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How will Apple’s streaming service benefit from popular soccer star Lionel Messi’s exclusive deal with Major League Soccer? Netflix will replace its downloads tab with “My Netflix” which it describes as a “one-stop shop tailored to you.” Wall Street Journal reports TikTok wants to launch an e-commerce business in the US in early August. StarringContinue reading "Apple TV Gets Messi – DTNS 4568"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s is rolling out Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency to provide identity validation with focus on “distinguishing humans from AI online.” We discuss The Verge’s Allison Johnson’s article called “Flip phones are having a moment — and all eyes are on Samsung now.” TikTok entered the microblogging competition, with a new text option alongsideContinue reading "X-ing Out the Bird – DTNS 4567"

AI is disrupting a lot of industries but will it also disrupt your paycheck? The Information reports that Meta told Quest Pro suppliers it would not need new components. Is this an early sign that VR is dying? Do couples who engage in “phone snubbing”—the act of cutting off conversations with others IRL using textContinue reading "Glorbo for President, 2024 – DTNS 4566"

The UK government is looking to update its 2016 Investigatory Powers Act that would require companies to comply immediately if the UK’s Home Office demands technology companies disable security features before shipping them to consumers. Amazon says it’s bringing its Amazon One palm recognition technology to all of its 500 + Whole Foods stores inContinue reading "She’s Got the Whole Foods in Her Palm – DTNS 4565"

Why are TikTokers acting like NPCs in a video game? Netflix has removed the basic plan in the U.S. and the U.K. And we have the latest on the soap-opera that is the Microsoft-Activision acquisition. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download theContinue reading "Humans Stealing NPC Jobs – DTNS 4564"

How can chatbots replace human subjects in scientific research? Microsoft announced details on some new chatbot features coming to Microsoft 365 business users. And are people warming to “Apple’s Most Hated Product.” Apple Maps? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download theContinue reading "The AI Goat – DTNS 4563"

Sony agrees to keep all of Duty available for PlayStation for 10 years after the Microsoft Blizzard acquisition closes. A Financial Times report found that the .mil domain used by the US military often gets typo’d as .ml the country code domain for the West African country Mali possible to data leaks. And TechRadar’s ChristianContinue reading "Sony Answers The Call of Duty – DTNS 4562"

What’s the deal with carmakers signing deals to use Tesla’s SuperCharger network? Twitter has begun compensating some of its popular creators with a share of ad revenue from ads served in tweet replies. Will this be enough to turn the company around? And is Dutch ebike maker VanMoof approach to the market a little tooContinue reading "How Impressive Are You on Twitter? – DTNS 4561"

Rolls-Royce introduces the first EV in its 150 year history, the Spectre. Tom’s Hardware notes that the IEEE has added the 802.11bb standard for light-based wireless communication. Yep. LI-FI. And Chatbots face a rocky road as new obstacles cloud their advancement. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using aContinue reading "Lighting Up Tim’s Garage – DTNS 4560"

Spotify is planning a pricier new premium subscription tier it has been calling “Supremium” in-house. What’s going on between Meta and Mastodon? And Patrick explains why high-end audio brands are making assistive devices and medical companies are putting out high-end audio. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos. MP3 Download UsingContinue reading "Can’t We All Just Fedi-long? – DTNS 4544"

Kuo says iPhone 15 will get Vision Pro integration, EvLeaks shows off Galaxy Unpacked foldable lineup, Meta lowers Quest age limit. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can get an ad-free feed of Daily Tech Headlines for $3 a month here. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. BigContinue reading "Reddit’s $4.5 Million Ransom – DTH"

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,Continue reading "Google, No Longer Master of Its Own Domains – DTNS 4543"

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 broadcastContinue reading "As the Journalism Crumbles? – DTNS 4542"

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 lastContinue reading "AI Dangers Remain Unknown – DTNS 4541"

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 IowaContinue reading "AI is the Fifth Beatle – DTNS 4540"