Daily Tech News Show (VIDEO)

Google will be shutting down its domain name registrar called Google Domains with Squarespace will take over the business and its assets. We talk about how the Pixel Fold plans to distinguish itself. We talk about the latest events surrounding Reddit’s API price hike. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Epic released a new tool called MetaHuman Animator that captures an actor’s facial performance using an iPhone, that then creates your “MetaHuman” in the Unreal Engine using local GPU hardware within “minutes.” Thursday the US Senate Judiciary Committee is resurfacing The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, a proposed bill designed to help print and broadcast news outlets in their negotiations with tech giants. Streamlabs released a new podcast editing tool called Podcast Editor. It includes machine-assistance like text-based editing and transcript generation. Starring Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

The European Union’s European Parliament passed a draft law known as the AI Act. This year’s Reuters Institute Digital News Report shows that when it comes to news content, more than ever is being consumed through platforms… such as TikTok… over “legacy” media like newspapers and television. Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest took place last week and set records, so it’s no surprise that the fest officially announced that it will return in June 2024. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

The Wall Street Journal’s sources say Netflix is in talks to live-stream its first sporting event. Golf. Played by Formula 1 race car drivers. In Las Vegas. UliDig in the DTNS Discord tipped us off to this story. The University of Iowa’s Driving Safety Research institute has been testing an automated shuttle on rural Iowa roads for the last two years. And DTNS supporter Technomench submitted this story to our subreddit. Sir Paul McCartney told BBC Radio 4’s Today program that artificial intelligence has helped finish production of a ‘final’ Beatles song. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Reddit’s plan to charge for API access has led to a big backlash on the platform with many subreddits switching to private or hidden mode in protest. Apple’s Vision Pro isn’t the only VR/AR news. We take a look at some other developments in the space including VR ebook headset and tools to help creators make AR/VR content. And Iyaz Akhtar shares his review of Motorola’s latest foldable handsets the Razr and Razr+. Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Iyaz Akhtar, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Independent streaming analytics company Antenna has the results from Netflix’s recent crackdown on password sharing. Chris Ashley shares his advice on towing concerns with the F-150 Lightning. And the California Department of Motor Vehicles issued a permit for Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot driver assistance system, the first automaker with permission to sell a vehicle with a Level 3 autonomous system in the state. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos. To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

WhatsApp has a new feature called Channels which enables “private way to follow what matters,” designed so that channel operators can broadcast to people in the conversation one-way. Third-party Reddit app Apollo developer Christian Selig announced Apollo will shut down on June 30 in response to Reddit requiring developers to pay to access its API. And Wired’s Kate Knibbs shares her thoughts on Apple’s Vision Pro in a story titled “This is not a “revolutionary”. Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Automattic launched an AI assistant for WordPress, which integrates easily with all Jetpack-powered sites. Scientists at the University of Cambridge used a publicly available neural network to train a computer to cook by watching videos of people cooking. Apple announced a new tool called Game Porting Toolkit that translates DirectX 12 GPU calls to Metal 3 allowing developers to see how well their games run on MacOS before they decide to port it over. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

We explore the crucial role NASA mathematician, Melba Roy Mouton, had in supporting the US’s first space missions. China looks to develop its own version of Starlink’s satellite communication network. And when can we expect Apple’s mixed reality headset to ship. Starring Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

We analyze the US Copyright Office’s rationale for not copyrighting works created from the Midjourney text to image generator. Plus we examine Canada’s Bill C-18 that would enact legislation compelling big tech companies to pay news publishers for linking to their stories. And we discuss Towns, a protocol and a web-based chat app designed to facilitate self-owned, self-governed online communities from the person that brought us Meerkat. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

We have the latest on Microsoft’s allay concerns over its attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard by expanding its 10-year deal to publish Call of Duty franchise on other platforms. Google is rolling out a new radio feature on YouTube Music letting users select artists on their “stations”. And Spotify launches a DJ feature in beta, that curates music with automatically generated spoken commentary about the tracks and artists powered by OpenAI. Plus we breakdown the latest on SCOTUS hearings on cases that could affect Section 230. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

We learn about Rimac, Croatia’s EV Supercar company, and their latest car, the Nevera. Scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology have come up with a way to inexpensively remove pollutants in water. And does Apple have an in-built competitive advantage with the Gen Z demographic? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Will Apple’s Major League Soccer deal workout for the tech company as the new season starts? Is Nest co-founder Matt Rogers new startup Mill the answer to household food waste? Plus how can people avoid being manipulated and used by authoritarians on social media? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

We have a hands-on review of Sony’s next-gen VR offering the PSVR2 with The Verge’s Sean Hollister. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down from her role. And Tile announces new features to its trackers to stop stalkers from using the technology to follow people. Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Stroffolino, Scott Johnson, Sean Hollister, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!

Stephen Wolfram’s , of Wolfram Alpha fame, explains in a recent post on his site explaining how ChatGPT works and why it gives the results it does. How did Elon Musk boost the profile of his posts on Twitter after a disappointing showing during the Super Bowl? And a roundup of the latest AI news. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos To read the show notes in a separate page click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!