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DTNS LABS - GAMES - A Chat With Fifth Graders

In this episode, we discuss:

What fifth graders play and how they view games.

With Patrick Beja and Mr. Darling's class!

GDI 3291 - GDPR Consent Debris (FULL)

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The gang talk about Solo movie, selling stuff on Craigslist and haggling.  

General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, the EU's new data privacy rules start today. Already some EU users have been blocked from sites, access to social media platforms limited for others, and lawsuits against large tech firms in the process of being filed. We examine the laws impact, its affect on countries outside of the EU and how well large tech firm are complying with th...

DTNS WEEKLY TECH UPDATE 05/24/2018

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HATS!

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GDI 3290 - All Aboard the Hellscape Train (FULL)

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In the pre-show the gang talk about not meeting your heroes and scandals involving your childhood idols. Elon Musk goes on a tweet storm about the truthiness of major media outlets. Musk wants to setup a website where the public can rate the credibility of news outlets and 'core-truth' of news stories. We examine the issue, the problem and proposed solution.

GDI 3289 – Comcast vs Disney, Fight! (FULL)

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The gang talk about plot development in comic books and ponder Elon Musk’s latest epiphany, website where the public can vote on the trustworthiness of different news sites. Comcast said it was preparing to buy large portions of 21st Century Fox, including Fox’s 30% stake in Hulu, for a rumored $60 billion as part of a hostile bid. Walt Disney currently has a $52.4 billion offer to buy 21st Century Fox. The sale does not include Fox News Channel, Fox Busin...

GDI 3288 - A Fortnite Prize of EPIC Proportions

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We talk about Wi-Fi audio distortion and a whiny car and why Roger can't eat during movies. Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO mentioned in an investor relations call that the PlayStation 4 was entering the final phase of its life cycle. Cryptic words to be sure but what does this mean for the PlayStation console and does it signal a shift from gaming as a product to a gaming as service for the company?

GDI 3287 - Australian Roundtable (FULL)

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Some bits about good places to eat in Melbourne and the AFL, PLUS It’s our end of May DTNS round table. This month we examine technology issues from an Australian perspective like; how is net neutrality viewed in Australia and how does the proximity to Asia influence the direction and scope of tech in the country.

GDI 3286 - A Tidal Wave of Security News (FULL)

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The crew chat about BBC drama productions, cosplaying for sick kids in the hospital, and Shannon's visit to Nvidia's new building. Plus with recent stories covering data security issues from cellphone location data tracking to PGP and S/MIME vulnerabilities we have Shannon Morse here to break it all down and give us an infosec perspective.

DTNS WEEKLY TECH UPDATE 05/17/2018

This is the weekly newsletter companion to Daily Tech News Show at http://dailytechnewsshow.com/ 

You can get this newsletter by backing DTNS for $5 a month or more at http://patreon.com/dtns  

HATS!

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GDI 3285 - All Bets are On (FULL)

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The team reminisces about what we did on Fridays at college instead of going to class, compare our trust levels in medical "professionals", and decipher the menagerie of similar sounding accents found in the New York area. 

Plus federal laws restricting Sports Gambling in the United States have been struck down by the Supreme Court. Will this start a new gold rush into online gambling as companies take advantage and who will be the winners and the losers?...

GDI 3284 - The Student Has Become the Cheater (FULL)

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Sarah, Scott and Roger discuss the link between fossils, dinosaurs, reptiles, the Edsel, typography, desktop publishing AND brand name colloquialisms. 

Plus cheating on exams has been constant thorn in the side of schools and the halls of higher education. But with smart phones, wearables and the internet cheating has become so ubiquitous some schools are taking drastic action to limit student access to personal technology. Will this help stem the tide or...

GDI 3283 – The UK Unfriends Zuck (FULL)

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We discuss the fondess of languages other than our own, French vs American pedagogy and getting laid off. Plus on DTNS, Twitter is implementing a new system based on thousands of behavioral signals to filter our tweet replies, searches, and recommendations. Will this help curb abusive and bullying behavior on the platform or will other more invasive measures be needed? 

GDI 3282 - Tales from the Encrypt (FULL)

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Sarah, Justin and Roger discuss earaches, post nasal drip, what sports betting will look like in the US if the Supreme Court rules against ban on gambling on sports, and what brands of beer real Australians drink. 

Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in PGP and S/MIME, Tesla engineers reveal they considered adding driver attentiveness when developing the autopilot feature, Uber riders can now rate their ride mid-trip and Apple faces a class action ...

GDI 3281 - Scratch Your Coding Itch (FULL)

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Heart scares, melatonin to fight jet lag, Roger's short film dreams. Plus on DTNS,  As coding becomes a indispensable and respected skill some toy makers have developed STEM toys to help children, especially girls, develop and interest in coding. We take a look at the latest wave of programmable toys to hit the shelves.

GDI 3280 - Udder Corruption (FULL)

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On the madness of crowds, the anxiety of Wizard of Oz, daybreak parties, why Justin is a Golden Knights fan now. And on DTNS Google wants to help people improve their Digital Wellbeing. What does that mean and is this is a sign that even large tech companies acknowledge too much technology can be a detriment to one's health?

May 2018 Bonus Show - Oculus Go

Scott shares his first impressions of the Oculus Go. 

(This month we're letting every patron get Scott's insights on the bonus show. This show is usually exclusive to Co-executive producers and more. It's also usually much less structured. To get the bonus show every month, back at the Co-EP level!)

GDI 3279 - Plane Cheese (FULL)

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Reminiscing about NBA Jam, pizza by plane, Taylor and Katy made up, Tom made afritada, Roger has faith in video game movies, and on DTNS: Microsoft announces new features for Windows that'll roll out by the end of the year, Walmart is buying Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, Valve says Steamlink will arrive for iOS and Android May 21st, and EA goes all in on Loot-boxes despite legal rulings against the practice in Europe.

GDI 3278 - Google, Please (FULL)

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Roger's secret plan to win at horses, Sarah's Last Week Tonight scare, HATS! plus on DTNS: We break down the announcements from this years action packed Google I/O, and cover everything from AI developments and roll-outs to new Android features and updates to News, Maps and Waymo!

GDI 3277 - Microsoft Edges Toward IoT and AI (FULL)

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Medication across time zones, software for screen capturing, the perils of Outlook, PLUS on DTNS...We examine all info-packed Monday announcements from this year's Microsoft BUILD event. Plus Robocalls are still a thing and unfortunately they're getting worse and Spotify is not a publicly traded company.

MAY 2018 DTNS UPDATE

Hello bosses, old and new,

This IS the DTNS Monthly Update available to all backers.

Last month's guess the picture was a power board from a Mitsubishi DLP TV. The capacitor blew and a did a CNET video on replacing the capacitor. Nicholas LastName was the first to guess the board and brand and Gregg Hudson even nailed the fact that it was a blown capacitor.  Well done!

Now what is THIS week's picture?

TOM'S NOTE

Very excited for May, tho...

GDI 3276 - Feel the Disturbance in the AR Force? (FULL)

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How tastes differ, and people need to quiet their guffaws, the weirdness of time zones and on DTNS With Disney updating its Star Wars: Jedi Challenges lightsaber duel AR game to allow multiplayer we'd figured its time to examine the current state of the VR/AR consumer market. Plus Germany techsite heise.de reports 8 new Spectre-like vulnerabilities were found in Intel's processors and national security and defense website Defense One reports the use of drones by criminals ...

GDI 3275 - Amazon Has Body Image Issues (FULL)

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We talk about Moms on podcasts, dining etiquette, gas station bathrooms and on DTNS Amazon wants to shake up the apparel business by having customers 3D scab their body so they can get a more exact fit when selecting clothes from the Amazon Store. Will this force traditional retailers to follow suit and how will customers react to the new service? Plus some in Congress have plans to reverse the FCCs rollback of Open Internet guidelines using arcane legislative procedure. 2018-05-03 21:38:50 +0000 UTC View Post

DTNS LABS - GAMES - It's Not For Me, But I'm Glad It Exists

In this episode, we discuss:

God of War

Nintendo Labo

Red Dead Redemption 2

PS2 games on Playstation Now

Oculus Go

Financial results

Battle Royale craze at E3

With Patrick Beja and Scott Johnson.

GDI 3274 - Don't Believe the Headline Hype (FULL)

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Our delicious co-hosts, rough hands vs. soft hands, a slurry of chicken, the appeal of the bento box, a little Northern Exposure talk and on DTNS Apple's earnings are in and far from the predicted bloodbath the iPhone sales were up. Where did the analysts go wrong? Plus Open Whisper Systems gets a warning from Amazon about domain fronting their secure messaging app Signal with Amazon.com. 

GDI 3273 - D8. It's Your F8. (FULL)

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We talk about the dark magic of babies, class rings then on DTNS, analyze the latest announcements from Facebook's F8 conference. Plus the British Parliament gives Facebook CEO Zuckerberg an ultimatum. Voluntarily give evidence before Parliament or get a summons the next time he steps foot in the UK.

Thank you APs for a great April, on to an even better May!

Yay! We have 20 more patrons than last month! Thanks to everyone for making the show possible. And for the fact that I guess I now have to let a tarantuala crawl on my arm for 20 seconds.

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GDI 3272 – End Graphic Violence (in GPU Pricing)! (FULL)

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Roger's roof is up, waiting for Patrick and our favorite Motley Crue songs plus-- In the market to upgrade you PC or Mac desktop display? We got TekThing's Patrick Norton on the show to talk about what you should be on the lookout for when buying a new computer monitor. Plus France.com's owner files suit against France and T-Mobile and Sprint say I do to a corporate merger.

Good Day Internet - 3271 - House Hippo Friday (FULL)

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It's our monthly round table show and we have a great panel! We talk a little about Samsung animated emojis, crazy stuff we have from our past sitting around us, old Canadian kids shows PLUS  the ease at which fake news can be created, how Canadian telecoms want block websites linked to piracy without judicial review and the digital subscription landscape of Canada.

Good Day Internet - 3270 - Mind Over Bacon (FULL)

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We chat about whether emojis are over-covered, money buying happiness  and on DTNS - Earnings reports from Intel, Microsoft, Amazon and Nintendo. Plus researchers at MIT have successfully kept a pig's brain alive outside of its body and chip architecture Jim Keller is leaving Tesla and heading for Intel.

Week of News blurbs

Here's the news that was left out of the Hot Takes this week. Looks like we'll go back to including it next week.

NEWS

Google launched changes to Gmail Wednesday. Among the new features are message-specific two-factor authentication, self-deleting messages, the ability to revoke sent messages and the ability to restrict forwarding copying or downloading. You can also hover over an email to take actions without opeing the message, including snoozing it. Gmail will al...