Daily Tech News Show

With Libra in the crosshairs of American politicians we examine what was and what wasn't said at Libra's Senate hearings. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huawei news roundup as U.S. firms may get nod to restart Huawei sales in two-four weeks, Huawei will reportedly lay off hundreds of US workers, and Huawei will invest $3.1 billion in Italy. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom talks with professor Josh Lepawsky about what the real situation with e-waste is and why the professor thinks people should look at the factory, not just the landfill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can fertility apps and tracks really work or are they just a gimmick to pad out feature lists? Plus Amazon workers planning a strike and academics discover away to leak data using the LED lights on a keyboard. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Nicole Lee, and Len Peralta.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon plans on retraining 100,000 US employees by 2025, France approves a 3% tax on digital companies making 750 million euros of revenue, and Toronto’s Sidewalk Labs project press release gets Twitter Bot’ed. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nintendo confirms a sub-$200 portable version of the Switch game console called the “Switch-Lite”. What do you give up in this smaller cheaper form factor and is it designed to appeal to existing owners or new ones as well? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick discusses how the shift to game streaming, passes and cross platform controller compatibility will disrupt video-gaming industry. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Patrick Beja. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you get people to accept lab grown meat and is the fear just a matter of incorrect marketing? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Blair Bazdarich. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft's Swiftkey keyboard coming to Andriod, MoviePass goes on hiatus, and Walmart on-track to lode $1b in e-commerce. Filling in for Tom, Sarah, and Roger are Rich Strofolino and Anthony Lemos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is moving away from Butterfly keyboards, court rules that Amazon is liable for third-party sellers, and Waymo receives a permit to participate in California's autonomous vehicle passenger service pilot program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a letter to US Senator Chris Coons Amazon’s VP of public policy Brian Huseman told the Senator that they keep transcripts and voice recordings indefinitely, and only remove them if they’re manually deleted by users. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung's DJ Koh believes that the era of the smartphones is coming to an end as 5G, IoT and new emerging technologies take shape. What comes after the smartphone and what form will it take? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study from MIT on a driver's ability to notice brake lights in cars in front of them us suggests that eyes position is more important than multi-tasking when it comes to driver distraction.  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two Florida cities have been the victims of ransomware attacks. Why were these cities picked and what steps can other cities take to avoid the same predicament?  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg reports Huawei employees have worked on projects for the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Verge's Elizabeth Lopatto explains why Libra won't help people without bank accounts, and the Pentagon is developing a laser sensor to detect unique cardiac signatures. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Oppo shows off a new smartphone with the camera under the screen instead of next to it in the bezel, Executives from 7 Libra partners being cautious about their membership, Oxford Economics estimates up to 20 million manufacturing jobs could be replaced by automation by 2030. Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FedEx sues the US government saying its not liable for inadvertent shipping products that violate ban of products to China, Australian judge rules man can sue media companies for defamatory comments on Facebook posts, and Facebook agrees to handover user identity information over alleged hate speech posts. Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Raspberry Pi Foundation announces the Raspberry Pi 4, Google is expanding its Child Safety program to include media literacy, Apple is rumored to be launching a 16-inch MacBook Pro in September and Amazon unveils a online beauty supply store. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AT&T wins PCMag's fastest mobile network in America, Huawei is in talks about using Russian-sourced Aurora OS for its mobile phones, and France wants G7 task force to look into to ensure Libra follows all proper regulations regarding money laundering and consumer protection. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Allison Sheridan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Younger generations seem to be developing horns in the back of their skulls due to the extended use of technology like smartphones and tablets according to a study at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Is this a trend or something greater or lots of press over something minor? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Google's brass is contemplating removing all kids videos off of YouTube and putting them exclusive on YouTube Kids. Is this is too little too late and what's the impetus for the possible change in the first place? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook has taken the wraps off its cryptocurrency Libra. Backed by low-volatility assets like banking deposits Facebook subsidiary Calibra along with 27 other partners will manage the operation of the Libra. Will the Libra be the standard in non-governmental fiat currency and how will this affect other cryptocurrencies? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Patrick Beja. Hosted on A...

Huawei admits US sanctions will affect profits, Instagram rolls out a new feature to help users regain their hijacked accounts, and Samsung US deletes tweet reminding owners to scan for viruses on their TV. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maker Media the publisher responsible for Make magazine and Maker Faire has garnered unwanted attention after laying-off its entire staff. What was the reason behind it and does it indicate problems in the Maker community? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Patrick Norton, Donald Bell.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung's announces the 292-inch Wall Luxury TV, Microsoft pulls CERNs academic status, Amazon is being sued in two separate class-action lawsuits, and teens sell clothes from their closet. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.