Daily Tech News Show

What games made them lifelong gamers? Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang revisit the six titles that started it all, from Roger's 8-bit classics King's Quest and Star Trek to Jenn's Mario adventures on the NES and SNES.Starring Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hammond and Amos walk through some of the common problems they face producing daily news podcasts, relate tales of woe, and share some advice for those wanting to create their own content.Starring Anthony Lemos, Hammond Chamberlain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roger catches up with Scott Herriott, former host of ZDTV/TechTV’s Internet Tonight, for a nostalgic trip behind the scenes of early days at the cable network. Scott talks about how the show was built from scratch, the real reason Michaela Pereira wasn't co-hosting from day one, and the one infamous website from the dot-com era that is still permanently burned into his brain.Follow Scott at Squatc...

Welcome to Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle, your weekly survival guide for the modern tech economy. Patrick and Roger show you how to beat rising prices by squeezing every drop of value from the gear you already own—and hunting down the absolute best deals when you actually do need a replacement. Stop buying new. Start upcycling.Starring Patrick Norton and Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Huyen and Niki talk tech and science. Discussing their favorite news this month and interrogate AI's place in learning.Starring Dr. Niki Ackermans, Huyen Tue Dao  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tanner Goodman returns to update us on why, even though he’s still skeptical about general-purpose LLMs, a nuclear power plant may be one of the best places to use them.Featuring Tom Merritt and Tanner Goodman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Is India’s concern about fraud warranted? PLus, Dr. Niki joins us to talk about what she thinks fo Claude Science.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao and Dr. NikiShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also, Fable 5 is back, but it’ll cost you. And the father of the internet steps down at Google.Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Waymo and Uber end their Phoenix pilot collaboration after three years, and TIDAL won't pay any royalties to AI generated music on its platform.Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus, Comcast is splitting itself in two, and Apple targets 9GB of RAM for iPhones.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of JuneStarring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft raises prices, but also lowers some, as does Framework and Commodore. We also talk about Android’s new virtual controller for foldable gaming. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is about to roll out its external billing changes to the Play Store, and Micron earnings are through the roof as demand for its chips continue to sky rocket.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rockstar Games revealed the price and release date of its highly anticipated game Grand Theft Auto 6, Meta is reportedly developing its own prediction market app called "Arena."Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta announced new lower cost smart glasses including a collaboration with Kylie Jenner, and University of California is turning old Google Pixel phones into computing clusters for university-scale data center workloads.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The west’s big security agencies issue a sincere warning on AI risk acceleration, plus Microsoft’s Satya Nadella wants to change the tone on AI.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom chats with Brian Dunaway from Play Retro about Commodore venturing out from nostalgia computing to nostalgia digital detox phones with the Commodore Callback 8020."Commodore - The Future We Were Promised™"  https://commodore.net/"Long-forgotten brand is bringing back the flip phone with no apps — and tech-weary fans are relieved: ‘Take my money’ - AOL"  https://www.aol...

Craig Porter joins us to talk about life working inside a data center. What assumptions do you have that may not fit the facts, and what surprising things does he know that nobody talks about?Google Data Centers Websitehttps://datacenters.google/Craig’s websitehttp://djfission.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can find Daily Music Headlines here.Netflix is bringing KPop Demon Hunters to Major League Baseball stadiums across the U.S. with special “KPop Demon Hunters Nights” scheduled for August and September, featuring themed giveaways, merchandise, jerseys, bobbleheads, in-game entertainment, and postgame drone shows at select ballparks.netflix.comLong-lost footage of The Beatles performing “Can’t B...

Dr. Niki helps us understand the importance of this BCI advance, plus Apple signals a price increase.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr. NikiShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its first new smart speaker in six years is smart. Plus, Qualcomm wants to be the chip in every wearable. And turns out people don’t react well to you saying your product has AI.Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Commodore has a new digital detox flip phone called the Callback 8020 that has strict limits on what it can and can't do, and Microsoft unveiled new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices with Snapdragon X2 processors and steep price increases.Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Justin Robert Young helps us understand Anthropic’s latest fight with the government, plus why Fox is buying Roku and the UK is banning social media for kids.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Justin Robert YoungShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Beja joins us from France to discuss the dispute between the EU and Apple over releasing Siri AI there.Have your say: here's why Siri AI isn't coming to EU iPhones and iPads — and why users are totally split on the issuehttps://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/have-your-say-heres-why-siri-ai-isnt-coming-to-eu-iphones-and-ipads-and-why-users-are-totally-split-on-the-issueDue to DMA...

Nothing brand smartphones and headphones will soon be available in Best Buy stores and online for the first time, and a software update to Amazon's delivery vans is turning off the air conditioning for drivers after 30 seconds as the summer heats up.Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.