Is The Cloverfield Paradox an enigma or a riddle? Plus, we sleeve into Altered Carbon and cross the sides with Counterpart.
01:07 – The Cloverfield Paradox
13:41 – Altered Carbon (101-102)
23:22 – Counterpart (103)
Daily Tech Headlines – February 7, 2018
Snapchat has good earnings, Pornhub bans AI-based Fake videos, and Alphabet hires a new ISP head.
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Today in Tech History – February 7, 2018
1817 – The first public gas streetlight in the US was lit in Baltimore, Maryland at the corner of Market and Lemon streets.
http://monumentcity.net/2010/02/18/monument-to-the-first-gas-street-lamp-in-america/
1915 – The first completely successful tests of the wireless telephone from a moving train were conducted on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Spoken messages were clearly heard 26 miles from Lounsberry to Binghamton, NY.
1984 – Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered spacewalks.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0207.html
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DTNS 3214 – Google Promises a Chicken in Every Phone
In light of Apple’s decision to pull the Telegram app we talk with Brett Rounsaville about his experience developing for the App Store. Plus we examine all the Home Pod reviews and a French court has ruled that drivers are not allowed to touch their smartphones unless parked in designated spot with the engine off.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Brett Rounsaville.
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- Quick Hits
- (01:35) Apple’s Shazam takeover triggers competition review in Europe | tech crunch
- (01:45) Kalanick agrees: Google was and is “in the lead” in autonomous vehicles | ars technica
- (02:35) ISPs must follow net neutrality in New Jersey, governor declares | ars technica
- (03:00) Viacom Acquiring VidCon | variety
- More Top Stories
- (03:55) Apple HomePod Review: Locked In | the verge
- (06:45) Apple sees ‘strong demand’ for replacement iPhone batteries: letter | reuters
- (09:45) Google video app brings AR stickers to the Android masses | cnet
- (11:35) Amazon is removing lock screen ads from its discounted Prime Exclusive smartphones | the verge
- (13:50) France bans smartphone use in cars even when you pull over | engadget
- Discussion Story: (16:45)
- Thing of the Day
- (25:55) Amateur Traveler
- Message of the Day
- (28:10) Adam – Dell scammer
- Today’s Contributor
Daily Tech Headlines – February 6, 2018
Apple HomePod reviews are mixed, tablet sales decline for 13th straight quarter, France cracks down on smartphones while driving.
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Today in Tech History – February 6, 2018
1957 – MIT introduced the cryotron, the first practical demonstration of superconductivity, invented by Dudley Allen Buck. The Cryotron paved the way for the integrated circuit which used semiconductivity.
http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201202/physicshistory.cfm
1959 – Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments filed a patent for miniaturized electronic circuits, the first patent for what we now call integrated circuits.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=O89pAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
1971 – Apollo 14’s Lunar Module lifted off from the moon returning astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell to the Command Module. Shepard had made extra history by becoming the first human to hit a golf ball on the moon.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/as14/a14sum.htm
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Cordkillers 206 – Highly Competitive Misanthropes (w/ Jacqueline Coley)
Netflix drops a Very Big Bowl-sized surprise–is it a touchdown? Plus, tons of new trailers and YouTubeTV buys some soccer balls. With special guest Jacqueline Coley.
DTNS 3213 – Tech Creator’s Remorse
A group of former Google and Facebook employees have banded together to fight what they see are the ill effects of technology on the human condition. Will this put them at odds with their former employers and industry they helped build? Plus Apple, Cisco and Allianz are teaming up to offer cyber insurance to business that use equipment from both companies and Google will 3rd party developers access the Visual Core processor in the Pixel 2 smartphone.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Roger Chang.
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- Quick Hits
- (00:55) At car secrets trial, Uber decries ‘conspiracy theory’, Waymo says Uber cheats | reuters
- (01:20) Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong released from prison on appeal | the verge
- (01:40) Former Intel president launches new chip company with backing from Carlyle Group | tech crunch
- More Top Stories
- (02:15) Broadcom unveils $121 billion ‘best and final’ offer for Qualcomm | reuters
- (04:45) Intel Made Smart Glasses That Look Normal | the verge
- (10:15) Apple, Cisco team up with insurance companies to offer cyber policy discounts | reuters
- (14:25) The Pixel 2’s Visual Core photo processor now works with Instagram, WhatsApp and Snapchat | tech crunch
- (16:35) Apple Music is set to surpass Spotify in paid US subscribers this summer | the verge
- Discussion Story:
- (20:30) Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built | the new york times
- Thing of the Day
- (28:00) Tech’s Message
- Message of the Day
- (28:50) Frederik – eBay
DTNS LABS – Mailbag – The mailbag opens
It’s the first a of a series of regular dips into the DTNS feedback with Sarah Lane! She reads both your questions and answers from the audience.
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Daily Tech Headlines – February 5, 2018
Intel’s AR glasses, Broadcom still after Qualcomm, cell phone radiation still not proved dangerous.
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