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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Apr 13, 2019 • 24min
DTNS Special: AI and Machine Learning Explained
We talk about artificial intelligence a lot these days and I see several reactions in the audience. Some people think it's ALL hype. Some people think it's just a fancy word for algorithm. And some people just want to understand what it is.Here to help us with that is Karen Hao, artificial intelligence reporter at MIT Technology Review and host of the newsletter The Algorithm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2019 • 31min
High Quality Patrick Norton – DTNS 3509
Patrick Norton is back with his picks of top affordable headphones plus a review of the Qobuz music streaming service.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Patrick Norton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2019 • 32min
Hey Alexa, Do You Know Who I Am? – DTNS 3508
Bloomberg revealed that Amazon has staff members who “review” recordings from Amazon Voice Services in order to improve responses. This raises a host of questions especially around privacy and anonymity. How can users be sure there voice assistants aren’t listening in to their conversations?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2019 • 31min
Cash Warfare - DTNS 3507
Amazon execs have stated their GO stores will accept cash payments to address discrimination concerns. How will it work and does it conflict with the purpose of the cashier-less stores?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2019 • 33min
You Say LED, I Say LED - DTNS 3506
Australia green lights deliveries by drone, Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple will release a 31.6-inch 6K external display in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of 2019, and Facebook maps the population density of Africa.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2019 • 31min
TikTok, Ya Don't Stop - DTNS 3505
Vlad Savov from the Verge joins us to share his review of Huawei's P30 Pro and why its a shame its not available in the US.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Vlad Savov. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2019 • 33min
The Decentralized Central Bank – DTNS 3504
Laura Shin host of the Unchained Podcast is on the show to talk about the state of Blockchain technology and gives us an overview of the Decentralized Finance movement.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Laura Shin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2019 • 32min
Improving Digital Literacy - DTNS 3503
A recent BuzzFeed News article argues that seniors will irrevocably alter the internet as their numbers grow and they become the targets of misinformation and partisan rhetoric. Is this inevitable or a misreading of the facts?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2019 • 33min
Content Aware Phil - DTNS 3502
Adobe makes After Effects content-aware to help simplify and speed up compositing and FX editing, who can claim to be the first location with 5G service and can Machine Learning grow the perfect basil? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2019 • 30min
Complicated Cucumber Cutting – DTNS 3501
Is Google hammering consumer trust in its constant shutdown of various services like Google+, support for IFTT, and Goo.gl URL shortener.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
