Daily Tech News Show

What happens when Moxie the AI powered emotional support companion loses access to its cloud servers that make it run because the company that makes it closes down? Plus Google introduces its new Gemini 2.0 AI model. And YouTube Says Sports Viewing Via TVs Is Up 30% Year-On-Year, 4K Uploads Climb 35%.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

How an AR program may be the key to helping people with Parkinson’s disease manage symptoms. Plus Amazon is partnering with Hyundai to purchase a new car online with more automakers to follow next year. And Norway’s Vipps launches the first tap-to-pay system that can be the default payment system on iPhones instead of Apple Pay.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Merriam-Webster made “blog” the word of the year in 2004. Twenty years later how has blogging evolved and changed since then? Plus Google unveils its latest quantum computer that can solve problems in 5 minutes that would take the Frontier supercomputer (currently second fastest) 10 septillion years. And Reddit is testing a generative model chatbot that answers user questions with a summary of relevant threads.Starring Tom Merritt, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

As the US government invests in technology to extra data from encrypted communications what should typical users worry about? Plus researchers from the Swiss École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and UC Irvine have developed a drone with jumping legs to leap the device into the air. And red team research published by OpenAI and Apollo Research discover o1 will lie to give answers users are happy with.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

In response to suspected hackers in China penetrating American telecom networks the head of CISA and an FBI official recommend people use encryption. Plus, the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Hermen Hulst believes generative AI can be the key to innovative in-game experiences but that game development needs a human touch.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Tuesday, China restricts the export of “‘dual-use items’ related to gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the US.” Plus the Verge has launched a subscription service called Verge+, priced at $7 per month or $50 per year, that removes ads and gives unlimited access to articles. And a University of Texas research team has created ink for a temporary tattoo that can be printed on the skin to record brain activity.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Allison explains why she’s changed her mind about Apple’s password management app. Plus Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger, leaves the company abruptly. And we explore the rumors that Apple may or may not change all of their iPhone cases to aluminum in 2025.Starring Tom Merritt, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

Canada’s Competition Bureau sues Google for anti-competitive online advertising, the European Commission ends an investigation into Amazon over taxes, and Meta plans to build a $10 billion, 40,000+ kilometer fiber-optic subsea cable.Link to Show Notes