2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, ... AI is coming to Google Maps, we have more momentum ahead of Apple's Vision Pro launch on February 2nd, and Justin Robert Young breaks down the Kids Online Safety Act!	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Thursday Feb 1st 2024. From Studio Animal House I'm Sarah Lane
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11			From deep in the heart of Texas I'm Justin Robert Young
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19		sl	Comcast will stop using terminology over its Xfinity 10G Network brand. Comcast lost an appeal of a ruling that found the marketing term misleading, after Verizon and T-Mobile challenged Comcast's advertising of 10G. 10G references 10 Gigabit broadband connectivity speeds, but Xfininity doesn't actually offer those speeds. The term 10G was to represent “10th generation” from Comcast, and was found to confuse consumers and seemed to be a way of countering 5G hype generated by wireless companies.	https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/comcast-to-stop-calling-entire-network-10g-as-name-is-ruled-misleading/
20		rd	One day after Apple's Apple Vision Pro initial release to reivewers, many of them posted a flurry of hot takes post-embargo, Apple has fixed a zero-day bug in the mixed-reality headset that may have been exploited by hackers in the wild. Apple released its visionOS 1.0.2 with a fix for a vulnerability in WebKit, the browser engine that runs Safari and other web apps. Apple said if exploited, the bug allowed malicious code to run on an affected device. It’s not immediately clear if malicious hackers used the vulnerability to specifically exploit Apple’s Vision Pro.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/31/apple-vision-pro-zero-day-security-bug-exploited/
21		sl	The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled Snap's Pixy Flying Camera, warning users to remove the battery and stop charging the drone, due to four reports of the battery bulging, one fire, and one “minor injury.” Full refunds will be issued for the entire drone and any batteries owned by customers if the drone is returned. The CPSC reports that Snap sold “about 71,000” units, though the number of drones is fewer since that includes batteries sold separately.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058119/snap-recall-pixy-drone-refund
22		rd	Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced as part of the company's latest earning report that Google’s subscription services including YouTube Premium, YouTube Music, YouTube TV, and Google One cloud storage hit $15 billion in revenue in 2023, with subscriptions up 5x since 2019. Without providing a breakdown of revenue by service, Pichai did say the company’s Google One cloud storage service is “just about to cross” 100 million subscribers. The service originally launched in 2018, starting at $1.99 per month and offering users 100GB of storage sharable with 5 people but has evolved to add extra perks.	https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/youtube-google-subscription-services-annual-revenue-1235892210/
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24		sl	Meta announced its Quest VR headset line is getting an update to play Apple's spatial video format in 3D video shot in 1080p at 30fps with its v62 OS update, which is also adding PlayStation 5 DualSense or PlayStation 4 DualShock controller support for the Quest, and browser support for controllers for game streaming. Facebook's live-streaming and expanded hand gesture quick actions are also part of the new update.	https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/meta-quest-will-play-apples-3d-spatial-videos-too/
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28		rd	Vanity Fair's Nick Bilton has a writeup Apple was probably holding until the day before the Apple Vision Pro launch… with interviews from Apple CEO Tim Cook, Hollywood Producer and Director James Cameron, Jon Faverau, and others within Apple. The point of the story is to highlight the incredible ways to watch TV on the Vision Pro.	https://www.vanityfair.com/news/tim-cook-apple-vision-pro
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37		rd	It shouldn’t be too surprising that Google is bringing generative AI to Google Maps. Generative AI is pretty much being added to everything. The ability, however, to help users find cool places through the use of large language models may help Google turn Maps into a “Search Engine for Places”, something the company has been laboring to do for years.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24057994/google-maps-generative-ai-llm-local-guide-search
38		sl	Most Google Maps users can find directions from point A to point B with ease. Some are familiar with finding “fast food places near me” or a particular department store in the area. New generative AI features would allow a user to ask Maps to specifically find what you're looking for like “places with a vintage vibe in SF.”	https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-generative-ai-local-guides/
39			Notes: - Google's first integration will be working with its Local Guides community of contributors who write reviews, share photos, answer questions, add or edit places, and check facts on Google Maps. - It’s unclear how much different this will be than, say, just searching “vintage store SF” in the regular Google Maps search bar. - Repsonses may be more conversational providing more than just lists of locations in order of proximity
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41		sl	TAG Google has launched a new AI-powered image generator called ImageFX. Developed by Google’s DeepMind team and underpinned by Image 2, ImageFX offers a prompt-based UI to create and edit images similarly to DALL-E, Midjourney, Imagine with Meta, and Microsoft Designer.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/01/google-launches-an-ai-powered-image-generator/
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47		rd	Artificial intelligence is moving fast… that's why you need to listen to "A.I. Named This Show"! Each week Tristran Jutras (ju-tra) and Tasia Custode examine the hype vs reality, 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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52		sl	Yesterday the CEO's of Meta, X, TikTok, Discord and Snap faced allegations by US Senators that their platforms were harming child safetey and raised questions about what they could be doing. One of the more eyebrow raising things to come from the session is the official support that Snap, X, and Microsoft gave for KOSA or the Kids Online Safety Act. Critics contend the bill could allow censorship of important self-harm and suicide prevention material, and could also be used to target LGBTQ content.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/31/x-microsoft-kosa-kids-online-safety-bill/
53			-0- Justin can you break down what's happening and what this all means?
54			-0- Why is KOSA so contentious?	https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/kids_online_safety_act_-_one_pager.pdf
55			-0- What should people be keeping an eye on?
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63		rd	Matthew chimed in on our GDI story from yesterday on generative AI in the Fashion industry: "I’ve worked in the footwear and apparel industry for almost 20 years. Production timelines typically run between 12 and 36 months, with buys getting locked in 6-12 months before things hit the market. Agencies are mostly doing supply chain analysis, rather than actual forecasting. Pantone’s color of the year isn’t some intricately researched guess, it’s known because they can simply look at the chips and formulas they sold a year or two ago for the current production year. The fall of sweatshirts/sweatpants was known due to buys being locked, fabric vendor orders being locked in, in the same way that Ming-Chi Kuo predicts Apple movements with chip suppliers. These agencies have direct access to many companies, vendors, etc. They are mostly packaging known things to smaller players. They are incorporating AI/ML solely because the entire footwear and apparel industry is unbelievably risk averse right now. To be truly innovative/trend forward requires a large investment, and nobody wants to do that unless the return is guaranteed—which it never will be. The industry would rather trust poorly constructed quantitative data than well researched qualitative data. AI/ML is a way for an industry that is seen as qualitative to position itself as quantitative."
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66		sl	Kevin from Milwaukee chimed in on our 'future of tv' convo with Charlotte Henry from Tuesday's show - "The “I just want some background noise” that Sarah brought up is a real thing and one of the reasons my wife and I like cable. On cable, we can always turn on Big Bang and do whatever. It’s a great show, always entertaining, and we’ve seen it so much that we don’t need to concentrate on it. I would love a way to go to Netflix and select multiple TV shows, and maybe a weight distribution for each, to create a channel that I can just let play. We flip on the Food Network for the same reason. Someone else is curating a random list of programming. This is very contrary to the current binge watching style, but I would like support for some sort of replay channel."
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94		rd	According to Instagram head, Adam Mosseri, Threads will adopt another Twitter/X-like feature… Trends, that would make the X rival an even more competitive offering in terms of providing access to more real-time news and information. Threads has been criticized by some users because the “For You” tab shows older posts, making the app feel stagnant. Mosseri didn’t say when Trends would launch on Threads and it is unclear what Trends will look like or be called when publicly available.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/31/threads-is-working-on-surfacing-trends-says-instagram-head-adam-mosseri/
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