Author Archives: rogercallforhelp

Social Media and Misinformation are often presented as two sides of the same coin, but what does the data actually say? Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to break it down for us. And surveillance technology used to monitor warehouse workers is being introduced into the office workplace but does it actually measure anything useful? Instagram lookingContinue reading “How Do We Measure “Better”? – DTNS Live 4965″

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 theContinue reading “Game Pass and Chill – DTNS Live 4964”

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 againstContinue reading “EV Curious – DTNS Live 4963”

Perplexity teases its upcoming web browser and shares a wait list. ASUS debuts a new computer mouse you can smell. Google is pricing its new video generation model Veo 2 at $0.50/sec. And researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have conducted unbiased sampling of YouTube videos uncovering data Google itself won’t share. StarringContinue reading “Click & Smell – DTNS Live 4962”

Apple will disable its Advanced Data Protection end-to-end encryption feature in the UK. HP forced customers in Europe to wait 15 minutes on the phone to encourage its customers to use chat or social media for support calls. And its Friday. We quiz you on your knowledge of secret codes and messages in history, corporateContinue reading “ChatGPT Operator is Standing By! – DTNS Live 4961”

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 canContinue reading “A Prime Bond – DTNS Live 4960”

Microsoft Research develops a generative AI model that can build out game worlds. Humane, the makers of the failed Humane AI pin, is selling most of its company to HP for $116 million. Eufy announced the FamiLock S3 Max, a video lock that can automatically unlock doors when it reads the palms of authorized people.Continue reading “Another Brick In My Pants – DTNS Live 4959”

As Apple looks to increase is 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 with generative AI tools that would help creators automate their work. Spotify will launch a “Music Pro” tier later this year that will offerContinue reading “The Fiverr Chatbot Busker – DTNS Live 4958”

Mastodon is working to add the controversial ‘quote posts’ feature found on other platforms like X, Bluesky and Threads. A memo shows Meta has plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows. Y Combinator startup Firecrawl seeks to hire an AI agent for $15K a year. Real effort or just free publicity? And we testContinue reading “Quote the Mastodon, “Ever More” – DTNS Live 4957″

What’s the current state of 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. UK firm manages to recover 97% of the lithium and 99% ofContinue reading “Paramount YouTube TV Game of Chicken – DTNS Live 4956”