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00:55:57

The Geminizer! - DTNS Live 5004

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2025/04/23

OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Chrome if the Department of Justice forces Google to divest it. Nintendo says not everybody who wants a Switch 2 on launch day will not be able to get one. Bethesda officially drops The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered the same day they reveal. Why is everyone going crazy for it? And its YouTube’s 20th birthday. We discuss how a video-sharing platform has become an entertainment giant and an even larger repository of video people don’t watch.Starring

00:58:11

A Jump Cut Above the Rest? – DTNS Live 5003

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2025/04/22

Would you like your artistic legacy to live on in an LLM? With the age of tap to pay phone, how do you let your waiter know you’re ready to pay? A Columbia student suspended over an interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to develop a ‘cheat on everything’ AI tool. And Instagram launches a mobile video editor. Does CapCut have competition?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Global PC Shipments Up 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025 Amid US Tariff

00:56:54

Pizza Party in a Waymo - DTNS Live 5002

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2025/04/21

AGI or artificial general intelligence is the holy grail for AI researchers. But how will we know when we’ve achieved it? Can AR/VR based therapy help people with social anxieties? The FTC has sued Uber, accusing it of misleading customers into signing up for the monthly subscription Uber One. And are you a tech hoarder? We share what we do with our old tech when we upgrade.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Bluesky launches its

01:00:40

Trust Your Lying AI? - DTNS Live 5001

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2025/04/18

We discuss alternatives to Google’s ubiquitous search tool. Will screenshots be the universal method of capturing digital information for AI digital assistants? Is a trend of using ChatGPT to identify locations from photos another threat to privacy?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly launching in the US in Septemberhttps://www.theverge.com/news/643616/nintendo-switch-2-us-preorders-dateChinese shopping app

00:58:29

Baby-Googs - DTNS Live 5000

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2025/04/17

Google has been found guilty of breaking the law to establish its dominance in ad tech. What discuss what it means for the company. Community colleges struggle against bots pretending to be students stealing financial aid funds. How has AI impacted irregular digital workers who rely on online work to get by? And Polaroid introduces an updated version of their popular camera taking the best of both the old and the new.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick

00:58:47

We're All Footnotes - DTNS Live 4999

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2025/04/16

We discuss Ubisoft’s new dev tools to help game-devs incorporate accessibility into their games for the colorblind. How can sound help patients alleviate issues with motion sickness. TikTok is launching “Footnotes,” a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature. And with the success of A Minecraft Movie, we ponder the potential of what other game IP to leverage for cinematic or TV adaptations.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:CISA extends

00:58:06

Protecting Your Data & The AI Revolution - DTNS Live...

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2025/04/15

Apple says it has a workaround to training its AI models with data that doesn’t violate its customers' privacy. The town that used AI to see what everybody wanted. OpenAI is working on a X-like social media platform. Is this what we want? And we share our data security habits when we travel abroad with tech.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti may launch in May with a price

00:56:51

The Latest on Tech Tariffs - DTNS Live 4997

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2025/04/14

Which tech products are affected by tariffs and which have been given exemptions? Justin is here to break it down for us. Should ChatBots be made to be less human-like so people don’t assume its intelligent? Would you feel violated if your ride-hailing service recorded your conversation during the ride? And if smartphones are durable to resist breaking if dropped what’s the point of having a phone case?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show

00:59:43

Appliances as a Service - DTNS Live 4996

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2025/04/11

Toshiba unveils the Aurex AX-RP10, a portable wireless record player. MIT researchers study if English-speaking robots improve the quality of dialogue between parents and children. Plus would you subscribe to your appliance? And it’s time again for our Friday end-of-week Great Debates! Unemployed or Phoneless, Smell vs Taste; which side will you take?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Google lays off hundreds of people

00:55:24

Get Your Game on IRL - DTNS Live 4995

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2025/04/10

Have you ever experienced GTP or Game Transfer Phenomenon? A condition where the physical world and video games bleed together. What new research discovered about the stylistic differences between news articles written by human journalists and those generated by AI. And Apple airlifts U.S. around 1.5 million iPhones to avoid tariffs on Chinese imports. And DoorDash starts robot deliveries in Los Angeles and Chicago.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick

00:58:00

Plz n Thx – DTNS Live 4994

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2025/04/09

Nintendo’s recent Switch 2 announcement was a hit. The pricing for the games and console is not so much. Fans of Internet derived shorthand like Kthxbai, thx, and l8r in text messages might need to rethink their approach if you want to seem sincere. Google AI makes the Wizard of Oz look better on the Sphere in Vegas. And why house robots always seem to suck.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Nintendo postpones launch of Switch 2 in

00:56:20

Signal is Secure. People Are Not - DTNS Live 4993

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2025/04/08

Shannon’s here to show off Gemini’s new AI live streaming and screen sharing features. We explore how to avoid your own Signalgate communications debacle. Where Zipline is expanding its remotely piloted air delivery service. And what everyone’s favorite FAST services are.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in Canada due to U.S.

00:57:13

Got Jokes? Social Media Doesn't - DTNS Live 4992

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2025/04/07

Meta releases a new version of Llama LLM over the weekend. How does it compare with previous versions and its rivals? Small Indian tech shops are building a niche market by hacking together hybrid-laptops from various cast away parts. How Tom used ChatGPT on his vacation to Japan. And Bluesky might have less toxicity it also has less fun.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:UK court says Apple’s backdoor demand should not be heard

00:59:51

Not Everyone Has Good AI Feels - DTNS Live 4991

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2025/04/04

Vimeo is rolling out Vimeo Streaming, enabling video creators launch their own subscription streaming services. AI experts are way more optimistic about AI’s future than the general U.S. public. Speaking of AI, Microsoft's Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for you. And it's Friday! We’ve got another fun trivia quiz that will test your knowledge of fake movies!Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Nintendo Switch 2

00:59:55

Brocco-Lie - DTNS Live 4990

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2025/04/03

Google’s NotebookLM has a new feature enabling it to find and summarize its own web sources. OpenAI’s new image-generation feature in ChatGPT is proving popular with users. Can extended reality tech help change the way we eat? And Apple might be upgrading the telephoto lens in the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Tech stocks sink after Trump tariff rollout, Apple leads

00:56:10

Nintendo Switch 2: You Know You Want One! - DTNS Live...

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2025/04/02

We break down Nintendo’s Switch 2 announcement. Does screen time in bed contribute to insomnia? And did OpenAI train its GPT-4o model on paywalled books from O’Reilly Media without permission.Starring Sarah Lane, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Amazon reportedly submits last-minute bid to acquire TikTokhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/amazon-reportedly-submits-last-minute-bid-to-acquire-tiktok/AI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons’ bandwidth demands to surge

00:59:47

The Neighbors Are Listening - DTNS Live 4988

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2025/04/01

What is an “open-weight” language model and is it the same as an open-source model? Jason Howell explains. Can Samsung’s new HW-Q990F with its 23 speakers redefine the performance expectations from a soundbar? And what are the motivations behind Amazon’s new theatrical ambitions.Starring Sarah Lane, Jason Howell, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:OpenAI closes $40 billion in funding, the largest private fundraise in

00:57:23

The Return of Engagement - DTNS Live 4987

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2025/03/31

AI startup, Runway, released its Gen-4 model claiming to generate consistent characters, locations, and objects across scenes. Why are AI generated fake movie trailers generating controversy on YouTube. Amazon launched Alexa Plus in early access. And Substack is launching a TikTok-style video feed in its app.Starring Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Samsung's 2025 Bespoke appliances are going all-in on

01:04:04

None Shall Password - DTNS Live 4986

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2025/03/28

A Chinese leaker says Apple’s upcoming “iPhone Fold” will feature a foldable screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Microsoft is phasing-in a new passwordless sign-in experience for over 1 billion user accounts, with a focus on eliminating passwords. DOGE plans to migrate Social Security’s legacy code base to something more modern over a few months. Is that enough time to ensure the system’s integrity stays intact? And it's Friday. We test everyone’s knowledge of failed or bankrupted tech

00:57:12

WhatsApp with your default messenger? - DTNS Live 4985

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2025/03/27

WhatsApp is available as the default call and message app for iPhones, Instacart will start paying customers to record store shelves, and Signal downloads are on the rise.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:TSMC's US chip fabrication facilities lag five years behind Taiwan https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/27/tsmcs-us-chip-fabrication-facilities-lag-five-years-behind-taiwanSignal downloads spike in the U.S. and Yemen amid government

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