Daily Tech News Show

First it was canned audio played over loudspeakers now its virtual fans in the stands. How is the technology that powers video games making virtual audiences for live games?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andy Ihnatko, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intel’s next-gen 7nm chips are delayed until at least 2022 and it would consider farming out more work to outside semiconductor foundries, eroding a founding principle that manufacturing is key to its success. What's ailing Intel and what do they need to do to turn it around?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On an investor, CEO Jack Dorsey said the company is actively exploring additional ways to make money from its users, including a potential subscription model. TikTok announced a new $200 million creators fund to support US creators who “are seeking opportunities to foster a livelihood” on the app. Bloomberg reports Nvidia approached SoftBank about a potentially acquiring ARM.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Strofollino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crowd noise is being piped into stadiums for sports played without fans using foley from video game companies like EA sports and Sony Interactive. With life now seemingly imitating video games where do we go from there?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xbox's Phil Spencer is pushing for developers to make their games cross compatible across Xbox One, PC and xCloud including the first slew of titles for the upcoming Xbox Series X next-gen console. Will Microsoft pursuit of non-platform specific titles help or hurt the Xbox Series X chances against Sony's PS5?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unwanted and inappropriate sexting is an all too common problem. Katelyn Bowden, CEO of Badassarmy, with some advice on how to navigate the issueStarring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Katelyn Bowden, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's World Emoji Day and Google and Apple revealed their versions of the 117 new emoji coming later this year as part of Unicode's emoji 13.0 update.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter was the subject of a major hack compromising the accounts of high profile accounts including Bill Gates, President Obama, and Elon Musk. What was behind the activity and what are the ramifications.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook are revising their estimates for their VR hardware upwards and Sony is ramping up production of their upcoming PS5 console. Are these moves based on hard numbers or generous assumptions?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can a skinny minimalist robot that resembles a coat rack be the future of robots in the home?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,Patrick Beja, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.