Daily Tech News Show

In an opinion piece in Wired noted futurist Ray Kurzweil has advocated for more AI assistance in vaccine research. What's behind his advocacy and can AI really speed up vaccine 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.

Microsoft BUILD is happening and we share all the important news from the event and breakdown what it all means.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Xavier Guillemane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canon's recently announced R5 camera promises to be a beast. With 8K recording at 30p, IBIS, and dual-pixel AF it ticks all the boxes in the must-have list. But can it help offset the growing decline in the consumer digital camera market?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Ant Pruitt, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special Politics Politics Politics! snippet, Justin talks to Electronic Frontier Foundation's Cindy Cohn about ways our digital civil liberties could be affected during the Covid19 crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US moves to cutoff Huawei from global suppliers and added an additional year to the ban on ZTE and Huawei in the US. What does this latest spat between China and the US mean for consumers and the technology industry?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With stay-at-home orders flat-lining movie theater attendance what does the future hold for the way movies are seen, distributed and sold?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Chris Mancini, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Zoom's increased popularity the number of social faux pas on the service has also increased. What are rules of etiquette when you Zoom and where are they codified?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.

Twitter announced it will add labels to mark tweets with misleading information on COVID-19. This is the latest attempt by the social media platform to fight disinformation. Is this enough and have its other attempts borne fruit?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrcik Beja, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much has been made regarding the UK's efforts in creating a contact tracing app to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. How is it coming along and does it work as intended?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moving can be a challenge but moving your tech along with you adds an extra layer of hassle. Find out how Patrick Norton moves his considerable amount of gear to a new place.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.