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X has begun testing a $1 per year charge in NZ and the Philippines it’s calling “Not A Bot” that lets new users view posts and follow accounts for free, but must pay the subscription fee to do anything else. YouTube announced changes to its interface and creator tools that will roll out over the next few weeks. Xbox’s Phil Spencer confirmed Wednesday that Activision Blizzard ...
2023-10-18 21:52:46 +0000 UTC
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X has begun testing a $1 per year charge in NZ and the Philippines it’s calling “Not A Bot” that lets new users view posts and follow accounts for free, but must pay the subscription fee to do anything else. YouTube announced changes to its interface and creator tools that will roll out over the next few weeks. Xbox’s Phil Spencer confirmed Wednesday that Activision Blizzard games won’t be coming to Xbox Game Pass until at least 2024.
The Vibe Shift - GDI 4627 starts a...
2023-10-18 21:17:25 +0000 UTC
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You might have a disaster plan for your data but do you have one for your internet? Patrick is here with alternative internet options when find yourself in an emergency. And Qualcomm announces it’s building a RISC-V-based platform for Google’s WearOS smartwatch OS. And we analyze the early reviews for Meta’s new Ray-Ban Meta Smart glasses.
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2023-10-17 21:47:15 +0000 UTC
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You might have a disaster plan for your data but do you have one for your internet? Patrick is here with alternative internet options when find yourself in an emergency. And Qualcomm announces it’s building a RISC-V-based platform for Google’s WearOS smartwatch OS. And we analyze the early reviews for Meta’s new Ray-Ban Meta Smart glasses.
Tomato... Frittata - GDI 4626 starts at 32:51
Do you need to write 5200 words to get your point across? The group discus...
2023-10-17 21:25:42 +0000 UTC
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Intel releases its Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop processors. Is the dream of wireless distance charging coming to a toothbrush near you? And we’ve got more Apple rumors to share including iPad launch dates, M3 Pro and Max, and a way to update your iPhone at the Apple Store.
I Got 10G Problems, Comcast is All of Them - GDI 4625 starts at 34:53
The Eu...
2023-10-16 21:47:10 +0000 UTC
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Intel releases its Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop processors. Is the dream of wireless distance charging coming to a toothbrush near you? And we’ve got more Apple rumors to share including iPad launch dates, M3 Pro and Max, and a way to update your iPhone at the Apple Store.
I Got 10G Problems, Comcast is All of Them - GDI 4625 starts at 34:53
The European Commission is trying to get the larger platform to control the amount of disinformation. So many gatekeepers. ...
2023-10-16 21:13:57 +0000 UTC
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Microsoft’s bid to acquire Activision-Blizzard has been accomplished. We share the important things you need to know about the final deal. And Best Buy announced its intention to stop selling physical video media sales early next year.
Passwordle - GDI 4624 starts at 33:36
Geoff wants to know how frogs can wear pants. The debates are back. What do you t...
2023-10-13 21:53:23 +0000 UTC
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Microsoft’s bid to acquire Activision-Blizzard has been accomplished. We share the important things you need to know about the final deal. And Best Buy announced its intention to stop selling physical video media sales early next year.
Passwordle - GDI 4624 starts at 33:37
Geoff wants to know how frogs can wear pants. The debates are back. What do you think is a good strong password that you can remember? The group is trying to guess Sarah’s password. When was...
2023-10-13 21:13:41 +0000 UTC
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Social media platforms get the EU’s scrutiny over Israel-Hamas War disinformation and illegal content. And we take a look at the reviews for Google’s latest flagship phone the Pixel 8 Pro. Plus YouTube surpasses Netflix as top video source for US teenagers according to a new survey from Piper Sandler.
"You Can Have Anything You Want, at Netflix's Restaurant" - GDI 4...
2023-10-12 21:42:27 +0000 UTC
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Social media platforms get the EU’s scrutiny over Israel-Hamas War disinformation and illegal content. And we take a look at the reviews for Google’s latest flagship phone the Pixel 8 Pro. Plus YouTube surpasses Netflix as top video source for US teenagers according to a new survey from Piper Sandler.
"You Can Have Anything You Want, at Netflix's Restaurant" - GDI 4623 starts at 30:37
Would you want to have dinner at a Netflix store? What would you want to see...
2023-10-12 21:12:47 +0000 UTC
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Unless you’re independently wealthy or as investment seminars call, “financial independence”, you’ve felt the sting of higher prices. Whether it’s take-out from a local greasy spoon, a streaming service, a new appliance, travel, or whatever you paying more for it. And when prices become dear, people like me find ways to spend less to get the same things; comparison shop, use coupons, get warehouse store membership, and keep an eye out for sales!
When I was yo...
2023-10-12 18:00:03 +0000 UTC
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How did RISC-V grab the attention of nearly every major tech company and what was the need for yet another computer processor architecture? Tom walks you through the history and use case of RISC-V.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
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We have an episode of Know a Little More about ARM. It’s the plucky alternative to Intel and AMD. Rough and raw and faster. That’s because Intel and AMD make chips based on the x86 Instruction Set Architecture or ISA....
2023-10-12 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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In a blog post Wednesday Sony announced premium customers will be able to play “select” cloud-streamed PS5 games later this month. How much does Google pay Apple to keep the search engine front and center on its devices? And Utah’s Division of Consumer Protection filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the app is knowingly harmful to children because of its “addictive nature...
2023-10-11 21:48:23 +0000 UTC
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In a blog post Wednesday Sony announced premium customers will be able to play “select” cloud-streamed PS5 games later this month. How much does Google pay Apple to keep the search engine front and center on its devices? And Utah’s Division of Consumer Protection filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the app is knowingly harmful to children because of its “addictive nature.”
Zoom and Enhance, for Realsies! - GDI 4622 starts at 32:21
Scott has thoughts...
2023-10-11 21:29:32 +0000 UTC
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is working on a lighter version of the Vision Pro. Google announced results and expansions of its “Project Green Light”, its program to reduce times cars spend at red lights. And has the recent attack in Israel highlighted the shift of news off X?
The Pecan Milk Incident - GDI 4621 starts at 31:31
When was the l...
2023-10-10 21:47:35 +0000 UTC
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is working on a lighter version of the Vision Pro. Google announced results and expansions of its “Project Green Light”, its program to reduce times cars spend at red lights. And has the recent attack in Israel highlighted the shift of news off X?
The Pecan Milk Incident - GDI 4621 starts at 31:31
When was the last time you flipped a coin to make a decision? Why is Samsung shaming Apple over RCS? Blue bubble and green bu...
2023-10-10 21:24:52 +0000 UTC
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DTNS is off for the US holiday.
Snap is under investigation in the UK over possible privacy risks with Snapchat My AI chatbot, chip makers Samsung and SK Hynix able to supply US chip equipment to their China-based factories, and Google's Vertex AI aims to help doctors with patient histories and billing.
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We explore how AI is impacting the world of mathematics with data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy. Plus some retailers are souring on the concept of self checkout lanes. And the Information reports that Meta is paying millions of dollars to celebrities for the rights to recreate their personalities as chatbots.
Nightmare at 20,000 Bare Feet! - GDI 4620 starts at 33:40
2023-10-06 22:00:13 +0000 UTC
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We explore how AI is impacting the world of mathematics with data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy. Plus some retailers are souring on the concept of self checkout lanes. And the Information reports that Meta is paying millions of dollars to celebrities for the rights to recreate their personalities as chatbots.
Nightmare at 20,000 Bare Feet! - GDI 4620 starts at 33:37
Could someone mince a cargo ship? Dyson talk takes over. The Great Debate is back. Shoes off while on...
2023-10-06 21:17:39 +0000 UTC
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We do a Nobel Prize recap as we look at this year’s winners and the research that got them there. Plus BlackBerry announced on Wednesday it would separate its Internet of Things and cybersecurity business units. And we analyze recent comments by X CEO Linda Yaccarino about brands returning to the platform.
Who's Calling, Who Do I Know From Oslo? - 4619 starts at 29:50...
2023-10-05 21:44:34 +0000 UTC
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We do a Nobel Prize recap as we look at this year’s winners and the research that got them there. Plus BlackBerry announced on Wednesday it would separate its Internet of Things and cybersecurity business units. And we analyze recent comments by X CEO Linda Yaccarino about brands returning to the platform.
Who's Calling, Who Do I Know From Oslo? - 4619 starts at 29:51
How hard is it to get a Nobel prize? Niki gives us the inside track. You need to be tigh...
2023-10-05 21:24:19 +0000 UTC
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One of the standout announcements made at this year’s Google Pixel hardware event was the introduction of on-device generative AI. This means that instead of relying on the cloud-based servers the phone will process the inputs directly. But Google is not alone Apple’s made a similar announcement at the iPhone 15 announcement. But why? If the cloud is ubiquitous and easily accessed what advantage does an on-device generative AI offer to users?
1) Privacy and Data Securi...
2023-10-05 18:10:01 +0000 UTC
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The Internet's directory was once a simple text file on a single computer but has evolved into many directories world-wide that enable the Internet as you know it.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
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In 1972, four years after the Mother of All Demos, Douglas Engelbart’s Augmentation Research Center might have felt like it was falling apart. More and more folks who had worked on Englebart’s NLS were moving on, many of them up the street to Xerox’s Palo Alto ...
2023-10-05 06:44:37 +0000 UTC
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We go through everything announced at Google’s Pixel hardware event and share our analysis of the latest Pixel 8 flagship phones and accessories.
The Indispensable Mishaal Rahman - GDI 4618 starts at 30:27
The group discusses how to cover tech stories while dealing with products that are under embargo. Why were there so many leaks? Why does Google get s...
2023-10-04 21:50:21 +0000 UTC
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We go through everything announced at Google’s Pixel hardware event and share our analysis of the latest Pixel 8 flagship phones and accessories.
The Indispensable Mishaal Rahman - GDI 4618 starts at 30:27
The group discusses how to cover tech stories while dealing with products that are under embargo. Why were there so many leaks? Why does Google get so much more hype than other android phones? Antitrust talk takes over. Could Google become the new Samsung? Is ...
2023-10-04 21:18:35 +0000 UTC
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We examine Meta’s plan to charge a fee to use Facebook in lieu of targeting users with ads to comply with EU regulations. For $100 a year the NYC based Cloaked lets users create multiple “identities” of different email addresses, usernames, password and phone numbers that can be used at different websites. Your expectations and beliefs about a chatbot may affect how you talk to...
2023-10-03 21:56:54 +0000 UTC
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We examine Meta’s plan to charge a fee to use Facebook in lieu of targeting users with ads to comply with EU regulations. For $100 a year the NYC based Cloaked lets users create multiple “identities” of different email addresses, usernames, password and phone numbers that can be used at different websites. Your expectations and beliefs about a chatbot may affect how you talk to it, thus affecting its responses.
Have You Seen the Price of FISH?!? - GDI 4617 starts at 31:43<...
2023-10-03 21:21:37 +0000 UTC
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We have updates on the titanium iPhone 15 overheating issues and Apple’s work in developing its own web search service. LG has no plans to support ATSC 3.0 due to patent uncertainty. And Humane shows off its wearable AI assistant “Ai Pin”.
We Are All Momo - GDI 4616 starts at 32:28
Are you a fan of PSL? How early do you start celebrating Halloween? ...
2023-10-02 21:46:50 +0000 UTC
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We have updates on the titanium iPhone 15 overheating issues and Apple’s work in developing its own web search service. LG has no plans to support ATSC 3.0 due to patent uncertainty. And Humane shows off its wearable AI assistant “Ai Pin”.
We Are All Momo - GDI 4616 starts at 32:25
Are you a fan of PSL? How early do you start celebrating Halloween? Is Tom just being an old man? Northern Ireland America is not a real place. Justin discusses how people move fr...
2023-10-02 21:23:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
We're steaming through the autumn announcement season. Apple's first of what are usually two are behind us. Will they have a second? So far, it doesn't look like they will. We do have a Google Pixel announcement though and we're looking forward to having some of the Android Faithful team join us for that.
Pretty soon it'll be end-of-year holiday shopping time. What do you expect from DTNS for that? We traditionally don't do a lot of buying guides but we're open to ideas...
2023-10-01 23:46:19 +0000 UTC
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