Out of Commission

DTNS from the past as the gang revisits Friday Dec 18th, 2009 to share and discuss that day's most important tech news. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this special episode of DTNS we host the final "Live With It" for 2019. Sarah shares her experience with FitBit's Versa 2 fitness tracker. This show is audio only. There is no video version. Starring Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson and Roger Chang  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.

How is plastic surgery and social media creating a new synthetic idealized vision of beauty, fooling facial recognition systems with face masks, and how delivery drivers in Mexico are using Google Maps and WhatsApp to stay safe. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This Week in Science's Blair Bazdarich explains how low-cost consumer quad-copter drones can help save Hippos and their habitat. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Blair Bazdarich, Len Peralta  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apple News will be hosting the next four DNC Presidential debates. Is this significant for Apple News and if so what will it mean for future Presidential debate coverage? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced the company will fund an independent project called Bluesky to develop an “open and decentralized standard for social media.” Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In letters sent to US Attorney General Bill Barr and UK and Australian leaders Facebook has stated it will not remove encryption from WhatsApp. What exactly were those governments looking for in encryption and what does it mean for the end user? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How two of the poorest counties in Kentucky became revitalized with the introduction of fiber internet. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How securing environments just gets more and more complicated over time, but the reality is the basic security issues (e.g., known vulnerabilities) is what is most commonly the fail point. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, David Spark.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are flagship phones falling out of favor and will mid-range phones take their place in the marketplace? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tuesday Alphabet announced that Google co-founders Larry page and Sergey Brin will step away from their duties as CEO and President and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take on the additional role of CEO of Alphabet. Is this a sign of rougher waters for Google and Alphabet or just the normal evolution of the company? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.