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Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang and friends stream live to discuss the tech news of the day to help you understand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:46

Game Pass and Chill - DTNS Live 4964

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/26

Why hasn’t Xbox Game Pass turned into the Netflix of games? Scott shares his thoughts. Why is Apple’s decision to end Advanced Data Protection for UK iCloud users drawing such little outcry from the British public. Amazon announced Alexa+, a generative AI-powered version of the venerable voice assistant. And what is Toyota Woven City the company’s test course for mobility all about?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See

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57:18

EV Curious - DTNS Live 4963

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/25

Miss the old keyboard on the smartphone? Well Clicks is bringing it back for Android phones. In the market of a new EV but not sure where to begin? Emily Forlini is here with an EV buyer’s guide. Would you use free ad-supported software for work? And UK artists and newspapers launch a protest against UK government plans to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Emily Forlini, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes

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56:27

A Prime Bond – DTNS Live 4960

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/20

Amazon MGM has entered into a deal that will allow it creative control over the James Bond movie franchise. Will this be a blessing or a curse for 007? YouTube is planning a new, lower-priced version of its paid video service called “premium lite”. An Australian online safety report from eSafety found that children can easily bypass social media age restrictions, something necessary as the government moves forward with a ban on social media for under-16s. And Amazon announced that it surpassed

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59:48

The Fiverr Chatbot Busker - DTNS Live 4958

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/18

As Apple looks to increase its production of iPhones for the global market in India, China is finding ways to slow that process. Fiverr unveiled new initiatives to attract gig workers to its platform and provide them with generative AI tools. Spotify will launch a “Music Pro” tier later this year that will offer “Hi-Fi” audio, “remixing tools,” and access to concert tickets. And Waymo is rumored to be developing a subscriber program.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang,

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56:03

Paramount YouTube TV Game of Chicken - DTNS Live 4956

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/13

What’s the current state of the GPU marketplace and why is it so darn hard to get one? On Monday Meta started a round of performance-based layoffs of roughly 5% of the workforce even though many of those affected met or exceeded performance goals. The UK firm manages to recover 97% of the lithium and 99% of the graphite from a used EV battery. And Paramount channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon, go dark on YouTube TV starting today.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Will Smith, Roger Chang,

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53:39

Netflix and Grill - DTNS Live 4955

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/12

The ESA is bringing out a new video game show, “Interactive Innovation Conference”. Is this the successor to E3? Scott fills us in. Plus Apple is looking into home robotics to expand its smart home offerings and launching a new health study that will gather data from Apple devices to discover new relationships between different areas of health tracking. And Netflix opened a restaurant?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See

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54:48

The Thick and Thin of Smartphones - DTNS Live 4954

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/11

How thin can you make a book-foldable smartphone? Oppo has the answer. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealed Americans primarily watch YouTube on TV screens vs mobile screens. Are Jeep infotainment systems filled with persistent ads? And is the next big thing on Netflix, podcasts?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:10

AI Drains Brains - DTNS Live 4953

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/10

Are generative AI tools detrimental to our ability to think critically? The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit is being held in Paris this week. Do we need to pay attention? Did Super Bowl LIX highlight a tipping point for cryptocurrencies and sports betting? And Google Calendar is paring back its default notable dates in events. Does anyone use that feature?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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1:03:04

Goud Do Better, Google! - DTNS Live 4852

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/07

We discussed our cable management habits. The UK’s government has reportedly ordered Apple to create a backdoor encrypted user data in iCloud data. Google updates Gemini’s AI response in its Super Bowl ad. And it’s Friday. We test our panel with another round of quiz questions centered on the topic of distillation.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:52

Saving Game History - DTNS Live 4950

DTNS Live ·

2025/02/05

The Video Game History Foundation has made its archive available for early access, free of charge. Google updates its AI principles removing references to weapons and surveillance. Sonos is planning to launch a streaming TV device later this year in the $200-$400 price range.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:31

TikTok Game of Chicken - DTNS Live 4937

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/16

The US government is looking at ways to avoid having TikTok shut down if it loses its case in the Supreme Court. Plus Intel scores a much needed if very small win in the GPU marketplace. And why are Chinese authorities concerned about the influx of Americans to the platform?Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:09

Can You Trust Open AI With Local News? - DTNS Live 4936

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/15

Diamond Comics Distributors, the largest comic book distributor in North America, has filed for bankruptcy. What does this tell us how digital disruption is affecting specialty brick and mortar stores? Plus Nikita Bier, creator of tbh and Gas, has launched a new app called Explode, designed for sending disappearing messages on iMessage. OpenAI and Axios announced the Generative AI company will underwrite the expansion of Axios to four cities of its choice as part of a content-sharing and technology

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1:00:30

Activity Doesn't Equal Productivity - DTNS Live 4935

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/14

Is social media an addiction? If so can we treat its obsessive use by some the same way we treat individuals with substance abuse problems? Andrea explains what the data says. Plus a lawsuit alleges Nvidia’s Cosmos World Foundation Models trained on YouTube videos without their permission and why Nvidia believes it hasn’t. And TSMC’s Arizona plant begins fabbing 4-nm chips and does this hearld a new American renaissance in silicon chip production?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Andrew Jones-Rooy,

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58:01

TikTok Wiggle Room Challenge - DTNS Live 4934

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/13

TikTok is just days away from being banned from operating in the US if it doesn’t sell its American operations to a non-Chinese owner. Justin has a theory of what could possibly save TikTok. Plus the outgoing Biden administration has proposed an ““Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion” Monday that would keep high performance GPUs used in AI servers out of China. And fire watch app Duty Watch has seen a spike in users as fires blaze across Los Angeles county.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom

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1:03:39

TikTok's Clock Runs Out? - DTNS Live 4933

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/10

A recent survey by Deloitte has shown a drop in EV interest. Why has interest in EVs waned? Sports-focused streaming service Venu, co-founded by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox Corp., has been discontinued. With a possible TikTok shut down in the US on the horizon, what are some alternatives? Plus we engage with some introspective questions in our Friday end-of-week debates.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See

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59:26

Are You Compliant, Do You Matter? - DTNS Live 4931

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/08

Tom finds Matter is slowly making its way across more IoT smart home devices. Robert Heron is here with details on Home Theater technology trends for this year including even larger screens, brighter OLED displays, and laser short-throw projects. Plus Robb Dunewood shares the results of his quest to find better microphones for podcasting. And Jason Howell discovers an AI powered earbud that does translation.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link

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59:54

Attach This Title With Silicone Tape! - DTNS Live 4930

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/07

It’s day 2 of our CES coverage. Allison found a space heater for beehives, an emotional support robot for pets, iFixit’s latest DIY repair tools. Plus Robb has found a potentially life changing tool for those with dyslexia. Tom’s found several new smart glasses. And Bodie shares what he learned from Lightship RV about the future of EV RVing and Pivotal’s single seat EVTOL.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes

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58:13

You Bots Get ON My Lawn! - DTNS Live 4929

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/06

We're down in Las Vegas reporting from the Consumer Electronics Show 2025. We have a great discussion on AMD's event, TCL's announcements, new pinball machines from Stern, wearables, robot lawnmowers and Robb had a chance to talk to the CEO of Stellar about their product to provide mobile internet access to vehicles.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:02

Fake People? We Don't Even Like Real People - DTNS...

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/03

Can putting data centers in space provide much needed benefits and what are the challenges? Hoping to appeal to a younger crowd Meta is rolling out features to let users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook and why some say the results look more like spam more than anything else. Roger brings a quiz about Las Vegas.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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47:22

The Land of Bilk and Honey!!! - DTNS Live 4927

DTNS Live ·

2025/01/02

On this episode. Is the web browser extension coupon code tool, Honey, running a scam using influencers to peddle its product? Plus Meta swaps out its Global Affairs President, former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, Clegg’s deputy and a well connected Republican. How much do you like your barber?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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