Daily Tech News Show

We share long time supporter Craig Porter’s insight into the connectivity and internet situation in the Antarctic. Plus Social Media service X is doling out free blue checks to users that have more than 2500 premium followers. And how do you determine if you actually need a VPN? Patrick Norton is here to explain. StarringContinue reading "Do You Need a VPN? – DTNS 4741"

Microsoft is testing an AI chatbot for Xbox support services, but has bigger plans for the technology. Plus Stable Audio 2.0 now lets users upload their own audio samples to create text-prompt AI-generated songs. And we discuss what impacts yesterday’s earthquake in Taiwan has on chip production and why Threads is suddenly so popular inContinue reading "It’s a Me, Cheat-io! – DTNS 4740"

Scientists from Trinity college Dublin published a paper in the journal PLOS ONE that found that some people perceive more images per second than others. Plus Yahoo and Artifact jointly announced Tuesday that Yahoo will buy Artifact, an AI-generated news aggregation and recommendation app. And why does the New York Times consider games like WorldContinue reading "Are You a 60Hz Person? – DTNS 4739"

Microsoft and OpenAI are jointly working on a data center featuring an AI supercomputer named “Stargate”. Plus what’s the current status on that legislative bill to force ByteDance to sell TikTok or block its use in the US? And a backdoor was found in a widely-used compression program called XZ Utils for Linux and Unix-styleContinue reading "Stargate AI-1 – DTNS 4738"

In a recent study China pulls ahead of the US when it comes to developing AI talent. What is AI talent and what skills do you need to become one? Plus The Drive reports the Old Westbury Police Department in NY state is using GPS trackers embedded in foam darts with sticky glue on themContinue reading "AI Isn’t Just About Programming – DTNS 4737"

Is a recent half-a-billion plus donation to Future of Life Institute, an AI think tank, set the stage for AI regulation? Plus why are Intel’s and Microsoft’s idea of what constitutes an AI PC confusing? And Google announced it’s rolling out an update to its Search Generative Experience (SGE). Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, JustinContinue reading "AI Enters the Politics Game – DTNS 4736"

What does Microsoft’s Phil Spencer think is happening to the video gaming business? Plus Disney officially adds Hulu as a category inside of Disney+. And why are Apple users getting dozens of password reset notifications? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download theContinue reading "State of the Video Game Biz – DTNS 4735"

We discuss the emergent capability of generative video LLM as a world simulator. What does it mean and what can it do? Plus we examines David Pierce’s The Verge article called “Here’s why AI search engines really can’t kill Google.” And online design company Canva will acquire professional design software company Affinity. Starring Tom Merritt,Continue reading "Sora’s Generative World Simulation – DTNS 4734"

How are game microtransactions infuriating game players and why might we see more of them in the future? Plus Spotify is testing a fourth category of content alongside music, podcasts and books; online courses. And did Microsoft’s Phil Spencer hint about a future handheld Xbox? Starring Tom Merritt, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 DownloadContinue reading "Our Two Cents on Micro-Transactions – DTNS 4733"

Are robotaxis facing a losing war in gaining broad public acceptance? Nicole shares her experience riding in them and what she thinks needs to be done. Plus seven US researchers have identified a new side-channel attack called “GoFetch” that impacts Apple M1, M2, and M3 processors. And OpenAI pitches its technology to film studios andContinue reading "Dude, Where’s My Robot Car? – DTNS 4732"