2023 Daily Tech News Show


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4		tm	This tenth year of Daily Tech News Show is made possible by its listeners. Thanks to all of you including Justin Zellers Peper Gisi Carmine Bailey New Patrons Alex, Ligalah, and Vladamir!
5			On this episode of DTNS, Google opens up the Play store, TomTom puts AI in your car, and this was not the year of VR but maybe NEXT year will be?	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Tuesday Dec 19th, 2023. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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19		sl	Bloomberg's sources say Apple is working on changes to the algorithms that calculate blood oxygen levels on the Apple Watch. The hope is to use a software update to avoid accusations of infringing on patents by Masimo. Monday we told you that Apple will end all of its own Apple Watch sales by December 25th in order to comply with an International Trade Commission ruling on violation of two patents. But the patents mostly refer to hardware operations - such as how light is emitted on the skin to measure blood oxygen. Apple thinks it can work around that with software, though Masimo has said Apple's "hardware needs to change" if it doesn't want to pay to license the patents. In the meantime, third parties can continue to sell Apple Watches as long as they are in stock. And the Apple Watch SE can continue to be sold.	https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/18/apple-watch-ban-software-fix-report/
20		tm	Remember that Windows bug that automatically installed the HP Smart App after renaming all your printers to an HP LaserJet? Yeah that was two weeks ago that Microsoft acknowledged it. Well Microsoft has a fix. This weekend it released a Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool, which will uninstall he HP printer app and restore model information and icons and remove the HP LaserJet info. Admins can run it for their clients and individuals can get it from the Microsoft Download Center and run it from the command line with admin privileges.	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-printer-issues-with-new-troubleshooter/
21		sl	Comcast disclosed details about the threat actors who breached one of its Citrix servers in October, which included customer-sensitive information of 35,879,455 people from its Xfinity product's systems. Comcast says the scope of the customer data taken included usernames and hashed passwords. And “some” customers' information such as names, contact info, last four digits of social security numbers, dates of birth, and secret questions and answers was also taken. Comcast started asking users to reset their passwords as they logged in last week, and has also started notifying users that their data has likely been compromised.	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/xfinity-discloses-data-breach-affecting-over-35-million-people/#google_vignette
22		tm	Malicious actors have published internal data from Insomiac Games, including its upcoming game release schedule and some gameplay from its upcoming 2025 Wolverine release. The data also mentions a third Spider-Man game, a Venom game, and a new Ratchet and Clank title. The attackers had demanded 50 Bitcoin to prevent the release.	https://venturebeat.com/games/insomniac-games-suffers-major-leak-of-1-3m-files-and-full-game-slate/
23		sl	OpenAI created a new safety advisory group designed to fend off the the threat of harmful AI, and can override OpenAI's own technical teams. The advisory group makes its recommendations directly to the leadership team, although OpenAI’s board retains veto power. The company also updated its “Preparedness Framework” with a main purpose of showing a clear path for identifying, analyzing, and deciding what to do about “catastrophic” risks inherent to models the company is developing.	https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/18/openai-buffs-safety-team-and-gives-board-veto-power-on-risky-ai/
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27		sl	Google has settled a lawsuit brought by 37 US attorneys general, led by Utah, to pay $700 million, and make four major changes to its App Store. - $70 million will go to a fund for all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. - The other $630 million will be distributed among users. - Depending on how much you spent in the Play store between August 16, 2016 and September 30 of this year, you'll get at least $2 and in some cases more.	https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-to-pay-700-million-in-play-store-settlement-28bed6b6?mod=followamazon
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29		tm	Here are the four changes Google will make to Android. - Make it easier to install and use third-party app stores. - Allow users to download apps directly from a website without needing to go through an App Store - Let developers offer an alternative payment option alongside Google Play to US users through Google's "user choice billing" system. Google will take 26% of these payments rather than 30%. - Let develoeprs mention other subscription offers to lower-cost options available at other app stores or the developer's own website	https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4367457-google-states-700m-antitrust-settlement/
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37		sl	Navigation platform TomTom announced it has partnered with Microsoft to offer generative models in its automobile software. TomTom says you'll be able to speak naturally to the software to control things like navigation, car system control, window control, and other infotainment system controls. The system uses Open AI's LLMs, Azure Cognitive Services, and Microsoft's multi-modal Azure Cosmos DB. TomTom's open modular Digital Cockpit software will include this, and other automakers can also include it under their own software brands.	https://www.engadget.com/tomtom-and-microsoft-team-up-to-bring-generative-ai-to-automobiles-063002000.html
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39			NOTES: Back in June, Mercedes announced a three-month beta program that incorporated ChatGPT models into select vehicles. This tool also leveraged Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service. - TomTom says this will be compatible with a variety of manufacturer interfaces, but as of now no specific partnerships. The tech will be integrated into TomTom’s proprietary Digital Cockpit, an open and modular in-vehicle infotainment platform.
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50		tm	It's time to check in on the State of VR/AR at the end of 2023, It is no longer early days my friends. 2023 was not the year of VR. Circana's research estimates sales of VR headsets and AR glasses in the US fell almost 40% as of November 25th. Last year sales fell 2%. The $499 Meta Quest 3 sold well, helping to keep the fall off from being worse. In fact sales from October-November were up 42% over the same period last year. But there were no strong headset releases the rest of the year. Sony's PSVR2 was probably the next biggest but did not pick up lot of marketshare.	https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/19/vr-market-shrinking-as-meta-pours-billions-of-dollars-into-metaverse.html
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54			NOTES Apple's $3499 Vision Pro is expected in Q1. Meta's Reality Labs has lost an estimated $25 billion since the beginning of 2022. Bytedance canceled its next version of the Pico headset and is shifting to making an Apple Vision Pro competitor. Samsung has new sensors to make for greater visual range and higher resolution. Meta is adding tongue tracking to its avatar SDK.	https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-isocell-vizion-63d-vizion-931-sensors-launched-ar-vr-headsets-phones/
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61			Jeff in Knoxville, TN wrote in: "On Monday's quick hits you mentioned the roll out of fiber Internet by the Knoxville Utility Board. Although I live slightly outside their service area, I can report that it's done exactly what you would expect in terms of bringing competitive pricing to the area. I currently have 1G fiber from a smaller telecom for $60/mo. and my power company, which services a much more rural area, is in the process of completing their fiber rollout in response. In the next few months I may have access to at least 2 different gigbit fiber providers from my home.
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