

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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Mar 21, 2023 • 32min
Amazon Shutters DP Reviews - DTNS 4481
Amazon is shuttering DPReview.com. A premiere site for digital camera reviews for over twenty years. What does it say about the digital camera market? Plus Oppo announced its new flagship phone, the Find X6 Pro. And Microsoft announced it began rolling out its Bing Image Creator to Bing preview testers.Starring Sarah Lane, Terrance Gaines, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 2023 • 32min
Qualcomm Beat Apple to the Automotive Punch - DTNS 4480
Will Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis dominate the core component that makes up a connected EV’s digital system? A New York Federal court will hear arguments in a lawsuit over the Archive.org’s Open Library program and copyright holders of material used in the program. Will the judgment impact other digital libraries in the future? And Netflix plans to release 40 more games this year, will add Monument Valley in 2024.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 2023 • 33min
Micron Managing - DTNS 4479
The US Federal Communications Commission finalized new rules that will reduce spam calls. The Metaverse may be getting a Second Life. And relieving the chip shortage will take more than just the US Congress providing monetary incentives to establish manufacturing in the country.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 2023 • 29min
Clippy suddenly got WAAAAAY smarter- DTNS 4478
OpenAI isn’t as capable as you may have feared but is probably smarter than you’re comfortable with. TikTok’s uphill battle against US regulators just got a little steeper with other countries sharing similar concerns and restrictions. And Microsoft outlined its use case for AI in Office during its Reinventing Productivity event.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 2023 • 32min
Bally's Bankruptcy Banishes Blackouts? - DTNS 4477
OpenAI’s announcement of GPT-4 has created a stir as company’s announce their integration of the AI tool into their services. Drone delivery service Zipline unveiled its latest delivery platform that’s faster and more precise. Bally Sports net TV channels filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. How will this impact the OTT sports viewing?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 14, 2023 • 31min
GPT4 - What's Better? - DTNS 4476
Disney is asking a federal court to issue Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoenas to Reddit and Google in order to identify the individuals responsible for leaking dialogue from the “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” before the movie’s release. Google announces more AI features in Docs and Gmail, and launched API access for its Large Language Model. And how will Amazon’s Project Kuiper compete against Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite to cell phone service.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 2023 • 32min
Silicon Valley's Blank - DTNS 4475
With the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last Friday and Signature Bank today, what has regulators concerned about banks with over-exposure to assets in certain tech sectors? The image results from Samsung’s 100x “Space Zoom” feature on its smartphones is accused of being “fake”.Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Molly Wood, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 10, 2023 • 35min
SVB: The Silicon Valley Bust - DTNS 4474
We explain the usefulness of hardware key authentication devices and why you should be using them. What does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank mean for the broader health of the tech industry? And what does Meta’s plan for a “standalone decentralized social network” mean?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 9, 2023 • 31min
Classical 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 drone-delivery company, Wing, has a new system where drones can pick up and deliver assignments without having to return to a home base. And it's 2023 why are floppy disks still being used?Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 2023 • 31min
Has 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 Ribeiro, argues AI will increase the amount of work people will need to do, not reduce it. And the indie mini-game console, the Playdate, is going up in price.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.