2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, The new app model is no ads, monetize with premium features, don't use algorithms. Plus, Google Meet lets you use your phone even if you're at the meetting in person, and Nvidia's new AI for your local PC.	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Tuesday February 13th, 2024. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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19		sl	Regulators in the European Union have decided that Apple won’t have to make iMessage interoperable with other messaging platforms. Microsoft also won't face tighter controls on how it can operate its search engine 'Bing.' The European Commission concluded the services aren't popular enough to count as core platform services under the Digital Markets Act. The Commission also gave Microsoft's Edge browser and Microsoft Advertising a pass. Apple says it will still support RCS on iMessage later this year.	https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/13/imessage-avoids-eu-regulation/
20		tm	The Flipper Zero is a digital multitool that's popular with pentesters and hackers. A partnership with Raspberry Pi has produced a Video Game Module that can run games programmed in C, C++ and MicroPython. It also has sensors for hand tracking and a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer. While you can play the games on the built-in 1.4-inch monochrome display it also can output video to an external display. The Video Game Module costs $49 and the Flipper Zero costs $169. In other small ways to play games news, the Playdate handheld console is now available for immediate shipment after ordering.	https://www.engadget.com/the-flipper-zero-digital-multi-tool-can-now-play-games-complete-with-hand-tracking-140052359.html	2
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22		sl	Rumor has it that Microsoft plans to take Xbox-exclusive titles to competing platforms, including the PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch. Microsoft also plans to share its Xbox vision for the future of Xbox on a live podcast Thursday, February 15th, at 12PM PT / 3PM ET. The event comes after weeks of rumors suggesting games like Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Starfield, and Indiana Jones could appear on non-Xbox platforms. Microsoft has confirmed Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond, and head of Xbox Studios Matt Booty will all “share updates on the Xbox business” at the Thursday event.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24070445/microsoft-xbox-business-update-event-future-february-15
23		tm	For those ChatGPT power users tired of reminding the chatbot how they like their emails formatted every time they ask for help, OpenAI is introducing a feature called Memory. The feature lets ChatGPT remember things about you over time in one of two ways. You can tell it specifically to remember things, or you a let it pick up the details and remember them itself. Each GPT can have its own memory if you've been using some of the chatbots from the store. You can ask the bot what it knows about you and ask it to remove it if you want or remove it yourself in the manage memory section. Memory is available for a small portion of users.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24071106/chatgpt-memory-openai-ai-chatbot-history
24		sl	Along with putting ad-free Amazon Prime Video content behind a paywall that charges users an additional $2.99 per month, Amazon put support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on movies and TV shows that support it behind that paywall as well. The change was first noticed by the German website 4K Filme, and, later confirmed to Forbes.	https://www.theverge.com/24071417/amazon-prime-video-no-dolby-vision-atmos
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29		tm	Nvidia released a demo chatbot called Chat with RTX. It runs locally, not in the cloud and can answer questions about data you give it. You'll need Windows running on a. Machine with an Nvidia RTX 30- or 40-series GPU and at least 8GB of VRAM. This is a demo not a finished product. It installs a web server and and instance of Python and uses Mistral or Llama 2 models to query the data you feed it. Nvidia's Tensor cores on the RTX GPU speed things up. The app itself is 40 GB and Python instance takes up 3 GB of RAM. It creates a JSON file in every folder you ask it to index. Nvidia said that all told you need 50-100GB of space free on your hard drive. That Web server doesn't send your data to the web, but it does mean you need to use a browser to access it. Output is given to the command line, so you also need that running. This really is a demo. You can feed it text, PDF, .doc, .docx and .xml documents as well as YouTube URLs. It doesn't remember context. Each query is fresh and can't reference a previous query. And Nvidia says it does better at answering questions than it does at summarizing and does better with larger amounts of data than single documents.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24071645/nvidia-ai-chatbot-chat-with-rtx-tech-demo-hands-on
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31			--	https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/nvidia-ceo-calls-for-sovereign-ai-as-his-firm-overtakes-amazon-in-market-value/
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33			NOTES: Further context on this: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the World Government Summit that each country should "codify the language, the data of your culture into your own large language model." Obviously Huang thinks Nvidia's localized AI processing is the right hardware for the job. Nvidia is even with Amazon in market cap now, just behind Microsoft, Apple and Alphabet.
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37		sl	Google Meet introduced a new “Companion Mode” which is designed to better help you participate in video conferences, even when you're in the conference room. Companion Mode will allow users to check in on their mobile device and share an emoji reaction without interrupting the speaker, raise their hand to indicate that they’d like to speak, turn on captions, send chat messages, and view and zoom in on any presented content to follow on their device. Companion mode has been available on the mobile web version of Google Meet as well as Google’s Nest Hub Max device… now it's available as a dedicated app on both iOS and Android.	https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-meet-has-a-new-companion-mode-to-bring-you-closer-to-your-teammates-even-if-youre-dialling-in-by-phone
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39			NOTES: - hybrid work - "Companion mode in Google Meet is designed to seamlessly connect those in meeting rooms with their remote teammates, giving everyone access to interactive features and controls, while leveraging the best of in-room audio and video conferencing capabilities," the company wrote in a Google Workspace Updates blog post announcing the launch.	https://9to5google.com/2024/02/12/google-meet-companion-mode-android-ios/
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51		tm	Memorizer is an iOS app that combines a bit of Goodreads with a bit of Trakt and some Yelp. It offers to let you track books, movies, shows, video games, restaurants, recipes and more. Memories can be things you did, like a movie you saw, things you're doing, like reading a book, or things you want to do, like a restaurant recommendation. Memories can be public or private. You can follow people's public memories in the Inspirations tab and add some of their memories as recommendations you want to follow up on. It also has groups that can recommend things to each other. And users can create lists of their favorite things, like best movies of 2023, or best restaurants in Austin, etc. But here are some interesting aspects of Memorizer. No algorithm: While the app does use AI to "enrich" your memories, it doesn't use it for recommendations. Recommendations are made for you from people you know or groups you are a member of. No ads. The company makes its money on premium subscriptions which let you make memories private and create more custom lists. It's a social network built around interests not news or viral hits. It's definitely for influencers but with a much different angle than traditional social networks. Potentially more personal and related influences than just internet celebrities.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/13/memorizer-is-a-movie-and-book-tracking-app-that-also-helps-you-find-inspiration/
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54			NOTES 70,000 monthly active users with 50% of users continuing to use the app after 3 months, which is a high percentage. The subscriptions are $5.99 a month or $45 a year. The subscription plan uses its AI to provide more summaries and "enrichment" of your memories. , unlimited storage of photos, more lists and other undefined "exclusive benefits" for supporting the app.
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61			technomensch- Tom mentioned that he has an external Blu-ray drive that works with his Mac. I have yet to find own that does. My old external DVD drive was a microUSB-to-USBA & it used to work on the Intel Mac's until I upgraded to a newer model that wouldn't support it. It's been gathering dust ever since. Is your drive USB-C or are you using a hub with USB-A support? What have you found that works?	https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives
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80			Alicia Keys voice cracked a little during the Super Bowl halftime show, but the on demand version available online, like on YouTube, doesn't have her voice crack. Does this bother you?	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24071248/alicia-keys-vocals-changed-super-bowl-2024-usher-halftime-performance
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