Daily Tech News Show

Monday, January 6th, 2025This is the Daily Tech News CES Briefing for Monday, January 6th, 2025. To give you a complete look at the news coming out of CES, I’ll be doing these shorter briefings each morning, followed by our regular DTNS discussions in a separate episode later in the day.I’m Tom Merritt, let’s start with what you need to know with the big story.

Can putting data centers in space provide much needed benefits and what are the challenges? Hoping to appeal to a younger crowd Meta is rolling out features to let users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook and why some say the results look more like spam more than anything else. Roger brings a quiz about Las Vegas.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

It’s our 2025 Tech Predictions Show! Tom and Sarah along with Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David Spark bring their two predictions of what they think will happen to the tech landscape in the year 2025!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David SparkLink to the Show Notes.

It’s the 2024 DTNS Predictions Results episode. This is where we look back on the predictions we made about technology and the tech industry in the year 2024 back in December of 2023 to see how they actually turned out! Who came out on top and who was just too early?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Tasia Custode, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang.Link to the Show Notes.

We’d thought it be fun to include a repost of last year’s 2024 tech predictions before we bring you are 2024 tech predictions RESULTS show on Monday. So here is our 2024 Tech Predictions Show from last December 2023! Tom and Sarah along with Dr. Niki, Jenn Cutter and Tasia Custode bring their two predictions of what they think will happen in 2024 the tech landscape.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Jenn Cutter, and Tasia Custode

2024 saw plenty of big tech stories take the headlines for DTNS and GDI. From continued rise of generative AI to the increased scrutiny of Social Media by governments around the world. So Joe put together the best conversations we've had all year and put them together here for you. Enjoy!

Welcome to our end of year Listener Hangout Show. This is the annual episode where we invite several of our supporters to appear alongside us on the show. On this episode we ask our listeners about their use of generative AI and passkeys. Plus we debate which streaming service are the ones we can’t live without!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe, Mark Bussell Jr., Andrew Tzakis, Todd Belcher, Gary Fisher, Howard Yermish.Link to the Show Notes.

Brian Brushwood explains how he uses AI models in his personal and work life. Plus a Canadian startup has developed a continuous potassium monitoring device that’s inserted just below the skin to help those with chronic kidney disease or at risk of heart failure. And we share our picks for the best holiday gift.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Brian Brushwood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.