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Do Emojis Imply Intent? ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ or ๐Ÿ‘Ž๏ธ? - DTNS 4556

Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt

News, Technology

4.8 โ€ข 1.5K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 7 July 2023

โฑ๏ธ 36 minutes

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Summary

Can you use a thumbs-up emoji to sign a contract in Canada? Maybe? We explain what went on and what is and isnโ€™t affected. Plus Sega is withholding its big franchise IP from third-party blockchain gaming initiatives. And Bloombergโ€™s Mark Gurmanโ€™s sources say the retail launch for Appleโ€™s Vision Pro headset may involve in-store appointments.


Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.


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0:00.0

This 10th year of Daily Tech News Show is made possible by you, the listener, thanks to

0:04.6

all of you, including Carmine Bailey, Vince Power, Rodrigo Smith-Zipada, and new patrons

0:09.9

Robert and John.

0:11.6

On this episode of DTS, you may have to make an appointment to sit for a fitting if you

0:16.2

want an Apple Vision Pro and get pampered while you get one.

0:20.3

We mark the end of the blockchain craze, but probably not the end of blockchain, and

0:24.6

is a thumbs-up emoji, abinding contract, sometimes it is, cowboy hat.

0:35.0

This is the Daily Tech News for Friday, July 7th, 2023 in Los Angeles, on Tom Bearer.

0:40.3

And suggested by George, I am from Studio Otis today, and I'm Sarah Lane.

0:46.6

And from Williams, Ohio, I'm Rob Dunwooy.

0:49.6

And on the show's producer, Roger Chang.

0:52.0

Oh, my friends, I cannot think of a better way to spend a Friday than hanging out, talking

0:56.3

to tech with you, especially that emoji-loss case.

0:58.7

That is going to be a good time.

1:00.6

Let's start.

1:01.6

Yeah, that's the quick hits.

1:06.8

So Instagram's Twitter-like micro-blog threads has proved to be very popular.

1:12.5

Forget, however, tens of millions meta-claims to have downloaded it, just look at anecdotal

1:17.6

evidence.

1:18.6

For example, still at the top of tech meme, more than a day after launch, which means it's

1:23.8

a story that's getting a lot of traction, also dominating even our own DTS subreddit

1:29.2

posts.

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