Daily Tech News Show

AT&T and Verizon agree lower 5G tower strength for six months for an FAA review, Pinterest settles discrimination lawsuit, and the European Commission proposed a bill overhauling how political ads can be targeted. Check out all the show notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is perovskite a possible alternative to making cheaper solar panels faster? Why does predictive text achieve a lower WPM than autocorrect? The Asphalt Xtreme mobile game is coming to Netflix. Is that sign that Netflix wants its game lineup to move away from just casual gaming?Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We examine new developments in renewable power and storage, Qualcomm will debut its next flagship Snapdragon chip at the Snapdragon Tech Summit on November 30th along with a new naming convention, and we examine the popularity of shopping livestreams.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.

Robert Heron is back with tips and recommendations for those on shopping for a new 4K TV this holiday season. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced the country's plans to build the first “Bitcoin City” in the eastern region of La Union. A new study by New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics found that warning Twitter users about the consequences of their posts decreased subsequent posting of hateful language for a week.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to The Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the impact of Alphabet's cafeteria cleaning robots, MediaTek unveils its flagship Dimensity 9000 mobile SoC, and the Australian art project that gives downloaders 15GB of NFT content.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nreal will begin selling its Light mixed reality glasses in the US, after launching in South Korea last year. Reuters reports that an Amazon spokesperson said the company is in talks with MasterCard and American Express– as well as Visa– about who it will continue to partner with in the future in the US. Axios reports that VP of gaming Phil Schiller is advocating video game preservation through emulation.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announced a Self Service Repair program, which will let customers buy parts from Apple directly for repairs. Amazon announced it will stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the UK because of their high fees, starting Jan.19. And we examine how different social media platforms benefit certain types of celebrities, notable people and social media entrepreneurs.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Campos from NTX shares his review of Xiaomi’s MiPad 5 Android tablet. Twitter will stop auto-updating your Web version of the feed which sometimes causes tweets to disappear mid-read. And Cashier-free technology is coming to the UK’s Sainsbury supermarkets at a location in London set to open on November 29th.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dan Campos, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We go in detail on the reasons why chip shortages will exist until next year. IBM announced its 127 qubit Eagle quantum chip, and Apple announced residents in eight US states to store digital state IDs and driver’s license.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Stephanie Humphre, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the first edition of the DTNS Science News Monthly. Science correspondent Dr. Niki Ackermans covered who won the Nobel prizes in science, as well as the winners of the IgNobel prizes. She also talked about the first planet located outside our galaxy and new research about what goes in a whale and what comes out the other side. She also discusses the latest work in brain mapping and goes over the topics covered in the Daily Tech Headlines’ Sunday Science Supplement. She ends the show with a COVID update and a fun story about space tacos. You can find her at twtitter.com/ackermansNicole on twitter and submit your stories for next month’s news! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.