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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. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download theContinue reading “Google AI/O – DTNS 4769”

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 TomContinue reading “OpenAI’s GPT-4o for All – DTNS 4768”

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, RogerContinue reading “The CISOs Are Sweating – DTNS 4767”

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,Continue reading “You Can’t Bank on Voice Security – DTNS 4766”

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” exportContinue reading “Pros, Are These Pencils You’re Looking For? – DTNS 4765”

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. StarringContinue reading “Thinner, Lighter, Faster – DTNS 4764”

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 orContinue reading “Digital Necromancy – DTNS 4763”

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,Continue reading “Polar Extremes – DTNS 4762”

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? StarringContinue reading “VAT: Values Affect Tech – DTNS 4761”

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,Continue reading “Run, Rabbit, Run… On My Phone! – DTNS 4760”