Netflix Getting Physical? – DTNS 3585

Apple reported revenue of $53.8 billion, up 1 percent year over year despite revenue declines in Europe and China, a team led by neurosurgeon Edward Chang at UCSF, has developed a brain-computer interface that could decode words and phrases in real time and Samsung announces the 10.5-inch Super AMOLED Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 tablet with a Snapdragon 855 processor, 15 hours battery life, and an S Pen that charges wirelessly.

Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang. 

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 277 – The Boys (Season 1), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Extras (106)

Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film gives us divisive feelings and Extras’s season one finale surprises us with Patrick Stewart. Plus, a close race in the Summer Movie Draft.

Next week: Extras (201).

00:37 – Summer Movie Draft update
04:00 – Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood
17:58 – The Boys (Season 1)
35:55 – Extras (106)

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Cordkillers 277 – HBOMG I’m Confused (w/ Jason Howell)

What is HBO Max? More TV channels are going dark than ever before. The Hitchhiker’s Guide coming to Hulu! All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Jason Howell.

This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: The Boys (Season 1), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Extras (106). Next week: Extras (201).

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AI recognise AI – DTNS 3583

Researchers at Harvard and MIT-IBM Watson Lab have created the Giant Language Model Test Room to identify whether a piece of text was generated by a language model algorithm aka Machine Learning, The NYTs reports sources say Amazon is exploring creating a grocery store chain separate from Whole Foods, and scientists at UC San Diego have created a contact lens, controlled by eye movements, that can zoom in if you blink twice.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang. 

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Holy Guacamole, it’s a Cat! – DTNS 3581

Chris Wetherell told BuzzFeed he regrets building the retweet button for Twitter. He led the team that made it in 2009. US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Google for $50 million after her campaign was suspended from buying ads for six hours following a debate in June. And the Anti-Defamation League published a new report that found 74% of adults who play games online have experienced some form of harassment. 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young.

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