There's No Place Like Mastodon - DTNS 4501 Extended
Added 2023-04-18 21:17:08 +0000 UTCHow does the decentralized nature of Mastodon make the social media experience different from other social media platforms and what kind of expectations should people have? Amazon Prime Video now has a “Dialogue Boost” in select shows in English. And Nvidia is reaping the rewards of its push towards AI GPGPU designs. Is this a space ripe for a competing player?
The Leak Shall Inherit the Earth - GDI 4501 starts at 31:09
When should you ignore the rumor and leaks on tech products? Are you a fan of spoilers? Is the news about a stolen prototype reported fair game? When does a rumor become the story? Do you remember the Apple car, what about the Facebook phone? Do you want to be surprised about a new product instead of being spoiled with leaks? Roger talks to people. Do you want more excitement about product releases? Smartphone talk takes over. The group discusses a rumor they heard that turned out to be fake. Did the group figure out how Skynet is going to take over the world? Is Roger from the future? Tom and Sarah talk about Coachella. Pour one out for Netflix DVD’s. Is this game based on the books or the show?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Annalee Newitz, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Quick Hits:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/drop-china-chip-tech-output-072336442.html
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/shein-temu-us-scrutiny/
https://www.polygon.com/23686464/netflix-games-joseph-station-halo-destiny
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/technology/reddit-ai-openai-google.html
https://www.redditinc.com/blog/2023apiupdates
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23686771/sonos-pro-commercial-audio-service-price-features
Top Stories:
https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20230301-11584.html
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsoft-readies-ai-chip-as-machine-learning-costs-surge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23687912/microsoft-athena-ai-chips-nvidia
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23686792/amazon-prime-video-dialogue-boost-speech-ai
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-dialogue-boost
Discussion Story:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23672769/social-media-inevitable-death-monetization-growth-hacks
https://fediverse.observer/stats
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media
Kicker:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/alaska-airlines-does-away-with-check-in-kiosks/
GDI Content:
Today’s guest:
Annalee Newitz
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393652666
https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com
@Annaleen
@annaleen@wandering.shop
Next guest:
Scott Johnson
https://frogpants.substack.com
@scottjohnson
@scottjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org
Show Links:
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx
http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support
http://swordandlaser.com/store
http://frogpants.com/currentgeek
