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.
Episodes
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Dec 24, 2019 • 33min
2019 Retro Episode - DTNS 3684
DTNS from the past as the gang revisits Friday Dec 18th, 2009 to share and discuss that day's most important tech news.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2019 • 48min
FitBit Versa 2 - Live With It - DTNS 3683
On this special episode of DTNS we host the final "Live With It" for 2019. Sarah shares her experience with FitBit's Versa 2 fitness tracker. This show is audio only. There is no video version.Starring Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2019 • 30min
There Are No Minor Glitches In Space - DTNS 3682
Lasers are making some noise, how can NBC differentiate their streaming service, and Apple in SPACE!Starring Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, and Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2019 • 31min
Every Move You Make... I'll Be Watching You - DTNS 3681
A leaked dataset from a location data company revealed the movements of 12M+ Americans with 50B location pings across major cities between 2016 and 2017. Should we be concerned and if so what should be do about it?Starring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2019 • 32min
Deep Fake Nine – DTNS 3680
Ars Technica’s Timothy Lee has an article detailing how he created a semi-realistic deepfake. What did Tim learn about the process and lessons can take away from his experience?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2019 • 31min
Boring Tech is a Gift in Itself – DTNS 3679
We give up our holiday tech-gift recommendations.Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Rich Stroffolino, Amos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2019 • 28min
A Face to Fool Us All - DTNS 3678
How is plastic surgery and social media creating a new synthetic idealized vision of beauty, fooling facial recognition systems with face masks, and how delivery drivers in Mexico are using Google Maps and WhatsApp to stay safe.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2019 • 32min
The Drone Hippo-thesis - DTNS 3677
This Week in Science's Blair Bazdarich explains how low-cost consumer quad-copter drones can help save Hippos and their habitat.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Blair Bazdarich, Len Peralta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2019 • 33min
It's Crap At Chess - DTNS 3676
Apple News will be hosting the next four DNC Presidential debates. Is this significant for Apple News and if so what will it mean for future Presidential debate coverage?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2019 • 31min
BlueSky's The Limit - DTNS 3675
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced the company will fund an independent project called Bluesky to develop an “open and decentralized standard for social media.”Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
