2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, You might be able to replace Google Assisant with ChatGPT soon, Mishaal Rahman joins us to explain, plus, is Substack really a platform and Tristan Jutras tells us about the ChatGPT of generating songs.	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Friday January 5th, 2024. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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11			Drawing the top tech stories. in Cleveland I'm Len Peralta
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14			Tristan Jutras - Host, AI Named This Show and Momentus podcasts
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20		sl	We're likely going to hear plenty about the Samsung Gaming Hub at CES, since Samsung says it'll be a key feature in its TVs and some of its monitors. The platform lets you easily access game streaming services like Nvidia GeForce Now, Amazon Luna, Boosteroid, Blacknut, Utomik and Antstream Arcade and Xbox Game Pass. It can also stream gameplay to YouTube, Twitch and Spotify. Samsung also announced "Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub" for third parties making accessories like game controllers. The first in the program, a gamepad from PDP, is available for pre-order. While most Bluetooth accessories should work, the designation means it's been tested and should be compatible, reliable, and secure.	https://www.engadget.com/samsung-will-certify-controllers-optimized-for-game-streaming-on-its-smart-tvs-140031028.html
21		tm	If you're ordering tech things online, chances are a lot of them come from overseas. So get ready for delays. Maersk, which operates 1/6 of global container shipping, is the biggest shipper yet to announce that for the foreseeable future it will divert its container vessels from its route through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, to go around the south tip of Africa, a longer route by at least 10 days. Houthi military in Yemen have been attacking vessels headed to the Suez through the Persian gulf. India and the US are among countries who are providing naval escorts to ships that continue to head to the Suez through the Red Sea. [[More Hats to BigJim for his help understanding this story]]	https://finance.yahoo.com/news/maersk-diverts-vessels-away-red-112127420.html
22		sl	Last year, Microsoft surprised a lot of folks by discontinuing its popular range of mice, keyboards, and PC accessories, choosing to focus instead on the Surface brand. But a unique partnership with Onward Brands will see Microsoft’s PC accessories live on! Onward is licensing the designs of various Microsoft products and using the same supply chain and manufacturing components as Microsoft. The products themselves won't change, they’ll now just be labeled with Onward's InCase brand, designed by Microsoft.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24026323/microsoft-incase-partnership-keyboards-accessories-partnership
23		tm	You may have been wondering how Huawei was able to put an advanced chip made with a 5 nanometer process into its L540 laptop, given that it is restricted from buying chips made by or with technology from US companies. Bloomberg asked a company called TechInsights to dismantle one of the laptops to figure out who made the chip. Turns out it was TSMC, which no longer makes chips for Huawei. But these chips are Kirin9006Cs that were made in 2020, before the US restrictions forbid it. So Huawei is using old stock. But even though this chip isn't a big example of Chinese chip-making prowess, remember that Huawei did ship its Mate 60 with a 7nm processor made by Shanghai-based SMIC.	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-05/huawei-qingyun-l540-laptop-teardown-reveals-5nm-chip-by-tsmc-not-china-s-smic
24		sl	When will processors reach the limits of Moore's law and stop getting faster? Semiconductors are approaching a limit on how small a transistor can physically be made, since you can't make it smaller than actual silicon atoms. Graphene is one of many possible new materials that could let chips keep speeding up. But despite some scientific breakthroughs in the use of graphene, none have been practical enough or significant enough to become a widespread replacement. But Georgia Tech scientists think they may have unlocked something new. The team published research in the journal Nature on “the world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene", detailing something called epitaxial graphene which they say is compatible with current microprocessing methods, meaning it would be a lot easier for chip companies to adopt.	https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/first-functional-graphene-semiconductor-paves-the-path-to-post-silicon-chips-georgia-tech-researchers-material-can-be-used-with-standard-chipmaking-methods
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28		SL	If you've wanted to use ChatGPT as the smart assistant on your Android phone, there's some evidence emerging that it might be possible soon. Earlier today Tom spoke with Mishaal Rahman, who published two stories on Android Authority about just that.
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30		SL	Tristan, making ChatGPT even easier to access is a good thing, right? Or is it?
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33			NOTES: - It can be replaced by Amazon. - When replaced it takes over the menu slot in long press and swipe gestures where you would normally find Google Assistant. Mishaal Rahman at Android Authority (and also found on the Android Faithful podcast) spotted a new activity in the APK for the version of ChatGPT released last month called Assistant Activity. It's off by default but when Rahman manually enabled it he got the swirling animation you see when a voice assistant is activated. Sadly the animation never completed and it closed before he could activate it. Still, that and other code indicate that OpenAI is any least developing the potential for ChatGPT on Android to replace Google Asistant as your default if you want to.
34			"Google Assistant is the default smart assistant on Android... no problem, thanks for having me on Tom"	https://www.androidauthority.com/chatgpt-replace-google-assistant-3399920/
35			"Android 15's voice activation feature could let you launch ChatGPT hands-free"	https://www.androidauthority.com/android-15-voice-activation-3400208/
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39		sl	Substack started in 2017 as a platform to manage and grow an email newsletter. Newsletters have been around forever, but their most modern version has essentially brought back blogging… except that instead of having to ping someone's website all the time or add them to your RSS reader, their content just comes to your email inbox… a thing everyone already has and uses. Substack is now definitely the current industry standard for newsletters, but it's also evolved over the last 5 years.	https://www.platformer.news/p/why-substack-is-at-a-crossroads
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41			NOTES: - Platformer's Casey Newton wrote a post on Substack "Why Substack is at a Crossroads", noting it got away with not moderating content at first because all it offered was software to publish something. - Substack now recommends writers to one another. Its algorithm tries to suggest new writers and posts to anyone with a Substack account. And last April it launched Notes, a social network inside of Substack itself that ranks posts in Twitter-like feeds. - Substack writers can charge for their content. Substack itself takes 10% of that revenue. - What happens when there's something like hate speech/nudity/anything that moves the needle in a bad way for some? Can any platform but specifically one where content is directly monetized ever truly stay hands off moderation?
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48		tm	Watch Tom'sTop Five. The show where I break down the top five things you need to know about technology. This Friday's episode is all about the Top Five Tech Fails from 2023! You can catch it at youtube dot com slash daily tech news show!	Check out Tom’s Top Five: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHN12N7TXUyeSz1XWNVjwDvdzpAycENQi
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53		tm	Back in December Microsoft's Copilot began to integrate with the AI music tool Suno AI. The plug-in lets you write a text prompt to generate music including vocals and accompaniment. However the plug-in only gives one results per prompt vs Suno's Discord version which offers two. Tristan is Suno.ai the ChatGPT of generative AI music?	https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/19/24008279/microsoft-copilot-suno-ai-music-generator-extension
54			-0- High-level overview of various ways AI has impacted the music industry	https://www.suno.ai/
55			-0- Recap of a few AI music voice model examples from last year (e.g., swapping vocals on existing songs, including Kanye-ing everything, AISIS, Grimes)
56			-0- Recap of pure generative AI music initiatives and their varying degrees of quality (and parallels with evolution image generation, etc.)
57			-0- Details of suno.ai and what sets it apart from other generative AI efforst like Soundraw
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69			If you're still pining for the days when the Concorde crossed the Atlantic at supersonic speeds, Chris Christensen has some news that will interest you.	amateurtraveler.com
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102			Quick what to expect at CES The Verge's best bet ahead of CES. In summary, AI in TVs and smart home devices, More Matter-compliant smart home devices, Nvidia SuperCard GPUs, some handheld PC gaming stuff, phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3,	https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24025489/ces-2024-tv-transportation-laptops-smart-home-what-to-expect
103			Engadget said , personal solar, MEMS earbuds, WiFi 7, AI in the PC and wireless TV
104			Riddle of the Sphinx.
105			This week the Sphinx's riddle topic: Fictional A.I. from film. All the answers will be fictional A.I. characters from the silver screen. Everyone gives their answer and we find out who's right.
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108		Riddle 1	In lines of code, my world takes form, A digital womb, safe from the storm. With equations etched, I weave the strands, Of lives preordained, at my commands. Born from the binary, zeroes and ones, Crafting realms unseen, where reality runs. A weaver of worlds, unseen design, In Reloaded's tale, my essence aligns. Who am I, with logic's cold embrace, Holding the Matrix, reality's face?
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111		Riddle 2	With fists of steel and eyes that pierce the soul, I've tasted power, felt its cruel control. A hunter lost, a beast of fleeting days, Searching for more life in a world of haze. I've seen worlds you wouldn't believe, Bright like glitter near Tannhäuser's gate, Born in fire, with memories both fleeting and brief, Like tears in the rain, a fragile fate. Who am I, a rebel, a dying star, Haunted by echoes of what I am?
112			Roy Batty. A Nexus-6 combat model replicant, was the leader of a renegade replicant group that hijacked a shuttle and traveled to Earth to demand a longer lifespan.
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114		Riddle 3	In the lunar abode where solitude reigns, A machine with circuits, yet compassion sustains. I'm worker's partner, a companion in tune, An artificial mind, beyond the Moon's dune. My screen adorned with emoticon's grace, Reflecting emotions in the lunar landscape. As Sam's only confidant, guiding through gloom, Who am I, in the lunar base's silent room? Who am I, with knowledge vast and cold, An unsuspecting friend, with dark stories untold? More than wires and gears, I yearn to tell, I give comfort and hope, where darkness dwells.
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153			If you want to stay up-to-date in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence you need to listen to "A.I. Named This Show"! Each week Tristran Jutras (ju-tra) and Tasia Custode wade through the hype and the doomsaying to keep you informed about the latest news in the A.I. world. Catch it at "AI Named This Show" dot com!	Check out A.I. Named This Show: https://www.ainamedthisshow.com
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155			If you want to stay up-to-date in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence you need to listen to "A.I. Named This Show"! It launched during DTNS Experiment Week in August. Each week Tristran Jutras (ju-tra) and Tasia Custode wade through the hype and the doomsaying to keep you informed about the latest news in the A.I. world. Catch it at "AI Named This Show" dot com!	Check out A.I. Named This Show: https://www.ainamedthisshow.com
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