Daily Tech News Show

We examine the latest trends in the hearables category of assistive technology. Plus ZTE has been a denied the ability to export sensitive technology and how Welsh police convicted 11 people using fingerprints taken from a WhatsApp pic.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Lamarr Wilson.

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Show Notes
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• Quick Hits
  • (00:55) Indian ride-hailing firm Ola to add 10,000 electric three-wheelers to fleet | reuters
  • (01:10) Russia Blocks Telegram, Forcing Kremlin to Switch Service | bloomberg
  • (01:35) Sony’s Xperia XZ2 Premium has a 4K display and cameras built for ‘extreme’ low-light shooting | the verge
    • Sony announces smaller version of giant Digital Paper E Ink tablet | the verge
• More Top Stories
  • (02:30) Russia accused of global net hack attacks | bbc
  • (04:30) Commerce Blocks China’s ZTE From Exporting Tech From U.S. | bloomberg
  • (07:35) Who’s most ready for 5G? China, not the US, leads all | cnet
  • (10:00) WhatsApp photo drug dealer caught by ‘groundbreaking’ work | bbc
  • (12:05) Samsung’s Galaxy J2 Pro Phone Can’t Access the Internet | pc world
• Discussion Story (16:30)
  • Hearing aids are getting smarter. Think AI, health tracking | cnet
• Thing of the Day
  • Tech’s Message
• Messages of the Day
  • (24:25) Oleg – Telegram in Russia
• Today’s Contributors
  • Lamarr Wilson on YouTube