

Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 10, 2022 • 31min
The iPod Obituary- DTNS 4272
Apple wants employees to return to the office but a small group of hold-outs doesn’t want to return even in hybrid form. Why is Amazon recruiting mom-and-pop stores to help with delivering packages? And Microsoft is preparing to launch cloud-gaming streaming sticks and pucks over the next 12-months.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 9, 2022 • 31min
Braking From the Norm - DTNS 4271
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri announced the platform will start testing NFTs with select creators. Can you build an EV without traditional friction brakes? And is Apple finally coming out with AR glasses?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 2022 • 16min
Activision Blizzard Approves Microsoft Deal - GNM 7
DTNS Gaming News Monthly brings you the month's biggest gaming news in approximately 15 minutes. Activision Blizzard shareholders approved the $69 billion sale to Microsoft, Epic brings Fortnite back to phones through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, and the Mario movie gets delayed to 2023.Hosted by Jenn Cutter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 2022 • 33min
Back Up Culture - DTNS 4270
What could you do if the government shutdown or severely restricted access? We expand our understanding of what computer vision is and the role machine learning has in advancing it. We explore the ways people could work around the blocks and get reconnected. How are people backing up Ukraine’s cultural heritage during Russia's assault against the country?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 5, 2022 • 30min
Fetch My Access, FIDO! - DTNS 4269
What does Bluesky, an open-sourced Twitter offshoot, bring to the social media table? And how are Apple, Google and Microsoft working together to improve web security by ditching passwords?Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 4, 2022 • 31min
SoundCloud Picks The Hits - DTNS 4268
SoundCloud has acquired Musiio, an audio AI company that can “listen” to new music and identify what makes a hit a hit. GM is partnering with a company called Inrix to collect data from vehicles for US transportation officials to analyze. Protocol has an interview with Beena Ammanath, executive director of the Global Deloitte AI Institute and head of Trustworthy AI and Ethical Tech who has thoughts about bias in AI development.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 3, 2022 • 33min
It Takes Chips to Make Chips - DTNS 4267
Chip shortages aren’t anything new but the lack of ICs is hampering the ability to make chips as the manufacture of the machinery used in chip fabrication is delayed due to the lack of chips. Spotify is making its official appearance in Roblox with Spotify Island. Nica Montford highlights Kunle Olukotun and his key role in advancing multithreaded and parallel processing chip architecture. And Amazon will now be supporting EPUB. But what is EPUB and what makes it important?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 2, 2022 • 28min
Cease & Desist: The Remix- DTNS 4266
The European Commission has sent a formal “Statement of Objections” to Apple with the preliminary view that Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market when it restricts access to NFC chips for contactless payments. What’s the story behind this action and will Apple face similar actionsStarring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 2022 • 9min
Nikon 2.0 Firmware - Photography News Monthly 4
All the big photography news for the month of April 2022 in under ten minutes. In this episode Nikon releases a huge firmware update for their flagship cameras, two creators build new ways to utilize old film, and supply constraints hit the film market.Yuta Ikeya's cinema film project | http://yutaikeya.com/Hosted by Rich Stroffolino Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 2022 • 34min
Who Needs a Console Anyway? - DTNS 4265
Is the chip shortage impeding Sony’s ability to produce PS5s and inadvertently helping Xbox? Is software meant to help improve your posture allowing employers to snoop on employees? And tech earnings; who gained, who lost and the broader trends they reveal.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Terrance Gaines, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


