Daily Tech News Show

Scott Johnson joins us to talk about Apple's ever-growing list of iPhones and whether we still want or need game consoles. Plus, if AI is unsafe, what do we want done to make it safe? It's the Friday BIG TECH QUESTIONS episode. Join us!

It’s a small chance, but still. At least autonomous vehicles are safer for us. And poor Instagram. Making it “safer” makes it less fun. Starring: Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast.

Apple also has a new watch and more. Sarah Lane joins us to break it all down. Plus, an Anthropic engineer quits over AI safety fears. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Dr. Niki reviews and calls out the IgNobel prizes, the silliest achievements in science, and Google Search is now very different in the EU as the company complies with the Digital Markets Act. Starring Tom Merritt, Jason Howell, and Dr. Nicole Ackermans. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Dr. Niki looked at the numbers and tells us why this year’s number of recalls is not that different than previous ones, but is notable in one important way. Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr. Nicole Ackermans. Hosted on Acast.

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of July Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast.

The EU calls ChatGPT a Very Large Search Engine Platform; also, it’s Tim Cook’s last day, and Microsoft leans back towards physical media for Xbox. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Dr. Gerry Tolbert joins us to tell us why he's so excited for a robotic system to draw blood and what hurdles it will need to overcome to get widespread acceptance. And yes, his name is pronounced Jerry, not Gary, which Tom knows, but Gerry was too nice to correct him during the show. https://thenextweb.com/news/vitestro-aletta-fda-robotic-blood-draw https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article/72/8/845/8566288?login=false https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05878483 Hosted on Acast.

Grand Theft Auto VI runs at an articulable 30 frames per second and apparently has around 80 hours of gameplay, and Samsung's new Odyssey monitor lineup pushes 1100Hz refresh whether you can tell the difference or not. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. Hosted on Acast.

And HuggingFace made a dancing robot duck. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast.

Meta will change its teen policies for ten years, Bill Gates wants to tax AI and robots, and Xbox kicks off its disc-to-digital program. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Uber is giving parents of teens the ability to livestream video of the child's ride in real time, and Android 17 includes a new Motion Assist feature to help reduce motion sickness for riders in moving vehicles. Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt and Dr. Niki. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Netflix might join Amazon and Apple in letting you add services. Plus, a humanoid robot runs faster than Usain Bolt and game preservationists plan a boycott of Sony. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Brian Hoffman joins us to talk about how pilots like himself deal with jet lag after decades of experience. Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Hoffman. Hosted on Acast.

Dr. Niki chats with Jim Ackermans, Naval engineer, about carbon footprint reduction in commercial shipping. What methods have promise and which ones might sink. Featuring Dr. Nicole Ackermans and Jim Ackermans. Hosted on Acast.

A new feature aims to make it easier for news publishers to show up more often in AI overviews. Plus, ChatGPT can now access Apple Messages. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast.

Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter is official bringing it one step closer to being the money manager for AI, and YouTube is reportedly incentivizing its biggest creators to remain exclusive... or else! Starring Jason Howell, Jenn Cutter, Tom Merritt and Bobby Frankenberger Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast.

OpenAI published some details about its new safety precautions. Meanwhile, Amazon ups its drone delivery game, and Pew Research Center determines that everybody’s still worried that AI will take their jobs. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

YouTube changed how it tracks views to catch up with TikTok and Instagram hoping to make its metrics less confusing, and opening statements have begun in a major child safety case that looks at how Meta designed Facebook and Instagram. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast.

Uber signs up Zipline drones and GrubHub contracts with Serve Robotics. PLus NVIDIA makes a less risky backing of OpenAI’s Ohio data center and whether adding AI to dogs who can smell cancer is is scientifically sound. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Dr. Hosted on Acast.