Category Archives: Daily Tech News Show

DTNS 2895 – Everything Is Awesome!

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comJenn Cutter talks with Tom Merritt about why toy-based video games aren’t just for kids anymore. Plus Samsung recalls a washing machine, Microsoft has a new way of updating Windows and rich text messaging is a mess.

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DTNS 2894 – MacBook Pros and Cons

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comGoogle tells Europe to buzz off about antirust, HTC bets on Virtual Reality arcades and why everyone is mad at Apple over MacBook Pros.

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DTNS 2893 – There’s No i In Teams (Because It’s Microsoft Not Apple)

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comHow mobile will our Internet usage get? Tom Merritt and Justin Robert Young discuss what a shift to mobile first Internet usage will mean. Plus Insurance companies and Protestors all trying to manipulate Facebook data, and Microsoft Teams up on Slack.

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DTNS 2892 – The Customer’s Always Write

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comTwitter’s launching new customer service tools for companies. Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt talk about what we as consumers want from online customer service. Plus Google outs a Windows exploit and Instagram makes shopping easier.

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DTNS 2891 – Ghost In The Machine

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comAI and machine learning will disrupt the way we do things. Charlie Oliver from ServedFreshMedia talks with Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt about why we don’t need to fear AI we just need to get informed.

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DTNS 2890 – Alice In Cryptoland

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comGeohot cancels his self-driving car and Facebook is accused of enabling ad discrimination. Plus, Google Mind is teaching AI to roll its own encryption and teaching other Ai to try to break it. Darren Kitchen talks with Tom Merritt about how successful it is and Len Peralta illustrates.

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DTNS 2889 – End of the Vine…

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comApple announces new laptops and an Apple TV app while Twitter shuts down Vine and lays off 9% of its staff. Justin Robert Young and Tom Merritt discuss that and more.

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DTNS 2888 – I Ain’t No Holla-Gram, Girl

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comMicrosoft is all in on 3D for its next windows update and it’s new all-in-one desktop the Surface Studio. Plus Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt talk to Jaime Ruiz Avila, inventor of the Holovect holographic display device.

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DTNS 2887 – An E-Vote Of Confidence?

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comCan voting be hacked in the US? We ask computer science professor Dan Wallach about the possibilities. Tom Merritt and Patrick Beja discuss that, the first self-driving beer delivery and the upcoming Microsoft announcement.

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DTNS 2886 – The internet is Toast!

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comFriday’s web outages were caused by an attack launched from things like webcams and smart TVs. Lamarr Wilson and Tom Merritt discuss the things you should do to stop your stuff from being used for attacks. Plus, should AT&T be allowed to buy Time Warner?

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