2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, ... Anthropic comes back up to bat in the AI space, how does Google's "Find My Device" stack up to Apple's? And what is a DAC and why do you want one?	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Thursday June 20th, 2024. From Studio Animal House I'm Sarah Lane
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20		sl	Former OpenAI chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, announced Wednesday that he's starting a new AI company "Safe Superintelligence" that will prioritize safety. In a post on X Sutskever said, "Our singular focus means no distraction by management overhead or product cycles, and our business model means safety, security, and progress are all insulated from short-term commercial pressures." Safe Superintelligence currently has offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv. Joining Sutskever are cofounders Daniel Levy, a former OpenAI researcher, and Daniel Gross, co-founder of Cue and a former AI lead at Apple.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/19/24181870/openai-former-chief-scientist-ilya-sutskever-ssi-safe-superintelligence
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22		rd	Reuters' sources say the US will announce a ban on sales of Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software because the company's close ties to the Russian government were found to pose a critical risk. The new rule, which includes adding Kaspersky Labs to a trade restriction list, could affect deals globally.	https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/
23		sl	PayPal hired former Walmart executive Srini Venkatesan as its new chief technology officer. Venkatesan will oversee technology across PayPal's platform, including AI and machine learning, information security, and product engineering. PayPal CEO Alex Chriss said, “As we execute our mission to revolutionize commerce globally, Srini’s experience leading technology, digital transformation, and AI personalization from inside some of our largest customers and partners will be invaluable.”	https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/paypal-hires-walmart-exec-chief-technology-officer-ai-push-2024-06-20/
24		rd	Moviepass, the movie-theater subscription service that emerged from bankruptcy with one of the original founders, Stacey Spikes, running the show, got a new investment from Comast-owned consumer venture group Forecast Labs, although financial terms weren't announced. Forecast Labs will work on new customer acquisitions for MoviePass through TV advertising. MoviePass recently announced that a million movies have been seen on its platform and also said that it had achieved the first profitable year in the company’s history.	https://variety.com/2024/film/news/moviepass-investment-comcast-forecast-labs-1236042952/
25		sl	A vote that was scheduled today to amend a draft law that may require WhatsApp and Signal to scan people’s pictures and links for potential child sexual abuse material was removed from European Union countries' agenda, three EU diplomats tell Politico. Ambassadors in the EU Council were set to decide whether to back a joint position on an EU regulation to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM). But Germany, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic were all expected to abstain, or oppose the law, over cybersecurity and privacy concerns.	https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-council-cancels-vote-on-encryption-breaking-child-sexual-abuse-law/
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29		rd	Anthropic released its newest model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet, comparing it to OpenAI's GPT 4o. It's designed to better understand nuanced and complex instructions. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is kind of the middle child of Anthopic's offerings — Haiku is its smallest model, Sonnet is the middle/mainstream option, and Claude 3 Opus is its highest-end model. But Sonnet is touted as being twice as fast as Opus for what it does. 3.5 Sonnet can also interpret charts and graphs with more accuracy and transcribe text from distorted images. Its context window is the same 200,000 as version 3.	https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/20/anthropic-claims-its-latest-model-is-best-in-class/
30		sl	Anthropic also released Artifacts, which lets you create documents and edit them within a workspace inside Claude so you can see what things look like, and make edits if you need to. Artifact generates this stuff to the side so you can make tweaks within the same window. So for example with a text document, you can make edits without having to copy anything out to a text editor. With code, you get the UI and can tweak code and see how it affects the way the program runs in realtime. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available now for free on the web and iOS and on Anthropic's API, Bedrock, and Vertex platforms. Paid users get 5x higher rate limits. So, as our AI journey marches on, the models keep getting more capable but we're starting to see more incremental updates. As Tom said in his newsletter today, the Artifacts feature is a good example of how these companies want to get you to use them instead of the competition, while pushing the competition to come up with their own better features.	https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/20/24181961/anthropic-claude-35-sonnet-model-ai-launch
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38		rd	Google’s new “Find My Device” network has been available since April, but, we’re just starting to see reviews of the feature because third-party trackers that work with Find My Device are becoming readily available. Unfortunately for Google, the general consensus is that Find My Device is not that great at finding devices outside of Bluetooth range which kind of defeats the purpose of the network in the first place. The problem isn’t hardware or even software. The Find My Device network is completely capable of finding devices. The issue stems from permissions. Unlike Apple, which turns its Find My network all the way on by default when a user sets up iCloud, Google is a bit more security conscious, with Find My Device set to "with network in high-traffic areas only" which requires multiple Android devices to pass by to detect an item's location and only then shows you a center point triangulated from these location reports. Should Google take a page from Apple's playbook and fully enable the Find My Device network in Android by default?	https://www.androidcentral.com/accessories/googles-find-my-device-network-is-live-but-it-isnt-working-as-expected
39			Notes: -- Android users can go to Security > Find My Device > Find your offline devices and change the option to with network in all areas. That can help find other people's items in lower traffic areas and only needs one other Android device to locate an item, similar to Apple's Find My.	https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/i-compared-apples-find-my-network-and-google-find-my-device-heres-the-clear-winner/
40			-- Giving users too much choice might not be a good thing
41				https://support.google.com/android/answer/3265955?hl=en#zippy=%2Cstep-find-offline-devices-and-devices-without-power
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53		rd	Earlier this month Statista Research published data showing that revenue from subscription and streaming music had increased to 14.36 billion US dollars in 2023. An increase from 13.2 billion in 2022. That's a lot of people listening to music digitally either on their phones, smart speakers or PCs. But Rob you have method for folks who might be interested in a higher quality experience?	https://www.statista.com/statistics/186710/digital-music-revenue-in-the-us-since-2008/
54			-0- What is a DAC and why would you want one? -0- Are DACs all the same device? Difference between DACs, Streamers and DAC/Streamers.	https://www.audioadvice.com/videos-reviews/what-is-a-dac-how-does-it-work
55			-0- How do you listen to a DAC? Can you use a regular stereo system, headphones or eabuds? -0- What kind of outputs do DACs provide? RCA audio out jacks? Digital like SPDIF or TOS link? -0- How do you get music into a DAC? - PC - Tablet or Smartphone - Server or NAS - Internet Streaming -0- Do you need to install software to use a DAC? - Software that uses the higher bitrates out-of-the-box - Roon: - Tidal: - Qobuz: - Plex with Plexamp: -0- Quick aside: Plexamp also integrates OpenAI's API for an interesting way to curate music.	https://roon.app/en
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59			-0- What models do you like? -0- So, as you guys know, DACs run in both the $50-$500 range and into the $1000-$6000 range: -0- There's also the money is no object devices like the MSB Cascade	https://www.bestproductsreviews.com/dac
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62			-0- My favorite DAC to this day the Chromecast Audio	https://www.computerworld.com/article/1622524/chromecast-audio.html
63			-0- The DAC I currently own the mini-i Pro 4	https://www.matrix-digi.com/product/94/mini-i_Pro_4
64			-0- The two I am currently debating on to replace my mini-i Pro 4 - FIIO R9 - Cambridge Audio CNX 100:	https://www.fiio.com/r9
65				https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/usa/en/products/hi-fi/cx-series/cxn100
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74			Bede had thoughts on the Apple Satellite Messaging we talked about last week- "I do a lot of tramping (multi day backcountry hikes) down here in New Zealand. There is little to no phone service in most of the mountain ranges I frequent. I use a Garmin InReach handheld GPS, which costs $25NZD/mo (~$15USD) for the basic plan, and then pay for any usage on top of that. This allows me to provide my loved ones with a link to track my location online and send an SMS to any number worldwide, which I use to tell them when I've arrived at my destination and will turn off the device overnight. They can also send me messages directly from the tracking page. It also has SOS functionality that allows you to call search and rescue to your location, not to mention all the benefits of a standard GPS unit." Bede goes on to say SOS functionality was a big reason he bought an iPhone 15 Pro: "I tested the SOS feature (you can do this without actually sending an SOS alert). I was very disappointed to find out that not only do you have to manually point it at a satellite, I wasn't able to get a lock even in a wide open field. I suppose that I might have better luck at the top of a mountain, although I haven't tested this yet, but I have near 0 confidence in my iPhone's ability to call in a helicopter if I need it to." "The InReach is designed to work in any terrain and has a very long battery life, a huge antenna to satellite connectivity without pointing it directly at a satellite, and a better feature set for my use case. The iPhone isn't designed to be relied on in these scenarios and is more of a last resort."
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105		sl	The Lenovo 11.5-inch Tab Plus is basically a Bluetooth speaker in a tablet. It has 26 Watts of sound with four tweeters and four woofers. And it can connect to other sound sources to act exactly like a Bluetooth speaker. It is one of those tablets with a kickstand too, which seems essential for this functionality. It also has a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack and supports 24-bit 96kHz high-res audio with Dolby Atmos tuning. Because of all these speakers, it's a little thicker at 7.7 millimeters but still not thick if you ask me. It's available now starting at $289.99.	https://substack.com/redirect/ab1029ff-6f8b-48d4-b1ef-4cc2a4e78c06?j=eyJ1IjoiMThodSJ9.OJFfxkPimdf9UFTbv81re4vnOXfbXabR5O2ZNE-6g5c
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