2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, is Reddit finally going public? Who will win the AI search engine wars? And is podcasting dead? The following program says no!	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for...Thursday Jan 18th, 2024. From Studio Animal House I'm Sarah Lane
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10			From Columbus, Ohio, I'm Robb Dunewood
11			Deep in the Heart of Texas I'm Justin Robert Young
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20		sl	Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in an internal memo to staff that recent layoffs are about “removing layers to simplify execution and drive velocity in some areas.” Pichai also confirmed additional layoffs are coming, but role eliminations won't be at the levels of 2023 when Google cut more than 12,000 jobs. Pichai said, “We have ambitious goals and will be investing in our big priorities this year,” “The reality is that to create the capacity for this investment, we have to make tough choices.”	https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24042417/google-layoffs-2024-internal-employee-memo-sundar-pichai
21		rd	The US state of Iowa is suing TikTok, on grounds the app is lying to parents about the accessibility of mature content on the app and setting the App Store age rating too low. Wednesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird claimed in a lawsuit that TikTok is making this kind of content “easily accessible” to young users while maintaining an inaccurate “12+” age rating on the Apple App Store.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/18/24042756/iowa-tiktok-lawsuit-app-store-rating
22		sl	EA has announced the third installment of the popular Plants vs. Zombies mobile game. Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia has soft-launched in select countries, like the UK, Netherlands, Australia, Philippines, and Ireland. EA says PvZ3 will become available in more countries “at a later date” while it collects feedback during the soft launch period.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24042133/ea-plants-vs-zombies-3-soft-launch
23		rd	Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset starts pre-orders tomorrow for $3500, but Netflix will not be part of the initial partnership. Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Max, and Paramount+ all have special applications for the Vision Pro. Netflix, however, told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, "Our members will be able to enjoy Netflix on the web browser on the Vision Pro, similar to how our members can enjoy Netflix on Macs.”	https://www.engadget.com/netflix-wont-launch-an-app-for-the-apple-vision-pro-at-least-right-now-120520406.html
24		sl	OpenAI announced a deal with Arizona State University where students, faculty, and staff, will have full access to ChatGPT Enterprise and plans to use it for coursework, tutoring, research, and more, starting in February. ASU chief information officer Lev Gonick first visited OpenAI’s HQ, six months ago, after the university faculty and staff’s earlier use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools was already in place.	https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/18/openai-announces-first-partnership-with-a-university.html
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29		sl	Social media platform Reddit announced plans to launch an initial public offering by the end of March, moving forward with a listing it has been eyeing for more than three years. Reddit was valued at $10 billion in 2021, and in now looking to sell about 10% of its shares. The company will decide on its valuation as it gets closer to the time of its listing, making its public filing in February followed by a roadshow in early March. Reddit’s IPO would be the first of a major social media company since Pinterest in 2019. Normally a company maybe or maybe not going IPO isn't huge news until it happens. But this is Reddit.	https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/reddit-seeks-launch-ipo-march-sources-2024-01-18/
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38		rd	Microsoft's AI assitant launched as part of Bing's search engine about a year ago. It was then called Bing Chat, today it's called Copilot, but with as much investment as Microsoft has put into AI, Bing, according to data from Statcounter, gained less than 1% market share, up to 3.4%, and is still a distant second from market leader Google with over 91% of search. By most accounts, Microsoft's Copilot is quite good as an AI chatbot. Is the slow crawl of Bing Search's market share more to do with people just not thinking about Bing when it comes to search, users not being used to using chatbots as part of search, or possibly a combination of both? Does Google's market strength in search give it more time for Bard to catch up?	https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-market-share-chatgpt-36751.html
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47		rd	The world of artificial intelligence moves fast, and that's why you need to listen to "A.I. Named This Show"! Each week Tristran Jutras (ju-trah) and Tasia Custode 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	Semafor's Max Tani wrote a story titled "The Incredible Shrinking Podcast Industry". The focus is on the impact on podcasting, stemming from Apple's decision last September to turn off auto-downloads on shows that subscribers weren't listening to frequently. Shows that published frequently like The New York Times 'The Daily' and Dateline, Tani notes, were the mostly heavily impacted. You might agree the changes are necessary to a deflate the podcast bubble, but they've also called into question ad deals made previously under different assumptions. And because of this change, how dependent is media on large tech platforms?	https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2024/the-incredible-shrinking-podcast-industry
53			-0- So Justin, clearly podcasting isn't dead. But is this a correction in what might have been an overvalued industry?
54			-0- What does the podcast landscape look like in the future?
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65			Joshua in frozen Indiana - "Your talk about the NFL game that was exclusive to Peacock reminded me about the new NASCAR broadcast contract that starts with the 2025 season… NASCAR consists of three main series: the 23-race NASCAR truck series, the 33-race NASCAR Xfinity series, and the 38-race NASCAR Cup series. Starting in 2025, all 23 races of the truck series will be broadcast on the non-Disney part of Fox Sports. The Xfinity series will have all practice, qualifying, and race day broadcasts shown on CW. Race day broadcasts for the Cup series will be split as follows: the first 14 races will be on either Fox or FS1, then 5 on Amazon Prime, the next 5 are on TNT and simulcast on the B/R sports add on to Max, and the final 14 on either NBC or USA. Practice and qualifications for the first half of the season, minus the 2 exhibition races and the Daytona 500 will be on Prime Video and practice and qualifying for the second half of the season will be on TruTV. Fox retains the rights for practice and qualifying at the 2 exhibition races and Daytona. [Joshua says] As far as I am aware, this will be the first time a points-paying NASCAR event will be exclusive on a streaming only network. (Amazon Prime) The ONLY reason I pay for YoutubeTV is to watch sports; be it NASCAR, NFL, MLB, or NCAA football. But, now that I am writing this, maybe YoutubeTV is cheaper than getting it à la carte."
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73			Justin Robert Young	Justin Robert Young https://justinrobertyoung.tv https://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-con https://werenotwrong.fireside.fm http://freepoliticalnewsletter.com @JustinRYoung	politicspoliticspolitics.com
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97		rd	404 Media's Joseph Cox has been reviewing multiple examples of AI- generated content on Google News. Google has said previously that its algorthim doesn't focus on how an article was produced—by an AI or human, although it does try to address spam on Google News. Unfortunately at times that means a spammy article is going to get top billing. We DTNS'ers use Google News as a source for stories, along with others. What's the solution here, besides flagging content? Is there one?	https://www.404media.co/google-news-is-boosting-garbage-ai-generated-articles/
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126			Know A Little More is Tom's podcast to do deep dives into individual topics. And it's coming back this Thursday better than ever. If you have not yet sampled the show, go get subscribed right now. The first episode in the relaunch is about RSS, its rocky history and how it ended up being the underpinning of podcasting. Don't miss it. Subscribe by Thursday at knowalittlemore.com	Subscribe to Know A Little More: http://knowalittlemore.com
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137			All next week is DTNS Experiment week! We're swapping out our normal DTNS show and trying out some new ideas. In previous years we launched shows like BBQ tech show and The Tech Jawn. This year we have Nicole Lee with a show about online life, Roger interviewing people and personalities who made the TechTV network possible just to name a few. It all starts next week Monday Aug 14th on the DTNS feeds.
138			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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