2024 Daily Tech News Show


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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Wednesday May 15th, 2024. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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20		sl	VideoCardz got a hold of a 311-page document from Dell that details its next XPS 13 which will feature the recently-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip for running Windows on ARM. Among the details are a "tandem OLED" panel from LG Display, similar to what Apple announced in its new iPad Pro. It also references a future Qualcomm chip called the "QC Orion V2" set for release the second half of next year. Dell also expects next-gen Nvidia GPUs in early 2025. This document is from 2023 though, so those plans may have changed.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157120/dell-windows-on-arm-leak-qualcomm-chips-battery-life
21		tm	Google is opening up API access to Google Home smart home platform. This works within Matter or "Works with Google" device. Google TVs also become Home hubs supporting Matter. Home security company ADT and smart home device maker Eve are already on board with the new API.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157154/google-home-api-matter-smart-home-chromecast-google-tv
22		sl	Intel announced a new specification called Thunderbolt Share that can connect two PCs for file sharing using one Thunderbolt cable or a Thunderbolt dock. You can also sync them, or migrate one PC to another. No more sneakernet, workgroup, or a network switch. If you're cheering for this to be added to the Thunderbolt spec, it wasn't. Thunderbolt Share will be available though an app that Intel will license to PC and dock makers and it won't officially work on legacy Thunderbolt 3 or USB devices.	https://www.pcworld.com/article/2330173
23		tm	Netflix signed a three-year deal with the NFL to live stream its two Christmas Day games this year and "at least one game" in 2025 and 2026. As with most streaming deals, the games will be available on broadcast TV in the competing teams' local markets as well as on the NFL+ app on mobile. The deal adds to Netflix's 10-year deal for WWE Raw, a boxing match with Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, and celebrity exhibition events like the Netflix Cup and Netflix Slam golf and tennis competitions. Netflix also annocued that it will bring its ad tech fully in house. It partnered with Microsoft to launch its advertising-supported tier, which now has 40 million subscribers.	https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-nfl-games-christmas-day-2024-1235895630/
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25		sl	Texas rancher Brian Firebaugh is one of eight TikTok creators from eight different states who have filed their own lawsuit to block the US law requiring Bytedance to sell TikTok. Their suit rests mostly on allegations that the law violates their first amendment rights. Bytedance has filed its own suit against the law as well.	https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/tiktok-creators-sue-us-government-first-amendment-block-law-that-could-ban-app.html
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29		sl	In interesting timing given OpenAI's pre-Google I/O announcement Monday about its latest model GPT-4o, Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike who have been running OpenAI's super alignment team meant to deal with the prospect of AI that could end up being smarter than humans, have both left the company. Sutskever was one of the founders of OpenAI, along with Greg Brockman, Trevor Blackwell, Vicki Cheung, Andrej Karpathy, Durk Kingma, Jessica Livingston, John Schulman, Pamela Vagata, and Wojciech Zaremba, with Sam Altman and Elon Musk. OpenAI's director of research, Jakub Pachock, will take over as Chief Scientist from Sutskever. Leike's role will be taken by OpenAI Co-founder John Schulman. Sutskever was one of the board members that voted to oust Altman briefly last November, but he was also the first to express regret over it. He subsequently lost his board seat so not a huge surprise to seem him move on. He says he is leaving to pursue a project that is "personally meaningful" to him.	https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/openai-co-founder-ilya-sutskever-says-he-will-leave-the-startup.html
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32		tm	TAG Instagram and Artifact co-founder Mike Krieger has taken a job as Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot. Krieger will oversee things like the Claude app, as well as enterprise services, subscriptions and software. Anthropic was founded by ex-OpenAI employees, with backing from Amazon and Google.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157240/mike-krieger-anthropic-instagram-ai
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38		tm	In advance of Global Accessibility Day on May 16, Apple dropped its annual announcement of new accessibility features coming to iOS and iPad OS. - Eye tracking. No additional hardware just an A12 chip or newer. Set up is a few seconds and stays on device "Dwell Control" to linger your gaze for selection - Vocal shortcuts - assign "custom utterances that Siri can understand to launch shortcuts and complete complex tasks.” doesn't have to be a word. A-- won't have to say Siri first to use it. - "Listen for Atypical Speech" uses machine learning to identify users with progressive conditions that affect speech, such as cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or stroke.”	https://www.engadget.com/apple-brings-eye-tracking-to-recent-iphones-and-ipads-140012990.html
39			- Music haptics will play "taps, textures, and refined vibrations to the audio of the music” for supported music tracks. - reduce motion sickness displays animated dots at the four edges of the screen and has them move and sway with the motion of the car to reduce sensory conflict. ALSO: - accessibility options in CarPlay, - Live Captions in VisionOS - a new Reader mode in Magnifier, - all set for "later this year."
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42		sl	ALSO - Android has its own accessibility announcements today. Project Gameface, a hands-free gaming mouse products that lets you control a cursor with facial gestures is now free and open source for Android developers. Gameface uses the device's camera and a database of facial expressions from MediaPipe's Face Landmarks Detection API. While developed and named for gaming, it's also being used for work, school and social situations.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156810/google-android-project-gameface-accessibility-io
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52		tm	Scott you found a couple of interesting stories in Forbes on how AI models are affecting the world of gambling , including slot machines. The first one is from Jared Thau, Founder and CEO of Gameverse Interactive Corp. He wrote a piece in last month titled, "Predictive AI And Slot Machines: Shaping The Future Of Casino Gaming". In it Thau explains Predictive AI's use in casino slot machines. Scott can you tell us about it.	https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2024/04/26/predictive-ai-and-slot-machines-shaping-the-future-of-casino-gaming/?sh=75b65a013d24
53			-0- Predictive AI analyzes player data - player demographics - previous betting habits, - the time of day, - gaming bets at other casinos. - And potentially variables like weather and location. -0- Personalizing Game to Player - Type of game, - wager amounts - bonus type and amount -0- Predictive AI can also flag those at risk for problem gambling
54		tm	-0- In a separate Forbes story, UC Irvine professor Neil Sahota wrote "The Game Changer: How AI Is Transforming The World Of Sports Gambling" What are the takeaways form his article?	https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilsahota/2024/02/11/the-game-changer-how-ai-is-transforming-the-world-of-sports-gambling/?sh=33ebf962f57d
55			-0- Predicitve AI can analyze player, team and game statistics and identify patterns. -0- Better Betting Strategies - Sports betting companies Stratagem and Stats Perform use it to offer betting strategies for clients. -0- In-play betting - When you place bets during a game - Swish Analytics uses AI to provide real-time data and predictions to inform betters. -0- Fraud and Match Fixing Prevention - Sports technology company, Sportradar created an AI for use in its UFDS (Universal Fraud Detection System) - AI analyzes betting patterns and flags suspicious activities. -0- Resonsible Gambling - Bet Buddy uses ML for its Responsible Gambling analytics platform. - Tailors bets based on individual betting styles and histories. - Playscan is a monitoring system that uses AI to do risk analysis on a player. - Sends users reports with alerts and resources to control gambling. -0- Odds Making - makes the betting market more efficient and dynamic	https://www.linkedin.com/company/stratagem-ltd/about/
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67			Joshua wrote in - I was listening to Tom and JuRY discussing how Google is so far behind OpenAI and decided to run a little test. Every week on Android Faithful, they ask for and show an AI generated image of the Android bug droid. I put the same prompt into Gemini and Microsoft Copilot on my iPhone and got wildly different results. How is it that Copilot gets it right when Gemini is not? Prompt: Make a picture of the Android mascot reading a technology news magazine while leaning against a white semi truck and trailer, please.
68			Gemini:		https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gql5r4ils8x0lrj0pj2xh/geminiAI.png?rlkey=1wd4h8uxsqu6tm8dzhouhwm6d&dl=0
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105		sl	Some iPhone users are reporting an apparent bug in iOS 17.5 where previously deleted photos are reappearing. Macrumors spotted a Reddit thread about this, but some iOS beta testers were complaining about the same issue last week. The photos reportedly have been showing up in the Recents album after Monday’s 17.5 update, despite iOS giving the option that after 30 days, photos that weren't restored were permanently removed. The Reddit thread notes that some folks say NSFW photos they had deleted “years ago” were back on their phone. Another Reddit user said that they saw photos from 2016 show up as new images, and maybe weren't ever deleted but also weren't new. Possibly related- one person posted on X that they saw old voicemails come back after the update, which was a complaint on iOS 17 before.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157284/apple-iphone-ios-17-5-update-deleted-photos-voicemails
106			Yesterday we reported in the Quick Hits that Square Enix announced a three-year plan to “aggressively pursue a multiplatform strategy that includes Nintendo platforms, PlayStation, Xbox, and PCs.” They didn't say this would mean an end to Final Fantasy exclusivity to Sony, but it likely does. They also talked about emphasizing quality over quantity.	https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-maker-square-enix-will-aggressively-pursue-a-multiplatform-strategy-after-profits-tumble
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