

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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Nov 12, 2021 • 32min
The Remains of MoviePass - DTNS 4151
We explore the coming conflict of quantum computing and blockchain cryptocurrencies, plus we find out what happened to Movie Pass and learn about Patreon’s plan to host and deliver video.Starring Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 10, 2021 • 31min
The Naked Truth About Wearables - DTNS 4150
Google will expand the Sleep Sensing features on the second-gen Nest Hub that uses a motions Ensor to monitor your sleep patterns. We cover the latest events in the Epic vs Apple lawsuit. Google loses its appeal against a 2.42 billion Euro fine leveled by the EC in 2017 for abusing its monopoly on search.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.

Nov 9, 2021 • 31min
Artisanal Taxi Service - DTNS 4149
We lay out all the things Nvidia announced at its GPU Technology Conference including new AI avatars, the 3D virtual world simulation and collaboration platform Omniverse, and the NeMo Megatron, the company’s open source large language model platform.Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 8, 2021 • 31min
NFTs: Non-Fungible Taxation - DTNS 4148
Can an EV with solar cells on the roof compelling enough for the market, we discuss the state of SES battery technology, ponder the tax implications of selling your gaming NFTs and explain what WhatsApp began rolling out multi-device support as a default feature could mean for you.Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 6, 2021 • 15min
Twitch Data Breach - DTNS Gaming News Monthly 2
DTNS Gaming News Monthly brings you the month’s biggest gaming news in approximately 15 minutes. Blizzard cancels BlizzConline then delays Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 amid more studio departures, hackers leak 125GB of Twitch.tv data, and Steam bans NFT games while Epic entertains the idea.Hosted by Jenn Cutter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 5, 2021 • 33min
The M1 Road Map is Revealed - DTNS 4147
Can robots get along with other robots? Apple’s chip roadmap signals a shift to a 3nm process. And how FinTech’s might be building super apps of their own to compete with messaging and social media apps that let you make payments.Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 4, 2021 • 33min
Intel Brings the Heat - DTNS 4146
Benchmarks for Intel’s Alder Lake processors are in and boy do they look good! Meta is looking for alternative ways to generate profits outside of ad revenue and Qualcomm thinks supply-chain issues for its chips will abate by this Christmas and Danish shipping firm wants to compete against Amazon’s shipping services.Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 3, 2021 • 31min
GeForce Now, Not Later - DTNS 4145
Nvidia is making a hard play for cloud based video gaming. Sean Hollister from the Verge shares his hands-on review with the game streaming service and it stacks up to Google’s Stadia.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Sean Hollister, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 2, 2021 • 33min
Defining the Metaverse - DTNS 4144
Microsoft Ignite starts up this week and we go over all the updates and service announcements from the Redmond based company. VP of Alex explains why he wants you to talk to your Echo smart speaker less. And is there really something to Facebook’s Metaverse concept?Starring Tom Merritt, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 1, 2021 • 29min
Charging Up Supply Chain Issues - DTNS 4143
We talk to CNET Roadshow’s Editor-In-Chief Tim Stevens about the impact supply-chain constraints are having on EV production and what it means for consumers in the market for an EV.Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


