Daily Tech News Show

Charlotte Henry interviews author and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker about the power of YouTube and TikTok, and what comes next for the platforms. Starring Charlotte Henry The Addition - https://theaddition.substack.com Charlotte on Twitter: twitter.com/charlotteahenry Chris's website: https://www.stokel-walker.com Chris on Twitter: twitter.com/stokel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

BobaTech is a podcast about the Asian-American perspective in tech and new media. In this first episode of BobaTech, Nicole introduces herself, talks about some of the latest news, and chats with long-time friend Eileen Rivera about Asian representation on the internet, Squid Game, K-dramas on Netflix, and more. Starring Nicole Lee and Eileen Rivera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Last week DeepMind announced it was releasing and making free the expanded database filled with 200 million highly accurate protein structure predictions generated by DeepMind’s AI, AlphaFold. What’s the significance of AlphaFold’s work and how will it help in other areas of research? Plus Amazon plans to buy iRobot and what’s in the cards for Warner Media’s streaming platforms after Discovery’s b...

How can crab vision help us to see on land and in water? Why are potential podcast guests offering substantial amounts of cash to be on certain podcasts? And we examine how the chip shortage affecting automakers is causing new types of relationships to be made Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Andy Bird the CEO of textbook publisher Pearson believes NFTs could help the company add revenue from the resale of digital textbooks. How the fall of the DSLR is emblematic of a broader shift in the digital photography industry. And NPD Group estimates that spending on video games fell $1.78 billion last quarter, down 13% on the year. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang,...

We look at the fine print of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Samsung and iFixit now offer parts and tools for users to self-repair their Galaxy devices. And RISC-V is an open-sourced Instruction Set Architecture. But what does that mean in the world dominated by Arm and x86 chips and is it something to keep an eye out for? Starring Tom Merritt, John C. Dvorak, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show...

Where is Brain-Computer Interfaces technology currently at how much longer until its mass-market adoption. Is TikTok pushing to expand its role beyond influencing musical tastes? How have recent losses in the tech sector been reflected in large tech companies? And we learn about Dr. Philip Emeagwali contributions to parallel processing used in supercomputing and search engine servers. Starring Tom...

All the big photography news for the month of July 2022. This episode Nikon says goodbye to DSLRs, big sensors come to phones, and is firmware a beta test? Hosted by Rich Stroffolino, Anthony Lemos Links: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT78sdGLpWm5s_JUsSb3P_ybaDGj4jyotf5TGxjZ3AF1_mbiz9Ekfx5vy4xWXgSylINKLyrBRO1QkAc/pubhtml?gid=358612025&single=true Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

What’s keeping author, journalist, and activist, Cory Doctorow, from publishing his books on Audible? Plus with both houses of Congress passing the CHIPs Act and an expected approval from President Biden will the US see a renaissance in domestic chip production? And can battery swapping in EVs be a realistic alternative to long recharging times? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Cory Doctorow, Rog...

Why are Snap and Twitter earnings less than stellar earnings this past quarter? We explore the question: is DALL-E's borrowed or stolen? And Twitter is testing status alerts with select users in the US and Australia. Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dimitris Giannakis AKA the Modern Vintage Gamer is here to fill us in on FPGAs and their rising role in the retrogaming/classic video gaming scene. Plus do video games have a negative impact on the mental health of players? And we fill you in on the latest Metaverse happenings. Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Scott Johnson, Dimitris Giannakis,  Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes...

Instagram has caused a ruckus after changes to what goes into your main feed have upset some high-profile users of the social media platform. Currently, computers use a fixed method of determining time however the speed of Earth’s rotation is constant, slowing and speeding up over time. Meta wants to change that by coming up with a new way to determine time. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz...

Dropped your iPhone and cracked its screen? What do you do? Go to the Apple store, a cell phone repair place in the local mall or try to fix it yourself? The NFL launches its first in-house streaming service today. Plus is the demand for microchips on the wane? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Terrance Gaines, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Building PCs is a popular pastime for many. But with prices for PC components creeping ever higher is it still worth putting your machine together? Plus two US Senators propose legislation that would prohibit data caps on high-speed broadband. And researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new accelerated learning technique to get robots on their feet faster. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Jus...

Joel Telling the 3D Printing Nerd is here to share advice on how to get started in 3D printing. Plus Amazon is buying subscription health care provider One Medical. And email provider Gated wants to charge unknown people the ability to email you. Good idea? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Joel Telling, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Quinn Nelson from Snazzy Labs is here with a surprising view. That the M1 MacBook just might be the best gaming laptop on the market. Plus we go over Netflix’s less bad than anticipated earnings report. And OpenAI is expanding access to DALL-E 2. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Quinn Nelson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Smith, formerly of Tested.com, is here to explain how technology has democratized broadcasting. Plus are younger cohorts skipping Google Maps and using TikTok instead when it comes to picking places to eat lunch? And we’ve got updates on the IoT connectivity protocol Thread used by the IoT Matter standard. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Will Smith, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to...

We have Jack Rhysider from Darknet Diaries here to explain how to select stories for his podcast and what he thinks about the state of security reporting. Plus how a piece of open source software got a malicious backdoor installed and is the term hack too negative of term for use in data security? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Jack Rhysider, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on...

We check out recent annoucements in the EV space that are making cars more lifestyle friendly. Shopify has demoed a their version of home/living space scanner to help users visualize how new furniture or additions to their home will look. And we get the latest on Amazon's attempt at drone delivery and what others are doing in the drone delivery space. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewoo...

How bad is Ring's law enforcement policy, turn any ol' laptop into a Chromebook, and will you use the new Hyundai EV as a home office? Staring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, and Amos Link to show notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Elon’s decision to pull-out of the deal to acquire Twitter mean the two next face each other in court? Are smart thermostats bad for the power grid? And the NY Times reports that Jony Ive’s LoveFrom design firm and Apple have parted ways. Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A group of 1000 AI researchers have created a multilingual large language model bigger than GPT-3, the AI model behind DALL-E, that’s completely open. BMW hopes to use a subscription model for optional features in its cars sold in South Korea. And we go over the Bluetooth LE Audio specification. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Aca...

How well does AI improve the diagnostic capabilities of physicians in breast cancer screening? What exactly is the state of Apple’s car project? And focus a spotlight on Jessica Matthews the founder and CEO of Uncharted Power. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E3 announced it will return in 2023, but will there be anyone waiting for them when they do? Plus special edition bundles of God of War Ragnarok set for a November release come with a number of collector items but curiously no actual game disc just a digital code. And the PlayStation Store will remove access to Studiocanal movies purchased by German and Austrian customers next month. Starring Tom...

The price for new video cards have started to fall again. Is now the right time to open your wallet for that GPU upgrade? We discuss new details about Meta’s upcoming mixed-reality headset and what is Twitter’s new CoTweets feature all about? Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.