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April 4, 2025
Not Everyone Has Good AI Feels – DTNS Live 4991
Vimeo is rolling out Vimeo Streaming, enabling video creators launch their own subscription streaming services. AI experts are way more optimistic about AI’s future than the general U.S. public. Speaking of AI Microsoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for you. And its Friday! We’ve got another fun trivia quiz that will test your knowledge of fake movies!
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Microsoft Celebrates Its 50th Birthday – DTNSB 4991
Nintendo pushes its Switch 2 pre-order date in response to the US tariffs, and Andy Beach discusses the intersection of AI and advertising.
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Microsoft is now 50 years oldhttps://www.theverge.com/news/643251/microsoft-50-years-old-anniversaryIntel, TSMC Discuss Chipmaking Joint Venture
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/intel-tsmc-tentatively-agree-form-chipmaking-joint-venture
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-tsmc-tentatively-agree-form-185938022.htmlMidjourney Releases V7
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/midjourney-releases-its-first-new-ai-image-model-in-nearly-a-year/iOS 18.4 Bug Causes Random App Installs
https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-bizarre-ios-18-4-bug-is-surprising-iphone-users-with-random-app-installs/Amazon’s AI “Buy for Me” Feature
https://www.theverge.com/news/642947/amazon-ai-buy-products-other-websitesNVIDIA Confirms DLSS in Switch 2
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nvidia-confirms-the-switch-2-has-dlss-175033677.html
https://www.theverge.com/news/643483/nintendo-switch-2-preorders-delayed-tariffsOpenAI Offers ChatGPT Plus Free to Students
https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-just-made-chatgpt-plus-free-for-millions-of-college-students-and-its-a-brilliant-competitive-move-against-anthropic/
https://www.anthropic.com/news/introducing-claude-for-education
Microsoft’s Windows 365 Link PC Now Available
https://www.theverge.com/news/642594/microsoft-windows-365-link-pc-on-sale
Intel And TSMC Form A Joint Venture To Operate Intel’s Chipmaking Facilities – DTH
Intel and TSMC form a joint venture to operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities, Hackers targeted Australia’s major pension funds, and Microsoft’s $349.99 cloud PC is now available.
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April 3, 2025
Brocco-Lie – DTNS Live 4990
Google’s NotebookLM has a new feature enabling it to find and summarize its own web sources. OpenAI’s new image-generation feature in ChatGPT is proving popular with users. Can extended reality tech help change the way we eat? And Apple might be upgrading the telephoto lens in the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro.
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How Tariffs Are Already Shaping Tech – DTNSB 4990
Amazon’s Project Kuiper is near the launch of 27 satellites, and Tom Merritt talks about the first smartphone from 1992.
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Apple leads a drop in tech stocks after Trump tariff announcement (CNBC)Trump’s Tariffs Could Reshape the US Tech Industry (Wired)Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on: it’s all in the games (The Verge)The Nintendo Switch 2, hands-on: It’s pretty good! (TechCrunch)Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-on: Bigger, faster, and with mouse controls (Tom’s Hardware)Google’s NotebookLM can now find its own sources (The Verge)Google shakes up Gemini leadership (Ars Technica)Arkansas social media age verification law blocked (Engadget)Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor (The Verge)Sony’s 2025 Bravia TV lineup includes a new flagship QD-OLED model (Engadget)
Intel refreshes iconic brand with ‘That’s the power of Intel Inside’ campaign (Tom’s Hardware)
New Tariff Policies Caused A Market Selloff Led By Tech Stocks – DTH
New tariff policies caused a market selloff led by tech stocks, Microsoft. has reevaluated its global data center development plans, and Amazon announced the upcoming launch of its Project Kuiper space internet service.
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April 2, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2: You Know You Want One! – DTNS Live 4989
We break down Nintendo’s Switch 2 announcement. Does screen time in bed contribute to insomnia? And did OpenAI train its GPT-4o model on paywalled books from O’Reilly Media without permission.
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Nintendo Switches It Up with Backward Compatibility – DTNSB 4989
Nintendo officially unveils the Switch 2, Amazon makes a bid for TikTok, and Chris Ashley shares his BBQ tech woes.
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Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. – The New York Times
TikTok to shut down its photo-sharing app in May 2025 – Tech In Asia
OpenAI plans to make Deep Research free on ChatGPT, in response to competition – Digital Trends
Roblox gives parents more power over children’s activity on gaming platform – The Guardian
Wikipedia is struggling with voracious AI bot crawlers – Engadget
Netflix will offer more languages for subtitles and dubbing when watching on a TV – The Verge
Adobe launches Premiere Pro’s generative AI video extender – The Verge
Nintendo Announces Switch 2 Details – DTH
Amazon to bid for TikTok? Wikimedia says AI scrapers have ballooned bandwidth costs, Meta may launch next-gen Ray-Ban smart glasses this year.
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April 1, 2025
Cordkillers 544: The Bond Identity Crisis
This week, we dive into the star-studded Avengers Doomsday casting, Amazon’s retro James Bond reboot, and Duke University’s logo drama with The White Lotus. Plus, a major patent settlement between Amazon and Nokia, Netflix’s surprising Q1 growth, and more!
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