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episode 3840: Tick Tock for TikTok - DTNS 3840
The POTUS signed two executive orders Thursday under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act forbidding transactions with TikTok owner Bytedance and any transactions with Tencent related to their super app WeChat. Are the orders legal and what ...
episode 3839: Scorpion on the YouTube Turtle - DTNS 3839
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged plan to curb national security risks from China called the "Clean Network." What does that entail and what should you know about it? Starring Tom Merritt,Sarah Lane, Justin Robert...
episode 3838: Is This For Reels? - DTNS 3838
We examine all the announcements from this year's Samsung Unpacked event. Starring Tom Merritt,Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes.
episode 3837: R2-Feed-U - DTNS 3837
Amber Mac shares her experience at a "free range" dairy farm that is almost entirely run by robots. The cows are free to roam in climate-controlled barns, get milked when they want, and they wear FitBits to measure their health. Is this the f...
episode 3836: TikTok365 - DTNS 3836
Microsoft said Sunday it is working on a deal to acquire TikTok's operations in Canada, the US, New Zealand and Australia. What's the motivation behind the deal and will it be allowed by regulators? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger C...
episode 3835: Let's Buy TikTok - DTNS 3835
Bytedance is considering listing its business in Hong Kong or Shanghai stock markets with plans to list TikTok separately in Europe or the US. Plus Bloomberg's sources say the US may announce an order for Bytedance to divest its ownership of TikTo...
episode 3834: Antitrust or Just Antitrustworthy? - DTNS 3834
We explore what might happen to big tech after the Congressional hearings. Will it be good for them, consumers or anyone? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes.
episode 3833: Can You Hearing Me Now? - DTNS 3833
The US House Antitrust Subcommittee called Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai to assemble and discuss their market power. What was said and who said it? Starring Tom Mer...
episode 3832: AI Stories That Write Themselves - DTNS 3832
Andrew Mayne incorporated OpenAI's latest GPT-3 model into a project to help him develop dialogue for characters real and fictitious called AI|Writer. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrew Mayne, Roger Chang and Joe. Link to the Show Notes.
episode 3831: Unreal Fans - DTNS 3831
First it was canned audio played over loudspeakers now its virtual fans in the stands. How is the technology that powers video games making virtual audiences for live games? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andy Ihnatko, Roger Chang and Joe. Link ...