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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Jun 30, 2020 • 31min
All The Meat That's Fit To Print - DTNS 3813
Discord posted Tuesday that it will shift its focus from video game communication to broader community creation. What's behind the shift and what are Discord's goals?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.
Jun 29, 2020 • 30min
Would You Like to Super Charge that For a $1? - DTNS 3812
Disney Research scientists and ETH Zurich published a paper on a neural-network based method for swapping faces in photos and video at a resolution high enough for use in film and TVStarring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Anthony Carboni, Roger Chang and JoeLink to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2020 • 31min
The Great Outdoor Cinema - DTNS 3811
Microsoft shuts down its retail stores, verizon and Unilever join the move to pull ad money from facebook and the best TV projectors for watching in your garden.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robert Heron, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe, AmosLink to show notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2020 • 34min
Pay the Paywall - DTNS 3810
Amazon launches a crime-fighting unit, Goldman Sachs won't let you use their font to criticize them and Google offers to pay publishers.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos.Link to show notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2020 • 31min
A Facepalm for Facial Recognition - DTNS 3809
Amazon wants to compete with cable TV, the scoop on whether giving up your phone passcode is self-incrimination and the first mistaken arrest involving facial recognition.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, and Roger Chang.Link to show notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2020 • 31min
Oculus Gone - DTNS 3808
Patrick Beja weighs in on Apple's WWDC announcements.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Amos.Link to show notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2020 • 32min
Apple Arms itself at WWDC - DTNS 3807
Apple finished up their WWDC 2020 presentation this morning. What was revealed and is Apple's official news regarding their shift to in-house ARM based silicon more about what's good for Apple vs what's good for their customers?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Terrance Gaines, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2020 • 31min
Notable Names in Technology - DTNS 3806
We take a look at the African Americans engineers and inventors who've made wide-ranging contributions to technology development.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2020 • 31min
Have You Been Driven by a Ford Lately? - DTNS 3805
Twitter rolled out an update that allows people to record up to 140 secs of audio and tweet sounds. Is this something users need or want?Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2020 • 33min
Hey! You Can't Do That, Says Apple - DTNS 3804
Monday Basecamp launched a subscription email client, called Hey, for iOS. However, required updates to the app have been blocked by Apple whom Basecamp has a disagreement regarding how subscription fees are collected.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.
