Daily Tech News Show

Nov 20 2024 12 ep. 42.2k

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Stay up to date with independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news. In just 30 minutes, Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and our regular contributors and occasional guests analyze the day’s top tech headlines in a fun and informative way.

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Using Pokémon to Train AI – DTNS 4900

Why has Niantic, creators of the Pokémon Go mobile game, turned that into an AI tuned to geospatial information? Plus a system update for the PlayStation Portal lets users play games directly from the cloud. And Amazon introduces a new Echo product. The Echo Show 21. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang,Continue reading "Using Pokémon to Train AI – D

Microsoft Ignite 2024 is Mostly Cloudy – DTNS 4899

Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao summarize the top announcements from Microsoft Ignite. Microsoft really is a cloud company. Plus Sony’s potential big anime and video game acquisition and Andrew Heaton explains how he used AI to make an entire musical. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, Andrew Heaton. MP3 Download Follow us on TwitterContinue reading "Microsoft Ignite 2024 is

Influenewsers – DTNS 4898

Trisha gives us the details on Mediatek’s “This Chip Changes Everything”. Plus the Belgian region of Flanders is offering data wallets based on the solid protocol. And Pew Research Center found that about 20% of people surveyed in the US get news from influencers on social media. Starring Tom Merritt, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Joe.Continue reading "Influene

Game On, Holiday Shoppers! – DTNS 4897

Bluesky is on the uptick, Google will help you geolocate your gift shopping, and Max Scoville helps you find gift for all the gamers in your life. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Max Scoville, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here. Follow us on TwitterContinue reading "Game On, Holiday Shoppers! – DTNS 4

Infowars’ Onion Tears – DTNS 4896

The world of satire takes a great leap as The Onion buys InfoWars. No joke! Plus Spotify is changing the name of its podcasting service from Spotify for Podcasters to Spotify for Creators. And Disney announced that Disney+ added 4.4 million new subscribers to pass 120 million. Netflix has 287 million. Starring Tom Merritt, RobbContinue reading "Infowars’ Onion Tears – D

Preservation is GOG’s Work – DTNS 4895

1% of users in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain will no longer receive EU news sources in their search results as part of a Google test. Plus Just Eat sells Grubhub to Wonder for $650M. And GOG launches a new initiative to preserve older video games. Starring Tom Merritt,Continue reading "Preservation is GOG’s Work – D

You Are Turning It Off Wrong – DTNS 4894

Signal offers an alternative to Zoom, why the Mac Mini power button is on the bottom, and Meta won’t track you in Europe but you won’t be able to skip ads. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Amos, and Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here. Follow us onContinue reading "You Are Turning It Off Wrong – DTNS 4894"

Smart Glasses for Amazon Drivers – DTH

While Amazon tries to save seconds with smart glasses, Swiggy delivers groceries in less than 13 minutes. And Apple makes parts available to fix your own iPhone 16. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can get an ad-free feed of Daily Tech Headlines for $3 a month here. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you,Continue reading "Smart Glasses for Amazon Drivers – DTH

AI Made This Code – DTNS 4893

As Google pushes Gemini AI into its developer tools we ask what do developers think? Plus TikTok launched a feature Thursday which lets you share a song from Apple Music or Spotify into TikTok. And Apple has expanded High Power Mode to Macs with the M4 Pro chip. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Huyen TueContinue reading "AI Made This Code – DTNS 4893"

Will Someone Think of Tomorrow’s Children? – DTNS 4892

Australia’s PM proposes a law that would ban social media for anyone under the age of 16. Plus a feature in iOS 18.2 developer beta could let users share the location of lost or missing items through Find My app. And Canada’s government has ordered TikTok to cease operations in the country. Starring Robb Dunewood,Continue reading "Will Someone Think of Tomorrow’s Chil