

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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Jan 20, 2020 • 5min
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Calls for AI Regulation - DTH
Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for AI regulation in a Financial Times op-ed, ByteDance reportedly put together a gaming division, and TomTom closes a deal with Huawei for map tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 17, 2020 • 34min
Xenobots Have Heart (Cells) - DTNS 3700
Scientists from Tufts University, the University of Vermont, and the Wyss Institute at Harvard published early research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about robots made from heart and skin cells derived from frog embryo stem cells that they call xenobots. What does this mean for robotics and what are the ethical issues at play?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Annalee Newitz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 2020 • 32min
A Caucus of Apps - DTNS 3699
The Iowa Caucus takes place February 3 and Democratic Party will be using an in-house smartphone app to send out results. Justin shares hits thoughts the party's latest attempt to leverage smartphone technology.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 15, 2020 • 32min
Twitter Won't Edit Stance on Edit - DTNS 3698
When asked about an edit feature for Twitter, company CEO Jack Dorsey said "We'll probably never do it." What's the logic behind his statement and would an edit feature add or detract from the platform?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 2020 • 31min
Live Livers, Body Not Included - DTNS 3697
Quibi insists it's not competing with traditional streaming incumbents like Hulu or Netflix. But then who is it for and what's the business case?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2020 • 31min
Gamers Being Good to Each Other - DTNS 3696
Wired spoke with Kayvon Beykpour former founder of Periscope and head of product at Twitter regarding steps the platform is taking to minimize bad behavior. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 11, 2020 • 10min
What It Takes to Put on CES - DTNS
Tom talks with Tina Anthony, Director of Digital Marketing for CTA about how CES gets done, along with show trends, key hot product categories, and what's new about CES. Want to visit 50 countries tech scenes at once? Tina tells us how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 10, 2020 • 32min
The Rest of CES - DTNS 3695
We wrap up CES 2020 with a look at Engadget's Best of CES and Verge Awards at CES 2020 winners. Plus Lamarr Wilson's shares his fav picks of the week. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Lamarr Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 9, 2020 • 32min
Unbundle Your Bundle - DTNS 3694
Facebook offers to reduce the amount of political ads you see, Panasonic shows off VR headset that looks like goggles and a new menu of search engines will appear in setup process for Android phones in Europe. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 8, 2020 • 34min
The Diaper Gets Smarter Every CES - DTNS 3693
It's Wednesday here at CES 2020 and the announcements and news continues to roll out. We share our thoughts on the highlights from today's show.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Shannon Morse, Bill Detwiler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


