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Netflix has acquired exclusive global streaming rights to Sesame Street starting with season 56. Tom highlights the big news from Microsoft BUILD. Why is Apple so behind on rolling out AI? And are you one of the millions who haven’t upgraded their Windows OS installs? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Charter is buying Cox to form a cable giant, while Verizon gets FCC approval to acquire Frontier and expand fiber to millions. Meanwhile, Apple and Epic are back at it over Fortnite, OpenAI launches a coding assistant, Microsoft kills the Surface Laptop Studio, and Acer shows off sleek new gear at Computex. Also: Nvidia denies shifting GPU work to China, and Kickstarter gets serious about funding...

Coinbase revealed a major data breach tied to contractor bribery, refusing a $20M ransom and facing up to $400M in fallout. Apple launched CarPlay Ultra with deeper in-car integration, starting with Aston Martin. Microsoft is shutting down third-party Bing Search APIs, while Trump criticized Apple’s move to import India-made iPhones. Meanwhile, Pinterest faces backlash over mass account bans. Star...

DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve solves math and science problems by generating and critiquing its own answers. Meanwhile, the U.S. warns against Huawei chips, Sony eyes PS5 price hikes, Max reverts to HBO Max, Uber launches shuttles, Google tests AI Mode, and Airbnb adds on-demand services. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Amos, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

ESPN aims to launch a $29.99 per month streaming option this Fall. How early childhood YouTube channel Cocomelon moved to the big screen and what it could mean for other YT creators. And Apple reveals new accessibility features coming in iOS 19, macOS 16, and other platforms. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

What are the concerns when using AI in healthcare and do the benefits outweigh the risks? Why did the US president fire the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter and does it have anything to do with AI and copyrighted materials? And a scientist licenses technology that makes wood strong as steel while keeping the weight benefits. And are you ready for a price increase on iPhones? Starring Sarah...

Apple earned over $10 billion from U.S. App Store commissions last year, while Epic continues pushing to relist Fortnite amid ongoing policy shifts. Meanwhile, Microsoft banned the DeepSeek app over privacy concerns, and Meta is reportedly reversing course by adding facial recognition to its Ray-Ban smart glasses despite previous backlash. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peral...

Wikipedia fights against new rules that might remove the anonymity of its editors, Samsung announced a new way to transfer funds via cell phone, and we celebrate 20 years of Podfeet! Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Amos, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can the perceived gender of a robot influence the decisions you make by getting recommendations from it? We critique Netflix’s TV and mobile UI redesign. Plus is the cat out of the bag? Online leaks show a possible Xbox handheld could be arriving sooner rather than later. Scott tells us all about it! Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted...

DoorDash plans to acquire hospitality tech firm SevenRooms. We do an overview of all the autonomous car companies right now. How can technology serve as a bridge to our memories of loved ones who’ve passed on. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Automakers are rediscovering the benefits of control knobs and buttons for their cars. Waymo plans to add 2000 more robotaxis in 2026. Google launches a new film and TV production initiative, called 100 Zeros. We examine why they aren’t tasked with making movies or TV shows for YouTube or other Google outlets. And is over reliance on ChatBots for self-help a recipe for disaster. Starring Sarah Lan...

Producer of the CISCO Series podcasts, David Spark, is here with a roundup of the big topics from the 2025 RSA Conference. Plus Reddit will integrate AI Answers into its main search bar. Something that already has a million users a week. Plus we discuss how Microsoft is celebrating World Passkey Day. And we end the week with a security quiz and games from David Spark. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merr...

Xbox prices are going up? Is the first time in home video gaming where prices increase as a system gets older? Meta has plans to overhaul the advertising business from top to bottom, but will it work? Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI pulls an update from ChatGPT that made it too sycophantic. Will Apple Intelligence ever come out? And researchers study if robo-vacuums can be repurposed for other tasks. Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We examine the allegations that Amazon will add a line item in pricing denoting tariff charges on products. We discuss if AI assisted shopping is something we need and want. Jenn Cutter is here to explain what Game-key cards are for on the Nintendo Switch 2. And do AI writing assistants need a broader cultural understanding to be more useful for people outside of Western countries? Starring Sarah...

We're in Las Vegas for The Morning Stream's live show! We'll be discussing the science of casinos with Dr. Niki and Bobby Frakenberger. Scott shares his thoughts on the Switch 2 and Switch 2 launch. Brian Ibbott will record an episode of the Taskville game show on DTNS Live. And Tom takes some Q and A from the live audience!  Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Bobby Fr...

Will AI replace apps as the primary interface for technology? Meta’s CTO thinks so. Netflix rolls out dialogue only subtitles. In Australia an AI-generated radio host of a four-hour show went unnoticed for months. And we end the week with another quizzical quiz that we’ll test your knowledge of life after death through technology in big and small screen. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dune...

Can training an LLM on your work enable it to reproduce it with the same precision and quality? Would an energy efficiency label sway your decision on which smartphone or tablet you bought? Is 2025 the year when AI becomes a central pillar in which companies organize themselves around? Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast...

OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Chrome if the Department of Justice forces Google to divest it. Nintendo says not everybody who wants a Switch 2 on launch day will not be able to get one. Bethesda officially drops The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered the same day they reveal. Why is everyone going crazy for it? And its YouTube’s 20th birthday. We discuss how a video-sharing platform h...

Would you like your artistic legacy to live on in an LLM? With the age of tap to pay phone, how do you let your waiter know you’re ready to pay? A Columbia student suspended over an interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to develop a ‘cheat on everything’ AI tool. And Instagram launches a mobile video editor. Does CapCut have competition? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to t...

AGI or artificial general intelligence is the holy grail for AI researchers. But how will we know when we’ve achieved it? Can AR/VR based therapy help people with social anxieties? The FTC has sued Uber, accusing it of misleading customers into signing up for the monthly subscription Uber One. And are you a tech hoarder? We share what we do with our old tech when we upgrade. Starring Sarah Lane, T...

We discuss alternatives to Google’s ubiquitous search tool. Will screenshots be the universal method of capturing digital information for AI digital assistants? Is a trend of using ChatGPT to identify locations from photos another threat to privacy? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Google has been found guilty of breaking the law to establish its dominance in ad tech. What discuss what it means for the company. Community colleges struggle against bots pretending to be students stealing financial aid funds. How has AI impacted irregular digital workers who rely on online work to get by? And Polaroid introduces an updated version of their popular camera taking the best of both...

We discuss Ubisoft’s new dev tools to help game-devs incorporate accessibility into their games for the colorblind. How can sound help patients alleviate issues with motion sickness. TikTok is launching “Footnotes,” a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature. And with the success of A Minecraft Movie, we ponder the potential of what other game IP to leverage for cinematic or TV adaptations. Starring Sa...

Apple says it has a workaround to training its AI models with data that doesn’t violate its customers' privacy. The town that used AI to see what everybody wanted. OpenAI is working on a X-like social media platform. Is this what we want? And we share our data security habits when we travel abroad with tech. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes...