Apple, Amazon ,Facebook ,Google and Microsoft have all been criticized for allowing humans to listen to users’ private conversations in order to test their AI products for quality. Is it truly necessary or is it just easier and cheaper to develop that way? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Thanksgiving plans, fertility rates, cow people, and on DTNS: HyperSurface inputs looks to rethink the ways humans interface with computers and devices. Plus Amazon wants to buy Fox's 22 regional sports networks from Disney and Valve discontinues its Steam Link hardware. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Facebook is looking to acquire security companies it believes bolster the site's security. Who are the possible candidates and what kinds of security expertise is Facebook specifically looking for? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
It's Wednesday here at CES 2020 and the announcements and news continues to roll out. We share our thoughts on the highlights from today's show. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Shannon Morse, Bill Detwiler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's our 2nd Day at CES 2020. We look at the big announcements and share our thoughts on what we saw. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Cherlynn Lowe, Peter Wells See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Its Monday at CES and that means announcements, announcements, announcements. We sift through all the releases and share our perspective on what we've seen so far. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Richard Gunther, Allison Sheridan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Lasers are making some noise, how can NBC differentiate their streaming service, and Apple in SPACE! Starring Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, and Amos See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A leaked dataset from a location data company revealed the movements of 12M+ Americans with 50B location pings across major cities between 2016 and 2017. Should we be concerned and if so what should be do about it? Starring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse, Amos See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ars Technica’s Timothy Lee has an article detailing how he created a semi-realistic deepfake. What did Tim learn about the process and lessons can take away from his experience? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We give up our holiday tech-gift recommendations. Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Rich Stroffolino, Amos See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In case you missed it, we cover everything that has happened so far between Epic games, Google and Apple regarding Fortnite. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Justin Robert Young shares his political insights on recent initiatives by social media giants to ready themselves for the upcoming US 2020 Election. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Microsoft's dual-screen Android device, the Surface Duo is available for preorder now for $1399, arriving September 10. We share our thoughts. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A scammer told Business Insider he cashed in selling millions of fake views for Instagram Reels just hours after it launched. Is the arrival and success of scammers a sign of a platform's success? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sources have said TikTok's separation from ByteDance could take over a year. Well beyond Trump and Microsoft's Sept. 15 timeline. What will happen next as Microsoft continues to negotiate a transition. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The POTUS signed two executive orders Thursday under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act forbidding transactions with TikTok owner Bytedance and any transactions with Tencent related to their super app WeChat. Are the orders legal and what will the repercussions be for the tech economy? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Annie Gaus, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged plan to curb national security risks from China called the "Clean Network." What does that entail and what should you know about it? Starring Tom Merritt,Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We examine all the announcements from this year's Samsung Unpacked event. Starring Tom Merritt,Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Amber Mac shares her experience at a "free range" dairy farm that is almost entirely run by robots. The cows are free to roam in climate-controlled barns, get milked when they want, and they wear FitBits to measure their health. Is this the future of agriculture? Starring Tom Merritt, Amber MacArthur, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.