

Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
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.
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Aug 23, 2023 • 31min
Wake Your PS5 for $200 - DTNS 4589
Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, and Joe talk about Sony's PlayStation Portal, India's moon landing, LinkedIn's popularity for updates. They also discuss OpenAI's GPT 3.5 Turbo, Meta's encryption plans, Spotify's podcast features, and Netflix's user growth. The hosts dive into the PlayStation Portal's features and pricing, the possibility of a moon rover battle, TikTok's shift to e-commerce, and retro gaming. They also mention Gamescom news and tease Sarah Lane's upcoming discussion on Netflix's DVD service.

Aug 22, 2023 • 30min
Foldapalooza - DTNS 4588
Microsoft's conversation with UK's competition watchdog about the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard merger, IBM selling The Weather Company, Pixel Fold roundtable on Google's foldable smartphone, DLSS 3.5 enhancing performance for RTX GPUs, Meta's M4T language model, Facebook's European update, cloud gaming, preferences for weather apps, differences in car performance between EVs and traditional cars, and discussion on Google Meet, RCS vs iMessage, and privacy implications of messaging platform incompatibility.

Aug 21, 2023 • 36min
One Machine to Hack Them All - DTNS 4587
Topics covered include hacking voting machines, copyrighting AI generated content, YouTube's policies on AI generated music, potential launch of a full desktop version of Instagram's Threads, and listener feedback on experiment week shows.

Aug 19, 2023 • 8min
How to Make a Great Podcast (Excerpt)
The host discusses the importance of choosing reliable sources and conducting thorough research for creating a well-informed and scripted podcast. He also explores the process of gathering information, using reliable sources, and effectively communicating content in a podcast episode.

Aug 18, 2023 • 5min
Microsoft Is Hosting A Special Event - DTH
Microsoft is hosting a "special event" next month, Netflix gets bundled with 5G in India, and X may start requiring ID verification...Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 2023 • 29min
TechTV Scrapbook: Jenn Cutter - DTNS 4586
Former Call For Help Canada producer and on-air talent, Jenn Cutter, discusses their journey to Tech TV, working on the show, gaining skills and networking opportunities, the family's perspective on their TV appearances, being recognized in public, and reflections on the Tech TV experience.

Aug 17, 2023 • 5min
The Associated Press issues AI guidelines - DTH
Topics include the Associated Press issuing AI guidelines, New York City banning TikTok, Snapchat's AI assistant glitching and posting Stories, new features in Chrome 117 and Roku's expansion of local news offerings, Roku's new stations, Cisco Systems' quarterly results, PayPal pausing crypto transactions in the UK, and WhatsApp's AI-generated stickers. Also discussed are the upcoming release of a new feature and the introduction of the Microsoft Teams Play Together widget for Xbox Game Bar.

Aug 17, 2023 • 31min
AI Named This Show: Will AI Save the World or Kill Us All? - DTNS 4585
The podcast explores the debate on whether AI will save or destroy the world, discusses the panic surrounding AI's impact on jobs and society, explores the potential impact of AI on job creation and disruption, examines the relationship between AI and inequality, and concludes with a discussion on responsible AI development.

Aug 16, 2023 • 23min
Ukraine Grain Strain - NSW w/ Tom Merritt DTNS 4584
The podcast discusses the Ukraine grain ships situation, the value of asking questions, Germany's cannabis reform, superconductors, the Women's World Cup final, and the typhoon in Japan.

Aug 16, 2023 • 4min
China Scuttles Intel Acquisition - DTH
Intel gives up on acquiring Tower Semiconductor. Foxconn begins making the next iPhone in India. Scientists reconstruct Pink Floyd song from brain recordings.