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What does Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma mean for the broader startup industry? Plus why leaks of Samsung’s S24 phones reveal the future of mobile software in 2024. And Sony and Discovery work out an arrangement that doesn’t leave owners of Discovery content on PlayStation out in the cold. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, MollyContinue reading “We Got the Gang Back Together! – DTNS 4671”

Why did Bird file for bankruptcy. Justin shares his thoughts. Plus are Teslas experiencing an unusual amount of defects? And is Microsoft giving up on Mixed Reality? Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here. Follow us on TwitterContinue reading “The Reality of the VR Space – DTNS 4670”

Why are big name game developers like Insomniac targets of ransomware attacks? Scott Johnson shares his thoughts. Plus Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially December 29th. Who will Microsoft find to replace him? And Amazon may be setting itself up to get baseball streaming rights in the messiest way possible. We explain.Continue reading “Fanboy Freakout! – DTNS 4669”

Google settles a lawsuit brought by 37 US attorneys general. Navigation platform TomTom announced it has partnered with Microsoft to offer generative models in its automobile software. And we check in on the State of VR/AR at the end of 2023, It is no longer early days my friends. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, RogerContinue reading “Google Pays $700 Million, You Get $2 – DTNS 4668”

Apple announces it will halt US online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, starting Thursday December 21st. Plus four US lawmakers have asked the US Department of Justice to investigate Apple’s blocking of the Beeper and Beeper Mini services from Apple Messages. And how does the jury decision toContinue reading “Bad Week for Apple – DTNS 4667”

We take a look at the technical challenges that had to be overcome to integrate the Disney+ with Hulu. Plus we dissect Cox Media Group subsidiaries’ claim that our devices are listening to us and using the data they gather to target ads to us. And scientists at the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS)Continue reading “Disney’s Removing the Duct Tape and Bubble Gum – DTNS 4666”

At a Fortune AI conference CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince commented “Most of the people… if they’re doing anything in AI, are effectively lighting money on fire.” in recognition of the difficulty of turning AI demos into usable products. Plus Dropbox turned on a new search feature powered by OpenAI and boy are people mad.Continue reading “Lighting AI Money on Fire – DTNS 4665”

Google launches AI Studio, a webtool to allow developers to create chatbots and apps based on its new Gemini Pro LLM and a new medical focused LLMs under the name MedLM. Plus Apple is testing ‘Stolen Device Protection’ , a feature coming to iOS 17.3 that can delay a thief’s ability to alter critical informationContinue reading “Brain Power Reapplied – DTNS 4664”

A jury delivers its verdict in the Epic v. Google case. What was their verdict and will the impact be? Plus we go over the most downloaded iOS apps of 2023. And how did CRISPR gene editing help to breed a chicken resistant to the avian flu? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Nicole Ackermans,Continue reading “CRISP(ie)R Chicken – DTNS 4663”