Daily Tech News Show Tom Merritt

Default guessable usernames and passwords on IoT devices are now banned in the UK. Noyb, a European privacy rights group, has filed a complaint against OpenAI for violating the GDPR. And we share tips on how to travel with tech you need for an event. 
Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Brian Ibbott, Amos, Roger Chang
Show notes here:
Quick Hits:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/ipados-dma/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/28/24143526/apple-oled-ipad-pro-11-13-inch-m4-ai-tablet
https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/report-apple-and-openai-reopen-iphone-ai-talks/
https://wccftech.com/apple-vision-pro-successor-not-expected-until-end-of-2026/
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-play-store-simultaneous-downloads-wider-roll-out/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914177/google-pixel-8-everything-need-know-news-announcment-review
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/29/elon-musk-china-self-driving-approval
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24141869/financial-times-licensing-deal-openai-news
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-post-office-phishing-sites-get-as-much-traffic-as-the-real-one/
Top Stories:
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/29/weak-passwords-for-smart-home-devices-to-be-illegal-in-europe/
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/28/chatgpt-gdpr-complaint-noyb/
Discussion Story:
https://kokoon.io/en-us/products/philips-sleep-headphones-with-kokoon 
Today’s guest:
Scott Johnson
http://frogpants.com
https://frogpants.substack.com
@scottjohnson
@scottjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org
Brian Ibbott
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https://www.frogpants.com/tms
@Coverville
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Is the Chips Act a success? The author of "Chip War", Chris Miller, believes it and we go over his reasons for his belief. Plus Engadget's Sam Rutherford argues that it doesn't matter if Apple only sold 400,000 Vision Pros. It's still making money. And we go over Alphabet's earnings.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the show notes here:
Quick Hits:
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/25/snap-snap-q1-2024-earnings-.html
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/25/24139988/microsoft-q3-2024-earnings-revenue-profits-windows-xbox-gaming-surface
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/26/apple-pulls-multiple-ai-nude-image-apps-from-app-store/
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/25/intel-intc-earnings-report-q1-2024.html
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-sam-altman-and-other-tech-leaders-to-serve-on-ai-safety-board-7dc47b78
Top Stories:
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/25/alphabet-set-to-report-first-quarter-results-after-market-close.html
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/youtube-q1-2024-revenue-alphabet-earnings-1235982528/
https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-pause-ads-3437531/
https://www.engadget.com/it-doesnt-matter-how-many-vision-pro-headsets-apple-sells-ming-chi-kuo-production-numbers-143112470.html
Check out Tom’s Top Five: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHN12N7TXUyeSz1XWNVjwDvdzpAycENQi
Discussion Story:
https://www.christophermiller.net
https://www.ft.com/content/26756186-99e5-448f-a451-f5e307b13723
https://www.popsci.com/environment/chips-ira-climate-change-policy/
Mailbag:
https://laevmobilecharging.com
Today’s guest:
Molly Wood
https://www.mollywood.co
https://mollywood.substack.com
https://www.everybodyinthepool.com
@mollywood
@mollywoodpro@mastodon.social
Next guest:
Scott Johnson
http://frogpants.com
https://frogpants.substack.com
@scottjohnson
@scottjohnson@mastodon.sdf.org
Brian Ibbott
https://www.coverville.com
https://www.frogpants.com/tms
@Coverville
Show Links:
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx
http://knowalittlemore.com
http://dtns.bigcartel.com
http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support
http://dtns.tv/wiki
http://sarahlane.com
https://twitter.com/sarahlane
https://medium.com/@sarahlane
https://masto.ai/@sarahlane
https://havesuchagoodday.com
http://tomsnewbook.com
http://swordandlaser.com/store
http://www.cordkillers.com
http://awordpodcast.com

Why are people getting tired of on-demand video streaming and what does that mean for streaming services? Plus as TikTok faces legislative action in the US, regulators in Europe are turning a more skeptical eye to the social media platform. And will Rabbit’s R1 AI personal assistant device avoid the fate of the Humane AI pin?
Starring Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

What does Meta hope to achieve by opening up their Meta Horizon OS to third party hardware developers? And Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X Plus which the company aims to put on more Windows laptops. Plus Apple releases small, open source AI models designed for on-device usage called OpenELM.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

Adobe announces that Photoshop will get the ability to generate images from a text prompt in the app. Plus Ray-Ban’s Meta Smart Glasses now have multimodal AI support. And Apple has an announcement set for 10 AM Eastern time May 7th.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

The US House passed another bill on Saturday, that would require ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US arm within 9-12 months of being ordered to do so. We explore what happens next. Plus is subscribing to a service to watch a specific show and then canceling the new way we watch TV? And Swedish company Embracer Group is splitting into three companies.
Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.