Daily Tech News Show

Facebook will not remove a manufactured video of an AI Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech crediting a secret organization for his success off Instagram. What are the affects of this decision and is it something to be concerned about? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E3 officially starts today. We discuss Nintendo's Livestream press event, Microsoft's policy towards backward compatibility and xcloud strategy, and how Google's Stadia fits in with the rest of the video gaming news. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E3 is this week and with Sony absent from this year’s event Microsoft took the opportunity to drop some big announcements. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is our political discourse so divisive? How much of it is technology's fault? and Who needs to step up and fix it? Tom talks with Yaël Eisenstat, a policy adviser at the Center for Humane Technology about all these questions.  https://www.yaeleisenstat.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Details of Destiny 2 going to free-to-play have been corroborated by Engadget story. Along with cross-save and release for Google Stadia, and rumors that Destiny 2 is ditching its platform exclusivity with Sony what does this mean for the franchise and possible cross platform gaming as a whole? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Chris Ashley.  Hosted on Acast. See...

Google released details about its upcoming Stadia service. We examine what was said, pricing and decide if this is a service that has a market. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the new features touted in MacOS Catalina is Sidecar. A function where an iPad can be used as a 2nd display for a Mac. Is this a feature that’s in demand and how would someone use it? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can polydactyls (people born with extra digits on their hands or feet) help improve the science of robotic limbs? TWIS host Kiki Sanford is here with the details! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Kiki Sanford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple delivered a number of announcements at this year's WWDC. We breakdown the information and round out the details on all the new products and features. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland is complete and ready to accept a huge line of fans this summer. We take a look at all the exciting tech being used at the attraction to immerse guests in the Star Wars universe. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Chris Mancini. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xbox head Phill Spencer plans on making Xbox Game Studios PC games available in different stores and outlets including Steam. The Department Of Justice wants Sprint and T-Mobile to help a 4th wireless carrier build out its network before it approves the merger. And 47 companies including Apple, Google and WhatsUp signed an open letter to the UK's GCHQ urging the security agency to abandon plans fo...

PCs heavyweights like Intel, HP, Asus and Lenovo showed off new their new dual-screen laptops this week at Computex. Will a 2nd screen become a common feature in upcoming PC laptops? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AMD, Intel, ARM, and Nvidia up the Generation ante, Apple updates the iPod Touch, and donkey-enabled solar powered Community Tablets arrive. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Anthony Lemos, and Robert Heron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AMD, Nvidia, and Arm all have big announcements from Computex, Huawei leaves standards bodies, and Microsoft gives more details about xCloud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author and Podcaster Shelly Brisbin joins us with an update on state of assistive technology. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Shelly Brisbin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do voice assistants default to a woman's voice and in a recent email to employees Tesla's CEO said the company was on track to deliver a record amount of cars in Q2. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Allison Sheridan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Research shows that placing googly eyes on robots makes them less threatening and Ford is rolling out an autonomous package-delivery robot called "Digit". Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huawei gets an extension, Chinese-made drones may pose security risk, what did dinosaurs really look like? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration has placed Huawei on a "entity list" that would prevent the company from acquiring US technology without approval. The knock-on effect has been profound as companies like Google, Intel and Qualcomm have falling in line and stopped shipment of chips to the company. What does this mean for tech consumers and how will tech companies navigate the ban? Starring Tom Merritt, Sar...

With the latest update to Adobe Lightroom came with interactive tutorials. Ant Pruitt, Tech Republic contributor, is here to explain what makes these learning tools such a powerful addition. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Ant Pruitt, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday declaring a national emergency and prohibiting US companies from using equipment from foreign telecoms if they are believed to pose a national security risk. Although no specific companies was singled out Huawei among other Chinese tech companies are understood to be the target. What will this mean for big tech companies of China and will the...

San Francisco bans the use of facial recognition technology by the city, Google releases Rivet an app with more than 2000 free books, and Netflix will host a panel “Bringing Your Favorite Shows to Life: Developing Netflix Originals into Video Games.” at this year’s E3. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HP and Lenovo have introduced some new twists to the old laptop form factor. Are these the next logical step in laptop design? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple loses case to stop an antitrust against the company from moving ahead. What exactly the Supreme Court rule on and what does it mean for the antitrust case against the company? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much should we worry about RFID? Should we get an RFID-blocking wallet? Should we not use it at all? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.