An Oxford study has cast doubt on the effects of screen time and children’s sleep behavior. What does this mean for parents, educators and kids?

The reviews for Apple’s iPad Pro are in. We discuss what the tech reviews found right and wrong with Apple’s latest tablet. Plus Blizzard announces a new mobile version of Diablo, LG is developing a smart shopping cart and Intel unveils its latest Xeon processors.

Author, podcaster and optimist Rob Reid tells why we need to start worrying now about the destruction of Earth by AI, SynthBio and other tech, so we can all take advantage of its great benefits.

Instagram has developed a new feed that lets business pages push slide shows to its followers injecting stories into their queues to “boost” their exposure.

Starring Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Andrew Mayne.

Apple is in talks with iHeartRadio, Sonos is delaying Google Assistant support until 2019, the US slips one point down in the latest Internet Freedom ranking and Flickr is rescinding 1TB of photo storage to free users. 

We discuss the notchiness of latest generation smartphones and what’s to love and hate about the design in everyday use.

DTNS Begins at: 17:00

Who’s pre-ordering what Apple stuff, and on DTNS: Apple has announced a new iPad that’s faster, lighter, and more capable than previous models. Plus they unveiled the long-awaited update to the Mac Mini and MacBook Air. 

Is Google planning to offer Play store apps on subscription basis? Who would it target and is the subscription model for software gaining steam?

Tom talks with artist Shayla Maddox https://www.shaylamaddox.com/ about how science and tech inspire and enable her as a creator.

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It’s our end of October Roundtable show. We examine the market cycles that influences the makeup of streaming service providers, take a close look at Smart Displays niche and its future, think of ways to switch careers when you’re current gets threatened by automation, and the impact regulations have on foster technological innovation.