Best of GDI September 2023
Theatremonkey put together this GDI monthly highlight reel for September 2023.
2023-10-01 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Theatremonkey put together this GDI monthly highlight reel for September 2023.
2023-10-01 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We learn Apple considered swapping Google’s search engine for Microsoft Bing. And London’s Capital Economics assessed which countries will benefit most from AI technologies. And Goog...
2023-09-29 21:50:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We learn Apple considered swapping Google’s search engine for Microsoft Bing. And London’s Capital Economics assessed which countries will benefit most from AI technologies. And Google announced support for an extended flag in websites robots.txt file to exclude sites from being used to train...
2023-09-29 21:30:48 +0000 UTC View PostTom explains why DTNS is doing a free preview week and answers Pat's question about who this Pat is.
What are the implications of stem cell derived human embryo models? Epic and Apple are still at it as Apple asks the US Supreme Court to review a ruling that lets developers direct users...
2023-09-28 21:45:11 +0000 UTC View Post
What are the implications of stem cell derived human embryo models? Epic and Apple are still at it as Apple asks the US Supreme Court to review a ruling that lets developers direct users to alternative payment methods.
Your Zoom Background Speaks Volumes - GDI 4614 starts at 31:48 2023-09-28 21:35:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The word processor never got "invented" as such, it just slowly developed out of things like typewriters and even slowly merged from electronic appliances into software. To understand the origin of the word processor you and I would recognize, the one with bold, italic, underline, we need t...
2023-09-28 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
What role does AI and streaming play in the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers agreement. We explain FTC’s latest efforts to challenge the M...
2023-09-27 22:03:04 +0000 UTC View Post
What role does AI and streaming play in the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers agreement. We explain FTC’s latest efforts to challenge the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger. And Meta unveils the Quest 3 headset.
Killer Sloths an...
2023-09-27 21:17:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Google announced plans to end several services including YouTube Premium Lite, Basic HTML Gmail, and Google Podcasts. US FCC unveiled a proposal to reclassify broadband internet provider...
2023-09-26 22:04:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Google announced plans to end several services including YouTube Premium Lite, Basic HTML Gmail, and Google Podcasts. US FCC unveiled a proposal to reclassify broadband internet providers as telecommunications providers, aka Title II. And LG takes the wraps of its latest foldable-screen laptop. 2023-09-26 21:18:09 +0000 UTC View Post
iFixIt releases its findings from their teardown of the new iPhone 15. Getty Images is partnering with Nvidia for “Generative AI by Getty Images” which is trained exclusively on Gett...
2023-09-25 22:10:18 +0000 UTC View Post
iFixIt releases its findings from their teardown of the new iPhone 15. Getty Images is partnering with Nvidia for “Generative AI by Getty Images” which is trained exclusively on Getty’s library of licensed photos. OpenAI launched a new version of ChatGPT that you can prompt by speaking and ...
2023-09-25 21:28:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting in early 2024, Prime Video subscribers in Canada, Germany, the UK, and US will see “limited advertisements.” Would you be $2.99/month to get rid of them? What type of displa...
2023-09-22 21:52:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting in early 2024, Prime Video subscribers in Canada, Germany, the UK, and US will see “limited advertisements.” Would you be $2.99/month to get rid of them? What type of display should go on a foldable phone’s cover screen? And the latest Apple news including why USB-C AirPods can sup...
2023-09-22 21:18:25 +0000 UTC View Post
We detail all the important news from Microsoft’s Surface and AI event including new AI integration into Bing and new Surface Go models.
Captcha Them All! - GDI 4609 star...
2023-09-21 21:45:09 +0000 UTC View Post
We detail all the important news from Microsoft’s Surface and AI event including new AI integration into Bing and new Surface Go models.
Captcha Them All! - GDI 4609 starts at 32:20
Has Captcha turned some of us into robots? Do you know what Captcha stands for? How ...
2023-09-21 21:26:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This past month I’ve been trawling through my Netflix DVD subscription eagerly finding titles I still wish to watch on DVD. Perhaps it’s an exercise in futility but I feel compelled to squeeze whatever remaining value I can from it pending its demise at the end of the month. Like a bargain sh...
2023-09-21 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Featuring Tom Merritt.
Episode transcript:
You all know what a mouse is. It’s so common, that you probably don't even think that much about why it's called a mouse. But back in 1968, the man generally credited with the invention of the mouse, Douglas Engelbart, had to apologize for ...
2023-09-21 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Amazon held its “Devices and Services” this Wednesday. We go through all the big things they announced and what we think about them. Plus OpenAI announced version 3 of its image gene...
2023-09-20 21:48:28 +0000 UTC View PostMicrosoft buys Nokia's phone business, Sony might do a VR headset, Valve introduces SteamOS, Twitter files for an IPO and more.
2023-09-20 21:46:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Amazon held its “Devices and Services” this Wednesday. We go through all the big things they announced and what we think about them. Plus OpenAI announced version 3 of its image generator, DALL-E. It understands context better and integrates with ChatGPT. So for example, you can tell ChatGPT ...
2023-09-20 21:17:19 +0000 UTC View Post
The UK gets a new free streaming entry from the country’s public sector broadcasters called Freely that delivers live TV over broadband. Building on its “Just Walk Out” technology ...
2023-09-19 21:53:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The UK gets a new free streaming entry from the country’s public sector broadcasters called Freely that delivers live TV over broadband. Building on its “Just Walk Out” technology Amazon has introduced a new version for clothing stores that uses RFID chips. And Microsoft’s plans for the X...
2023-09-19 21:17:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss how crowdfunding has changed and evolved with Chris Mancini. And is Unity backtracking on its statements last week about a new per install fee structure for developers? Plus t...
2023-09-18 22:02:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss how crowdfunding has changed and evolved with Chris Mancini. And is Unity backtracking on its statements last week about a new per install fee structure for developers? Plus that latest on iPhone 15 and iOS 17 roll out.
A Data Buffet - GDI 4606 starts at 32:42 2023-09-18 21:32:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Preorders for the new iPhone 15 models started Friday morning and we highlight the issues some have faced trying to order one. The Irish Data Protection Commission, which has jurisdictio...
2023-09-15 22:02:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Preorders for the new iPhone 15 models started Friday morning and we highlight the issues some have faced trying to order one. The Irish Data Protection Commission, which has jurisdiction over TikTok in Europe, fined the company €345 million for 8 violations of the GDPR. X has contracted with a...
2023-09-15 21:18:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Google said Thursday it plans to offer software updates for Chromebooks for up to a decade. A new study from Columbia University casts a critical eye on the use of current Large Language...
2023-09-14 21:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Google said Thursday it plans to offer software updates for Chromebooks for up to a decade. A new study from Columbia University casts a critical eye on the use of current Large Language Models to replace human decision-making in critical jobs. And we learn more about the cyber-incident afflictin...
2023-09-14 21:28:05 +0000 UTC View Post