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  • 31 minutes 36 seconds
    Slot-GPT - DTNS 4770

    Predictive AI is making its mark in the world of gambling. How does AI integration into slot machines and sports betting benefit everyone involved? Plus Apple announces new accessibility features coming to iOS and iPad OS. And OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces he will be leaving the company.


    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.


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    15 May 2024, 8:43 pm
  • 30 minutes 27 seconds
    Google AI/O - DTNS 4769

    It’s Google I/O 2024 ! We go over all the big announcements from Google's developer event. Plus Comcast will offer a Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ service bundle at a reduced price. Are bundles back?


    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.


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    14 May 2024, 8:45 pm
  • 30 minutes 9 seconds
    OpenAI's GPT-4o for All - DTNS 4768

    OpenAI announces their latest LLM GPT-4o. What does it mean for the LLM space and its competitors? Plus US and Chinese officials will meet in Switzerland Tuesday to discuss AI security concerns. And a new study by the Oxford Internet Institute suggests a high correlation between Internet access and use with positive wellbeing.


    Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.


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    13 May 2024, 8:41 pm
  • 33 minutes 22 seconds
    The CISOs Are Sweating - DTNS 4767

    We have a full wrap-up on this week's RSA conference from CISO series podcast producer, David Spark. Plus OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday. And Jack Dorsey the former Twitter CEO feels that decentralized social network BlueSky is repeating all the mistakes of Twitter.


    Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, David Spark, Roger Chang, Joe.


    Link to the Show Notes.

    10 May 2024, 8:50 pm
  • 31 minutes 22 seconds
    You Can't Bank on Voice Security - DTNS 4766

    Voice ID is a popular security measure some banks use but has generative Voice ID made it a security risk? Plus TikTok announces it will start adding an “AI-Generated” label to watermarked third-party AI-generated content. And chaos at Xbox as it closes three subsidiaries with plans to absorb a fourth.


    Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.


    Link to the Show Notes.

    9 May 2024, 8:50 pm
  • 28 minutes 45 seconds
    Pros, Are These Pencils You're Looking for? - DTNS 4765

    Scott gives us an artist’s take on Apple’s latest iPad announcement. Plus Micron is shipping upgradable memory modules called LPCAMM2 which promises the convenience of user-upgradeability of traditional SODIMM with the power efficiency of solder on memory modules. And the US Department of Commerce confirmed to the Financial Times that it has revoked “certain” export licenses to Huawei.


    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.


    Link to the Show Notes.

    8 May 2024, 8:45 pm
  • 34 minutes
    Thinner, Lighter, Faster - DTNS 4764

    We analyze Apple’s newly announced iPads including a new iPad Pro powered by the all new M4 processor. Plus Amazon launches an online shopping service in South Africa. And a roundup of the latest Open AI news including a tool to let content creators opt-out of their work be used in AI training models.


    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Roger Chang, Joe.


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    7 May 2024, 9:28 pm
  • 31 minutes 7 seconds
    Digital Necromancy - DTNS 4763

    PlayStation relents on forcing PC gamers playing the Steam version of “Helldivers 2” to log into the PlayStation network to play. Plus we share the latest Apple and Android including the TRT for Apple’s event tomorrow. And we examine the complaints surrounding “Vera AI” claims that it lets users create copies of “your friends or family members”.


    Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.


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    6 May 2024, 8:44 pm
  • 36 minutes 50 seconds
    Polar Extremes - DTNS 4762

    Antartica is the most remote continent on the planet. So how's the internet connection? We find out from a person actually living there at McMurdo Station. We breakdown Apple's Q2 2024 earnings announcement. And Seattle based Hubble Network has successfully established a Bluetooth connection directly to a satellite.


    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Craig Porter, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos

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    3 May 2024, 8:52 pm
  • 30 minutes 42 seconds
    VAT: Values Affect Tech - DTNS 4761

    Universal Music Group and TikTok have ended their standoff over royalty payments and AI policies. Plus DOJ records show Google paid Apple $20 Billion to be default search engine in 2022. And French economist, Yann Coatanlem, believes Europe needs more flexible labor markets to compete against China and Europe in tech. Is he right?


    Starring Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Amos, Roger Chang


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    2 May 2024, 8:52 pm
  • 31 minutes 38 seconds
    Run, Rabbit, Run... On My Phone! - DTNS 4760

    Apple's May 7th event is being billed as "a different kind of Apple Event" we speculate on what that means. Plus prices are used Apple Vision Pros are unexpectedly low. And Android Faithful's Mishaal Rahman details what he discovered about the Rabbit R1 personal assistant. 


    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Eileen Rivera, Mishaal Rahman, Amos, Roger Chang


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