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Will Elon’s decision to pull-out of the deal to acquire Twitter mean the two next face each other in court? Are smart thermostats bad for the power grid? And the NY Times reports that Jony Ive’s LoveFrom design firm and Apple have parted ways. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3Continue reading “Elon’s Millions: Buying Twitter – DTNS 4315”

A group of 1000 AI researchers have created a multilingual large language model bigger than GPT-3, the AI model behind DALL-E, that’s completely open. BMW hopes to use a subscription model for optional features in its cars sold in South Korea. And we go over the Bluetooth LE Audio specification. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,Continue reading “You Need Bluetooth LE Audio – DTNS 4314”

How well does AI improve the diagnostic capabilities of physicians in breast cancer screening? What exactly is the state of Apple’s car project? And focus a spotlight on Jessica Matthews the founder and CEO of Uncharted Power. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? ClickContinue reading “Turning Over the Apple Car – DTNS 4313”

E3 announced it will return in 2023, but will there be anyone waiting for them when they do? Plus special edition bundles of God of War Ragnarok set for a November release come with a number of collector items but curiously no actual game disc just a digital code. And the PlayStation Store will removeContinue reading “What Are We Actually Buying? – DTNS 4312”

The price for new video cards have started to fall again. Is now the right time to open your wallet for that GPU upgrade? We discuss new details about Meta’s upcoming mixed-reality headset and what is Twitter’s new CoTweets feature all about? Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos MP3 Download Using aContinue reading “Chip Prices Fall Where They May – DTNS 4311”

On Tuesday July 5th, CERN restarted its Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator. We explore the new experiments researchers used the particle accelerator for and the results they got. Plus are we headed towards a cryptopocalypse? Advances in quantum computing power have made decryption of previously complex algorithms faster to solve with brute force processing. TheContinue reading “Deep Into The Particle Zoo – DTNS 4310”

We discuss the data breach of the Shanghai National Police database compromising about 24 terabytes of data on around a billion Chinese residents. Examine the prospects of slowing demand for chips and other semiconductors as sales of PCs and crypto mining hardware soften. And we discuss Ars Technica’s Andrew Cunningham’s story “Some Macs are gettingContinue reading “Mac-wards Compatibility – DTNS 4309”

Can offshore floating windmills to generate electricity be a reality? We try to decipher why a bunch of cruise driverless taxis stopped working blocking a San Francisco street. And the FCC is allowing Starlink to provide internet to moving vehicles. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos MP3 Download Using aContinue reading “Starlinking The World – DTNS 4308”

Apple has another policy proposal for allowing third-party payments in iOS apps. To catch you up, Apple is facing various pressures to allow third-party payments for apps in its iOS App Store. YouTube announced new policies to try to fight comment spam and channel imitators. We try to answer the question of why do weContinue reading “Okay to Drop Into Toilet – DTNS 4307”

Snap is now offering a $3.99 a month subscription called Snapchat Plus, with exclusive and early access features. Startup, Oonee, is developing a kit for modular parking pods that can securely store 8 to 80 bicycles at a time. Security experts raise warnings over potential malware aboard container ship systems potentially affecting control of theContinue reading “When You Have Ships, Expect Pirates – DTNS 4306”