Paying the Iron Price for News - DTNS 3969 starts at 17:17
YouTube announced several new products coming this year but the most interesting is YouTube Shorts. It will come as a beta to some creators in the US in March. We discuss YouTube’s strategy and its likely success against the incumbent short form video platform TikTok.
The Tea Dilemma - GDI 3969
Tom wanted to try out some virtual cameras and Patrick has issues with ...
2021-02-17 23:18:14 +0000 UTC
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Paying the Iron Price for News - DTNS 3969 starts at 17:17
YouTube announced several new products coming this year but the most interesting is YouTube Shorts. It will come as a beta to some creators in the US in March. We discuss YouTube’s strategy and its likely success against the incumbent short form video platform TikTok.
The Tea Dilemma - GDI 3969
Tom wanted to try out some virtual cameras and Patrick has issues with his camera working...
2021-02-17 22:59:09 +0000 UTC
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Does work from home really work? - DTNS 3968 starts at 13:34
Allison Sheridan shares her thoughts on SaleForces’s recent decision to allow a majority of the its employees to work from home.
Paintball.....IN SPAAAAACE! - GDI 3968
Do they have squirt guns on the Space Station? Can you play paintball on the moon? Too many questions with few answers. Oculus talk takes over. Would you buy one just for working out? Sarah wants to film herself u...
2021-02-16 23:20:48 +0000 UTC
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Does work from home really work? - DTNS 3968 starts at 13:34
Allison Sheridan shares her thoughts on SaleForces’s recent decision to allow a majority of the its employees to work from home.
Paintball.....IN SPAAAAACE! - GDI 3968
Do they have squirt guns on the Space Station? Can you play paintball on the moon? Too many questions with few answers. Oculus talk takes over. Would you buy one just for working out? Sarah wants to film herse...
2021-02-16 23:03:03 +0000 UTC
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Microsoft is reportedly testing a browser-based version of its xCloud game streaming service, India removes licensing requirement for geospatial data for local firms, and Jaguar to release only all-electric vehicles by 2025.
2021-02-15 16:43:16 +0000 UTC
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Not Big Spying. Just Super Micro Spying! - DTNS 3967 starts at 14:32
Bloomberg’s sources say that in 2010, the US Department of Defense found that Supermicro servers in unclassified networks were sending network data, including a partial map of the unclassified network, to China. Undetectable countermeasures were put in place and the attack was allowed to run in order to determine its aim. So What Did they find?
Yeast of Eden? - GDI 396...
2021-02-12 23:02:55 +0000 UTC
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Not Big Spying. Just Super Micro Spying! - DTNS 3967 starts at 14:33
Bloomberg’s sources say that in 2010, the US Department of Defense found that Supermicro servers in unclassified networks were sending network data, including a partial map of the unclassified network, to China. Undetectable countermeasures were put in place and the attack was allowed to run in order to determine its aim. So What Did they find?
Yeast of Eden? - GDI 3967
2021-02-12 22:43:42 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone, Sarah here. It's time for another three-month Live With It test extravaganza! As usual your feedback and product ideas have been super helpful. We ultimately went with the vacuum category which has consistently been in the running every time we've asked. Time to clean the floors, my friends. Thanks for all the suggestions!
This should be an interesting experiment for me because 1) I have a cat and a dog, both of whom are triumphant shedders, 2) I live in a rather smal...
2021-02-12 15:33:37 +0000 UTC
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Server Side Puppy Training - DTNS 3966 starts at 14:45
New York Times’ sources say Facebook is building a Clubhouse competitor. It’s in the earliest days, so early that the sources say the secret code name is even subject to change. So how do we think Facebook will do at copying Clubhouse? Or should it just buy it?
I'm Darcy Booksalot - GDI 3966
Tom promised tacos and they appeared. Justin is joining us from the 7acre Shwood and will s...
2021-02-11 22:57:14 +0000 UTC
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Server Side Puppy Training - DTNS 3966 starts at 14:45
New York Times’ sources say Facebook is building a Clubhouse competitor. It’s in the earliest days, so early that the sources say the secret code name is even subject to change. So how do we think Facebook will do at copying Clubhouse? Or should it just buy it?
I'm Darcy Booksalot - GDI 3966
Tom promised tacos and they appeared. Justin is joining us from the 7acre Shwood...
2021-02-11 22:37:27 +0000 UTC
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Tom explores the history and evolution of the HDMI interface and the features it may, or may not, support.
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Full episode transcript:
I have an HDMI cable but is it the right one?
What the heck is HDMI 2.1?
Do I need new cables?
Confused?
Don't be. Let's help you Know A Little More about HDMI 2.1
Let's start with HDMI itself the High Definition Multimedia Interface.
It transmits uncompressed video and either compressed...
2021-02-11 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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You Are the Weakest, StarLink. Goodbye! - DTNS 3965 starts at 15:21
Salesforce posted to its blog Tuesday that the “9-5 workday is dead.” And will give employees three categories to choose from for their work schedule. Flex would see employees come in 1-3 days a week into the office. The other two categories are fully remote and office based.
Natural Born Flannel - GDI 3965
Scott talks about his favorite Super Bowl meme. Tom and Scott ...
2021-02-10 23:15:44 +0000 UTC
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You Are the Weakest, StarLink. Goodbye! - DTNS 3965 starts at 15:21
Salesforce posted to its blog Tuesday that the “9-5 workday is dead.” And will give employees three categories to choose from for their work schedule. Flex would see employees come in 1-3 days a week into the office. The other two categories are fully remote and office based.
Natural Born Flannel - GDI 3965
Scott talks about his favorite Super Bowl me...
2021-02-10 22:42:19 +0000 UTC
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Scared Chipless - DTNS 3964 starts at 14:43
A worldwide chip shortage is growing. NXP and Infineon both say chip constraints are no longer limited to automotive. Apple and Sony have both said their newest models are affected by production bottlenecks and component shortages.
Historical Baked Goods - GDI 3964
Are you pandemic fine? Roger sometimes loses the battle to sleep in his own bed. Ashley’s child only wants music on vinyl. Are you...
2021-02-09 22:58:21 +0000 UTC
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Scared Chipless - DTNS 3964 starts at 14:43
A worldwide chip shortage is growing. NXP and Infineon both say chip constraints are no longer limited to automotive. Apple and Sony have both said their newest models are affected by production bottlenecks and component shortages.
Historical Baked Goods - GDI 3964
Are you pandemic fine? Roger sometimes loses the battle to sleep in his own bed. Ashley’s child only wants music ...
2021-02-09 22:40:14 +0000 UTC
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By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire
The communications and messenger app Signal has been in the news a lot lately due to a surge in new subscribers, but also because of censorship by the Iranian government. According to public posts on Signal’s blog, Iranian censors have started blocking Signal traffic within the country. Users began to report outages when they tried to send communications through the end to end enc...
2021-02-09 19:17:19 +0000 UTC
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Bucket Of Parts: ASSEMBLE!- DTNS 3963 starts at 14:52
The largest ever study of facial-recognition data shows how much the rise of deep learning has fueled a loss of privacy.
Next year in Panama - GDI 3963
Sarah gives us a Skype hack and now has robotic ears. Patrick Beja is back. Florida man saves the day. The group discusses city names, pronunciations and plan where to meet after we can travel again. Only Patrick’s feet are in Fi...
2021-02-08 23:02:57 +0000 UTC
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Bucket Of Parts: ASSEMBLE!- DTNS 3963 starts at 14:52
The largest ever study of facial-recognition data shows how much the rise of deep learning has fueled a loss of privacy.
Next year in Panama - GDI 3963
Sarah gives us a Skype hack and now has robotic ears. Patrick Beja is back. Florida man saves the day. The group discusses city names, pronunciations and plan where to meet after we can travel again. Only Patrick’s feet are in F...
2021-02-08 22:47:22 +0000 UTC
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Patrick is All About that Bass - DTNS 3962 starts at 15:50
When you shop for home theaters you’re going to see a lot of info about subwoofers. Their Size, power and placement. But why do you need a subwoofer, how do you pick one and where the heck do you put it? Patrick Norton from AVExcel is here to give us the basics on what you need to know about subwoofers?
You Didn't Get Phished - GDI 3962
Roger was choking and Len was joking. Tom...
2021-02-05 23:18:22 +0000 UTC
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Patrick is All About that Bass - DTNS 3962 starts at 15:50
When you shop for home theaters you’re going to see a lot of info about subwoofers. Their Size, power and placement. But why do you need a subwoofer, how do you pick one and where the heck do you put it? Patrick Norton from AVExcel is here to give us the basics on what you need to know about subwoofers?
You Didn't Get Phished - GDI 3962
Roger was choking and Len was joking. Tom a...
2021-02-05 22:44:01 +0000 UTC
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Hellooooo Patrons. So good to talk to you again and thanks for another month of support. Big things afoot for us here.
I announced on GDI last week that Dan Campos will be joining the company to do a Spanish-language weekly tech headlines show called Noticias de Tecnología Express. We're also in the process of bringing on a new headlines host to help Rich which might mean you get a bit more Rich over on DTNS. We also have some great DTNS content coming up this month.
I'm schedule...
2021-02-05 19:48:13 +0000 UTC
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How's My Driving? Take a Picture! - DTNS 3961 starts at 15:13
The incoming head of the Senate antitrust subcommittee Senator Amy Klobuchar, plans to introduce a new antitrust bill that would place limits on acquisitions by large tech platforms. If the bill became law here’s it would shift the burden of proof on to companies with more than 50 percent market share.
Daily Tech Food Truck - GDI 3961
We could make a DTNS restaurant, b...
2021-02-04 23:02:41 +0000 UTC
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How's My Driving? Take a Picture! - DTNS 3961 starts at 15:13
The incoming head of the Senate antitrust subcommittee Senator Amy Klobuchar, plans to introduce a new antitrust bill that would place limits on acquisitions by large tech platforms. If the bill became law here’s it would shift the burden of proof on to companies with more than 50 percent market share.
Daily Tech Food Truck - GDI 3961
We could make a DTNS restaurant, b...
2021-02-04 22:43:04 +0000 UTC
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Amazon's Prime Candidates for AWS - DTNS 3960 starts at 14:56
Yesterday the news broke right before the show that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will stop being CEO in Q3 (which starts in July) and become Executive Chair of Amazon’s board. AWS CEO Andy Jassy will take over as CEO. What will Bezos be doing as Executive Chair and will it matter to the day to day operations of Amazon?
The Venn Diagram of Trickiness - GDI 3960
We are flooded ...
2021-02-03 22:55:37 +0000 UTC
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Amazon's Prime Candidates for AWS - DTNS 3960 starts at 14:56
Yesterday the news broke right before the show that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will stop being CEO in Q3 (which starts in July) and become Executive Chair of Amazon’s board. AWS CEO Andy Jassy will take over as CEO. What will Bezos be doing as Executive Chair and will it matter to the day to day operations of Amazon?
The Venn Diagram of Trickiness - GDI 3960
We are flooded ...
2021-02-03 22:40:22 +0000 UTC
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See Spot Scout - DTNS 3959 starts at 13:53
Uber announced it intends to buy the alcohol delivery company Drizly for $1.1 billion. The company aims to integrate Drizly services into Uber Eats, but also wants to maintain the separate Drizly app. DoorDash, Instacart, Minibar, Craftshack and more all offer alcohol delivery in the US.
Secret Dongle Drawer - GDI 3959
Dan caused Breaking News. Bezos is moving on. Is Elon w...
2021-02-02 23:11:35 +0000 UTC
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See Spot Scout - DTNS 3959 starts at 13:53
Uber announced it intends to buy the alcohol delivery company Drizly for $1.1 billion. The company aims to integrate Drizly services into Uber Eats, but also wants to maintain the separate Drizly app. DoorDash, Instacart, Minibar, Craftshack and more all offer alcohol delivery in the US.
Secret Dongle Drawer - GDI 3959
Dan caused Breaking News. Bezos is moving on...
2021-02-02 22:47:04 +0000 UTC
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Weekly security and privacy news, brought to you by Shannon Morse.
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Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe have taken over control of the infrastructure used by Emotet botnet attackers. The Emotet botnet has been used to steal millions in extortion attacks alongside stealing data. Attackers ...
2021-02-02 19:28:43 +0000 UTC
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Theatremonkey graciously put together this GDI monthly highlight reel!
Staring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson, Len Peralta, Dr Kiki.
2021-02-02 19:23:09 +0000 UTC
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WeChat If It's Allowed - DTNS 3958 starts at 14:54
Independent publishers thrive in China on platforms like WeChat and Toutiao. Chinese TV shows and movies are often made based on successful web novels. In China self-publishers are referred to as “We Media” both a reference to WeChat and being fan-driven. In 2020, 360 million users read articles published on WeChat public accounts. Self-publishers have always had to make sure they don’t att...
2021-02-01 23:03:48 +0000 UTC
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