Daily Tech News Show

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.

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.