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Sony sets the release and price of its Xperia 1 II flagship phone, Unc0ver releases an iOS jailbreak for the current version of iOS, and the latest firmware for Texas Instrument graphic calculators ends support for assembly and C programs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An Nvidia created A.I. has replicated the game Pac-Man using a machine learning framework called generative adversarial networks. Why is this achievement notable and what will be learned from it?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Netflix is rolling out a feature to automatically un-subscribe users from their service if it hasn't had activity for a year. Is this Netflix responding to consumer subscription fatigue or a clever marketing ploy? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In an opinion piece in Wired noted futurist Ray Kurzweil has advocated for more AI assistance in vaccine research. What's behind his advocacy and can AI really speed up vaccine development?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Microsoft BUILD is happening and we share all the important news from the event and breakdown what it all means.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Xavier Guillemane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Canon's recently announced R5 camera promises to be a beast. With 8K recording at 30p, IBIS, and dual-pixel AF it ticks all the boxes in the must-have list. But can it help offset the growing decline in the consumer digital camera market?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Ant Pruitt, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special Politics Politics Politics! snippet, Justin talks to Electronic Frontier Foundation's Cindy Cohn about ways our digital civil liberties could be affected during the Covid19 crisis.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The US moves to cutoff Huawei from global suppliers and added an additional year to the ban on ZTE and Huawei in the US. What does this latest spat between China and the US mean for consumers and the technology industry?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With stay-at-home orders flat-lining movie theater attendance what does the future hold for the way movies are seen, distributed and sold?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Chris Mancini, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Zoom's increased popularity the number of social faux pas on the service has also increased. What are rules of etiquette when you Zoom and where are they codified?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Twitter announced it will add labels to mark tweets with misleading information on COVID-19. This is the latest attempt by the social media platform to fight disinformation. Is this enough and have its other attempts borne fruit?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrcik Beja, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Much has been made regarding the UK's efforts in creating a contact tracing app to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. How is it coming along and does it work as intended?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Moving can be a challenge but moving your tech along with you adds an extra layer of hassle. Find out how Patrick Norton moves his considerable amount of gear to a new place.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the way society works is dramatically changed by a pandemic, big tech is having to forecast long term developments based on an uncertain future landscape. How do they adapt and what will big tech look like in a few years time?Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Facebook's Oversight Board names its first 20 members. The board is an independent entity to oversee content moderation disputes that have exhausted appeals at Facebook and Instagram.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Music blog Consequence of Sound's Meggie Gates wrote an article titled "Embracing a Future Where Memes Choose the Hit Songs. The fate of a pop artist now belongs in the hands of Twitch, Twitter, and Tik Tok". Is this true and if so who becomes the new musical taste makers?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Amos  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Billy Mitchell the erstwhile Donkey Kong champ filed case against Twin Galaxies for removing his score in April 2019. This July will see the score ranker and the Mitchell face off in court to decide its fate.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With more people spending an increased amount of time in front of the TV we asked Home Theater guru Robert Heron on tips to improve on the HDTV sound experience.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Robert Heron, Len Peralta and Joe.Link to Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As movie theaters remain empty due to COVID-19 a fights a brewing between studios who want to release their feature films as on demand content and theater owners who want to retain exclusivity windows for new releases. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Autonomous vehicles promise an exciting future but how do you develop the technology during a pandemic? And will priorities shift when the emergency passes?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson and Joe.Link to Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.