Daily Tech News Show

Apple, Amazon ,Facebook ,Google and Microsoft have all been criticized for allowing humans to listen to users’ private conversations in order to test their AI products for quality. Is it truly necessary or is it just easier and cheaper to develop that way? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon Rekognition facial recognition software is adding the capability to detect fear and Elon Musk wants a better man to machine interface.  Starring Sarah Lane, Scott Johns  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shannon breaks down all the highlights from this year's Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas. Starring Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung unveils a new smartphone camera sensor that offers up to 108 megapixels of resolution. The US Navy announced it will revert destroyers from touchscreens to mechanical throttle and helm control system over the next 18-24 months, DARPA showed off an open-source secure voting machine with chips designed as open hardware with no proprietary components. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger C...

Chris Ashley from the SMR Podcast chats with Tom about Amazon's cooperation with Police on promoting Ring doorbell video sharing, how that might feed into Amazon's imperfect Recognition facial recognition system and what we need to do to make this work better for all of us. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20756555/amazon-ring-police-security-camera-footage-warrant-privacy-surveillance https://ww...

We talk with Tonya M. Evans, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Director, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & Law Certificate Program at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law about Libra, its misconceptions, why it's not truly a cryptocurrency and what the future may hold for it. What are in your view the main misconceptions about Libra? What in your view are the main problems/c...

We take a look at the National Broadband Networks that the governments of Australia and New Zealand rolled out and what others can learn from their successes and mistakes. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Raj Deut, Len Peralta Using a Screen Reader? Click he Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IFixit reports that if anyone but Apple replaces a battery in the iPhone XR, XS, or XS Max, a "service" message displays saying the phone is "unable to verify this iPhone has a genuine Apple battery. At Black Hat, Researchers from security firm Checkpoint demonstrated an exploit of WhatsApp that would let an attacker alter text in a quoted message to change what a person appeared to write. Ea...

We pick apart Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 announcement; the good, the bad and the interesting. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google pledges that 100 percent of all shipments going to or from customers will be carbon neutral by 2020 and 100% of "Made by Google" products will include recycled materials and will maximize recycled content whenever possible starting 2022. Is this a PR gimmick or the start of larger trend in tech companies approach to environmental sustainability?  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shann...

Cloudflare terminated DDoS protection services to the forum website 8chan as of August 5th after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Other companies including Volitility have also done the same.  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the heck is WiFi 6 and why do you need it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are expectations for what consumers are willing to pay for new streaming services too high? Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A team of academics say artificial intelligence system should be recognized as the inventor of two ideas patented on its behalf. Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple reported revenue of $53.8 billion, up 1 percent year over year despite revenue declines in Europe and China, a team led by neurosurgeon Edward Chang at UCSF, has developed a brain-computer interface that could decode words and phrases in real time and Samsung announces the 10.5-inch Super AMOLED Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 tablet with a Snapdragon 855 processor, 15 hours battery life, and an S Pen...

Capital One announced Monday that customer data including 140,000 SSN and 80,000 bank account numbers were accessed by an intruder. How did the hack occur and what steps should have been taken to prevent the breach in the first place? Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers at Harvard and MIT-IBM Watson Lab have created the Giant Language Model Test Room to identify whether a piece of text was generated by a language model algorithm aka Machine Learning, The NYTs reports sources say Amazon is exploring creating a grocery store chain separate from Whole Foods, and scientists at UC San Diego have created a contact lens, controlled by eye movements, that can...

Crickets were served as a promo item for TBS's upcoming Snowpiercer TV show at this year's San Diego Comic Con. Find out what they taste like and more importantly how technology is making them a serious alternative to traditional protein sources. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Erin Carson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Wetherell told BuzzFeed he regrets building the retweet button for Twitter. He led the team that made it in 2009. US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Google for $50 million after her campaign was suspended from buying ads for six hours following a debate in June. And the Anti-Defamation League published a new report that found 74% of adults who play games online have experienced...

The US DOJ is investigating Amazon for anti-trust behavior. Is there a case for the investigation and what does it mean for other tech giants? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On July 16th Oakland formally banned the use of facial recognition technology becoming the 3rd US city to do so. Is this the start of a pushback against the technology and what are the concerns people have over the use of the technology in public? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Shannon Morse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft will invest $1 billion into OpenAI, a report alleges Huawei helped build North Korea's cellphone network, ByteDance will open data-centers in India to assuage privacy concerns, NY Times reporter works as a DoorDash delivery revealing the company still keeps tips from drivers.  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Patrick Norton tells us why its the time to upgrade if you're interested in bringing up your PC up to spec for gaming or editing videos. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Norton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix's latest financial reports shows the company's first lost net subscriber loss. What's behind the poor showing and diminishing audience?  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk wants to improve the interface between humans and computers with Neuralink. What exactly is he looking to do and how will people benefit? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.