Apple Reportedly Revamps Smart Home Division – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Apple is reportedly hiring to revamps its smart home efforts, Microsoft awarded the Pentagon’s JEDI contract, and Nvidia releases two new Shield TV devices.

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Week in Review for the Week of 10/21/19 – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google claims it has achieved quantum supremacy, Facebook launches a test of Google News in the US, and the four major US carriers announce the formation of the Cross-Carrier Messaging Initiative.

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BERT and Learning – DTNS 3645

Facebook is rolling out a News product in a limited test in the US as a home screen tab and bookmark in the Facebook app. What is Facebook trying to accomplish with this roll-out and will it succeed?

Starring Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Len Peralta.

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The Four Major US Carriers Form the Cross-Carrier Messaging Initiative – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Sprint launch the Cross-Carrier Messaging Initiative with plans to release a RCS Android messaging app, Facebook begins test of Facebook News in the US, and Google updates its search algorithm to leverage Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers.

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Is Time Up for TikTok? – DTNS 3644

Is TikTok a national security threat or just electioneering hyperbole?

Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young

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BBC News Launches on Tor Network – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500BCC News makes its international news site available on the Tor network, the Washington Post reports that Facebook’s News Tab will launch October 25th, and Google says it can’t fulfill all Stadia pre-orders prior to launch.

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Artificial Mctelligence – DTNS 3643

McDonald’s, the fast-food giant, has invested substantial resources into developing AI to help automate portions of its business. We take a look at the progress the Golden Arches has made in the tech sector.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 287 – Watchmen (101), El Camino, The Good Place (403-404), The Righteous Gemstones (109), Mr. Robot (402-403), The Larry Sanders Show (103-104)

It’s a PACKED Spoilerin’ Time with the premiere of Watchmen, the season finale of Gemstones, and the Breaking Bad film, “El Camino.” Plus, a double-dose of The Good Place and Mr. Robot.
Next week: Watchmen (102), The Good Place (405), Mr. Robot (404), The Larry Sanders Show (105-106). Possibly Parasite.

00:59 – Winter Movie Draft update
03:47 – Watchmen (101)
17:17 – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
27:30 – The Good Place (403-404)
32:26 – The Righteous Gemstones (109)
33:34 – Mr. Robot (402-403)
36:42 – The Larry Sanders Show (103-104)

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Google Claims Quantum Supremacy – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google publishes its paper on Quantum Supremacy, Samsung fixes fingerprint issue, Chrome and Firefox launch new browser versions.

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