The hottest trends to expect at CES, plus smart toilets. Which is one of the hot trends at CES actually.
Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Allison Sheridan.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:05) Apple Music chief Jimmy Iovine may leave the company in August | the verge
  • (01:40) To catch Apple, Fitbit invests in a company that makes a small patch to track blood sugar for diabetics | cnbc
  • (02:30) FCC issues final version of order eliminating net neutrality rules | tech crunch
• More Top Stories
  • (02:50) Alexa is coming to wearable devices, including headphones, smartwatches and fitness trackers | tech crunch
  • (05:10) Kohler’s new smart fixtures make Alexa your bathroom buddy | engadget
  • (07:40) Meltdown and Spectre: Here’s what Intel, Apple, Microsoft, others are doing about it | ars technica
  • (09:40) Intel says performance impact of security updates not significant | reuters
    • Google says it can mitigate Spectre with “negligible” effect | boingboing
    • Intel facing multiple class action suits over chip security flaw | the verge
  • (14:20) GoPro cuts 200-300 jobs, largely impacting its drone division | tech crunch
• Discussion Story
  • (16:00) CES Expectations
    • CES 2018: What to expect | engadget
    • CES 2018: What to Expect from the Year’s Biggest Tech Show | the verge
    • 12 questions that CES 2018 needs to answer | cnet
• Message of the Day
  • (27:15) James – voicemail
• Today’s Contributors
  • Get Len Peralta‘s “CES Connected Commode” at his store or by supporting his Patreon
  • Allison Sheridan
    • Allison interviewed by Rich Stroffolino for Gestalt IT and the podcast IT Origins
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Jimmy Iovine might cash out at Apple, Kohler makes smart faucets and more updates on Meltdown and Spectre

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Whether or not to freak out about the new chip vulnerabilities, or whether to freak out about the Indian citizen database breach OR whether you should freak out about oil-filled artificial muscles for robots and prosthetics.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt and Roger Chang.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:15) Nintendo’s Switch is the fastest-selling US console ever | engadget
  • (01:20) Samsung’s new Exynos chip teases iPhone X features for Galaxy S9 | circuit breaker
  • (01:40) Blade Shadow heads to the US to slay your PC | cnet
  • (02:15) Mad Catz, maker of gaming peripherals, is back from the dead | cnet
  • (02:40) Microsoft unveils preorders for the beautiful $319 Cortana-powered thermostat | the verge
• More Top Stories
  • (03:10) “Meltdown” and “Spectre”: Every modern processor has unfixable security flaws | ars technica
    • Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers | new york times
    • Meltdown and Spectre | graz university
    • Today’s CPU vulnerability: what you need to know | google security blog
    • Intel Issues Updates to Protect Systems from Security Exploits | intel
    • Intel Memory Access Design Flaw Already Addressed by Apple in macOS 10.13.2 | macrumors
    • (05:30) Michael O’Neill – Meltdown and Spectre
  • (13:55) Mark Zuckerberg’s personal challenge for 2018: Fix Facebook | cnbc
  • (18:20) AT&T will launch real mobile 5G in 12 cities this year | engadget
  • (21:10) India probes report on breach of national identity database | reuters
  • (23:35) A Clever New Robotic ‘Muscle’ Seriously Lifts, Bro | wired
• Message of the Day
  • (26:35) Anonymous – Apple design
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The latest on the severe chip flaws, plus new Dell and Lenovo laptops.

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What you need to know about the Intel chip vulnerability, controlling a car with your mind and more startups try to make a go of lab-grown meat.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson and Rich Stroffolino.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:15) Intel’s processors have a security bug and the fix could slow down PCs | The Verge
  • (01:40) BlackBerry’s QNX OS to anchor Baidu’s Apollo autonomous driving platform | VentureBeat
  • (02:15) Microsoft acquires Avere Systems, file-storage vendor for Windows and Linux | ZD Net
• More Top Stories
  • (02:35) iFixit teardown of iMac Pro lends a nuanced look inside the powerful all-in-one | 9to5 Mac
  • (07:00) Roku joins the voice computing market with smart soundbars, speakers and more built by partners | Tech Crunch
  • (10:40) Nissan’s Car of the Future Will Read Your Brain Waves | Bloomberg
  • (13:00) Lab-made meat startup SuperMeat raises $3M seed to develop ‘clean’ chicken | Tech Crunch
  • (15:35) Spotify Hit With $1.6 Billion Copyright Lawsuit Over Tom Petty, Weezer, Neil Young Songs | Hollywood Reporter
• Discussion (18:25)
  • Serious Intel CPU design flaw may require a Windows patch, but probably won’t affect gaming performance | PC Gamer
  • Intel’s processors have a security bug and the fix could slow down PCs | The Verge
  • What’s behind the Intel design flaw forcing numerous patches? | Ars Technica
  • Intel CPU Design Flaw, Performance Degradation, Security Updates | Lone Sysadmin
  • The mysterious case of the Linux Page Table Isolation patches | Python Sweetness
• Thing of the Day
  • (29:55) Tech In Travel Minute
  • Heading to #CES2018 ? Join @dailytechnewssh and @TekThing for our DUAL MEETUP!
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    • When: Tuesday Jan. 9, 8:00 PM
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• Today’s Contributor
  • Scott Johnson

Spotify sued by Wixen Music Publishing, Microsoft buys Avere Systems, Roku developing smart voice assistant.

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A new advancement could make VR lenses thinner, whether Apple should buy Netflix and what we think of Apple’s battery replacement program. Oh and DTNS has been around for four years now, officially.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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Telegram app affected by Iranian protests, Otto smart lock maker shuts down, WHO to recognize video gaming addiction.

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DTH New Year’s Day History Edition

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