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Daily Tech News Show

So the Answer is, More Lasers? - DTNS 4496

Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt

News, Technology

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Why is the FTC looking into online review hijacking? The FBI’s Denver field office warns against using public phone charging stations. We look at the best VPN providers. And how do lasers combine with spectrometers to help identify microbes.


Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.


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0:00.0

A tech demo shows off the usual tech things.

0:04.0

Then I'm going to jump to a link.

0:05.0

Using the usual tech devices.

0:07.0

We have a plane device called our mouse.

0:09.0

Doing the usual tech productivity tasks.

0:11.0

Now we're connected audio.

0:13.0

You can see my work. You can point at it.

0:15.0

And I can see your face and we can talk.

0:17.0

Except it's 1968 and it's going to set the computing agenda

0:20.0

for the next half century, then almost immediately be ignored.

0:24.0

The mother of all demos on no a little more.

0:27.0

Get it wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

This 10th year of Daily Tech News show is made possible by you

0:34.0

right there with us in your ears.

0:36.0

Thanks to all of you, including Brian Hoffman, Mike Aikens,

0:39.0

and Narm Physicus.

0:41.0

Coming up on DTNS.

0:42.0

How to find a good VPN.

0:44.0

How a vitamin company gained Amazon reviews

0:46.0

and how you can spot similar attempts to fool you.

0:48.0

And studying micro organisms with lasers.

0:52.0

By exploding them.

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