Daily Tech News Show

Tom talks with IT pro Kevin Metcalf about how AI is used by students and teachers in college.Starring Tom Merritt and Kevin Metcalf.Kevin on LinkedIN

Also, Dr. Niki checks in on the state of US science funding, and why Android is killing Instant Apps.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr. NIki.Show notes can be found here.

Yahoo Mail tries to appeal to younger users with AI features, and Congressional Dish’s Jennifer Briney explains why a US budget bill is aiming to ban regulation of AI.Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt, and Jennifer Briney.Show notes can be found here.

And why the venerable Le Monde newspaper is embracing AI not just fighting it. Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.Links to the stories covered in this episode can be found here.

IBM announced plans to build its major Quantum computer called Starling, and Dr. Niki explains why we want to edit the genomes of spiders.Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Dr. Niki.Show notes found here.

And beyond the new Liquid Glass design and other OS announcements, there’s a new robot pizza maker and an Xbox gaming handheld.Starring Tom Merritt, and Sarah Lane.Show notes can be found here.

Molly and Tom are back with a text-message-chat inspired discussion of privacy in LLMs and why we might need a standard for it, but we don’t know how that would happen. 

Also, drone delivery is becoming more common, and an advance in sintronics brings shepherd, faster, more power-efficient memory closer. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be found here.

Apple's upcoming MagSafe chargers might support the Qi2.2 standard doubling power output for the iPhone 17, and Volvo introduced a "multi-adaptive safety belt" system to protect passengers of all body types.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here.