creators Trust YouTube? - DTNS Special
Longtime YouTube creator Jason Inman talks about YouTube's latest plea for creator trust. Jason Inman host of Geek History Lesson, show runner's assistant on…
Daily Tech News ShowWhat is Dark May Never Light – DTNS 3524
The latest episode of Game of Thrones elicited controversy for being too dark by viewers to see what was happening. We go over what fans can do to correctly…
Daily Tech News ShowModeration in Moderation – DTNS 3523
A Techdirt article makes the argument that content moderation of online platforms is totally broken and how the impact is affecting online discourse. Starring…
Daily Tech News ShowSlackluster - DTNS 3522
A Vox/Recode story reveals that team collaboration software like Slack, Teams and Workplace are reducing the productive output of workers instead of improving…
Daily Tech News ShowThe F8 of Privacy - DTNS 3521
We breakdown all of the important news from today's Facebook's F8 conference. Plus we discuss Uber and Lyft's decision to stop accepting new drivers and chew…
Daily Tech News ShowSupport Cruelty Free Game Companies – DTNS 3520
Horror stories about game development “crunch time” have filled forums and reddit threads alike. What’s really going on and why does this seem to be a…
Daily Tech News ShowFacebook Too Big for Its Breaches - DTNS 3519
Between YouTube, online resources, forums and wiki pages we discuss the variety of ways people can self-teach themselves about technology and where it falls…
Daily Tech News ShowHey, MAAA! - DTNS 3518
Microsoft Q1 earnings push earnings up 20% per share, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that warrantless police access to real-time cell phone…
Daily Tech News ShowAre Magazines The New Vinyl? - DTNS 3517
In a weird juxtaposition tech companies like Airbnb, Uber and Netflix are starting up their own print magazines. Why are they investing in an old media…
Daily Tech News Show5G Ehhh... - DTNS 3516
>Intel unveils its 9th generation high performance mobile processors, Nvidia prices the GTX 1650 for $165, and the FAA approves Alphabet's Wing from airdrop…
Daily Tech News ShowUp That Cycle - DTNS 3515
What is upcycling and why should you be part of the movement? Plus Samsung Galaxy Fold delayed, Sony launches ride-hailing service in Tokyo, SiriusXM reaches…
Daily Tech News Show5G Explained
A Patreon special from January where Tom explains some of the important things you need to know about 5G. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
Daily Tech News ShowMy Ears Need to Be Smarter - DTNS 3514
Microsoft has formally entered the wireless earbud market with Surface Buds. What do they hope to achieve and will it be a hit among consumers? Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowMueller Report Gets Burned - DTNS 3513
Business Insider reports that since May 2016 Facebook collected the email contact lists of 1.5 million new users without consent.Amazon and Google kiss and…
Daily Tech News ShowNo More Qualcomms With Apple - DTNS 3512
Apple and Qualcomm have patched things up just in time for Apple to dump Intel as its sole source 5G chip supplier and pick Qualcomm instead. Hmmm. Plus…
Daily Tech News ShowPlayStation 5 Spec-ulation - DTNS 3511
Sony reveals key specs for their upcoming PlayStation 5 game console including 8K resolution, faster CPU, and SSD storage. What does this reveal say about…
Daily Tech News ShowAre Your Pockets Big Enough? - DTNS 3510
Voice Assistant feedeback! You share your thoughts on voice assistants with us. Microsoft is developing its own earbuds. And Microsoft warns that malicious…
Daily Tech News ShowDTNS Special: AI and Machine Learning Explained
We talk about artificial intelligence a lot these days and I see several reactions in the audience. Some people think it's ALL hype. Some people think it's…