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Top Tech News Stories of 2023 - Tom's Top Five

Top Tech News Stories of 2023 - Tom's Top Five

2023 was a wild ride in tech news. Lawsuits, acquisitions, bank failures, and AI, AI, and more AI. So I put together a list of the top five biggest tech news stories of 2023!

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GDI Video - We Got the Gang Back Together! – DTNS 4671 Extended

GDI Video - We Got the Gang Back Together! – DTNS 4671 Extended

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What does Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma mean for the broader startup industry? Plus why leaks of Samsung’s S24 phones reveal the future of mobile software in 2024. And Sony and...

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We Got the Gang Back Together! – DTNS 4671 Extended

We Got the Gang Back Together! – DTNS 4671 Extended

What does Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma mean for the broader startup industry? Plus why leaks of Samsung’s S24 phones reveal the future of mobile software in 2024. And Sony and Discovery work out an arrangement that doesn’t leave owners of Discovery content on PlayStation out in the c...

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GDI Video - The Reality of the VR Space - DTNS 4670 Extended

GDI Video - The Reality of the VR Space - DTNS 4670 Extended

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Why did Bird file for bankruptcy? Justin shares his thoughts. Plus are Teslas experiencing an unusual amount of defects? And is Microsoft giving up on Mixed Reality?

DiscoveryPlu...

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The Reality of the VR Space - DTNS 4670 Extended

The Reality of the VR Space - DTNS 4670 Extended

Why did Bird file for bankruptcy? Justin shares his thoughts. Plus are Teslas experiencing an unusual amount of defects? And is Microsoft giving up on Mixed Reality?

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The group discusses the possibility of a War...

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Tom Reflects on 2023 = Editor's Desk

Tom answers the last few editor's desk emails of the year and talks about some of the struggles of 2023 and why he's looking forward to a new year. 

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Roger’s $0.02 - The End of Flat Design

Roger’s $0.02 - The End of Flat Design

As we come to the end of another year, it's tradition for a column writer to reflect back on the events that made up the previous 11 months in the final column. But because I’m a bit ambivalent about tradition I’ve decided to close out 2023 with a focus on the end of a design trend. The end o...

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GDI Video - Fanboy Freakout! - DTNS 4669 Extended

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Why are big name game developers like Insomniac targets of ransomware attacks? Scott Johnson shares his thoughts. Plus Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially De...

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Fanboy Freakout! - DTNS 4669 Extended

Fanboy Freakout! - DTNS 4669 Extended

Why are big name game developers like Insomniac targets of ransomware attacks? Scott Johnson shares his thoughts. Plus Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially December 29th. Who will Microsoft find to replace him? And Amazon may be setting itself up to get baseball stream...

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GDI Video - Google Pays $700 Million, You Get $2 - DTNS 4668 Extended

GDI Video - Google Pays $700 Million, You Get $2 - DTNS 4668 Extended

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Google settles a lawsuit brought by 37 US attorneys general. Navigation platform TomTom announced it has partnered with Microsoft to offer generative models in its automobile software. A...

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Google Pays $700 Million, You Get $2 - DTNS 4668 Extended

Google settles a lawsuit brought by 37 US attorneys general. Navigation platform TomTom announced it has partnered with Microsoft to offer generative models in its automobile software. And we check in on the State of VR/AR at the end of 2023, It is no longer early days my friends.

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GDI Video - Bad Week for Apple - DTNS 4667 Extended

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Apple announces it will halt US online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, starting Thursday December 21st. Plus four US lawmakers have asked the ...

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Bad Week for Apple - DTNS 4667 Extended

Bad Week for Apple - DTNS 4667 Extended

Apple announces it will halt US online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, starting Thursday December 21st. Plus four US lawmakers have asked the US Department of Justice to investigate Apple’s blocking of the Beeper and Beeper Mini services from Apple Messages. And what ...

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Top 5 PC Repair Tools - Tom's Top Five

Top 5 PC Repair Tools - Tom's Top Five

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Building and repairing your own PC can be a rewarding experience. But you need to make sure you have the right tools! So we put together a list of must-have PC-building tools. Let’s count them down.   

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GDI Video - Disney's Removing the Duct Tape and Bubble Gum - DTNS 4666 Extended

GDI Video - Disney's Removing the Duct Tape and Bubble Gum - DTNS 4666 Extended

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We take a look at the technical challenges that had to be overcome to integrate the Disney+ with Hulu. Plus we dissect Cox Media Group subsidiaries' claim that our devices are listening ...

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Disney's Removing the Duct Tape and Bubble Gum - DTNS 4666 Extended

We take a look at the technical challenges that had to be overcome to integrate the Disney+ with Hulu. Plus we dissect Cox Media Group subsidiaries' claim that our devices are listening to us and using the data they gather to target ads to us. And scientists at the International Centre for Neurom...

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GDI Video - Lighting AI Money on Fire – DTNS 4665 Extended

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At a Fortune AI conference CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince commented “Most of the people… if they’re doing anything in AI, are effectively lighting money on fire.” in recogniti...

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Lighting AI Money on Fire – DTNS 4665 Extended

At a Fortune AI conference CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince commented “Most of the people… if they’re doing anything in AI, are effectively lighting money on fire.” in recognition of the difficulty of turning AI demos into usable products. Plus Dropbox turned on a new search feature powe...

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Roger’s $0.02 - Did You Try Unplugging It?

Roger’s $0.02 - Did You Try Unplugging It?

One of the old standbys when troubleshooting any piece of electronics is power cycling it. You know the old turn it off and turn it on again. Well, this past weekend I experienced a variation of the handyman’s aphorism and it turns out the solution to fix it was closer to the wall.

I rece...

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GDI Video - Brain Power Reapplied - DTNS 4664 Extended

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Google launches AI Studio, a webtool to allow developers to create chatbots and apps based on its new Gemini Pro LLM and a new medical focused LLMs under the name MedLM. Plus Apple is te...

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Brain Power Reapplied - DTNS 4664 Extended

Google launches AI Studio, a webtool to allow developers to create chatbots and apps based on its new Gemini Pro LLM and a new medical focused LLMs under the name MedLM. Plus Apple is testing 'Stolen Device Protection’ , a feature coming to iOS 17.3 that can delay a thief’s ability to alter c...

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GDI Video - CRISP(ie)R Chicken - DTNS 4663 Extended

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A jury delivers its verdict in the Epic v. Google case. What was their verdict and will the impact be? Plus we go over the most downloaded iOS apps of 2023. And how did CRISPR gene editing he...

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CRISP(ie)R Chicken - DTNS 4663 Extended

A jury delivers its verdict in the Epic v. Google case. What was their verdict and will the impact be? Plus we go over the most downloaded iOS apps of 2023. And how did CRISPR gene editing help to breed a chicken resistant to the avian flu?

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GDI Video - Will Beeper Beat the System? - DTNS 4662 Extended

GDI Video - Will Beeper Beat the System? - DTNS 4662 Extended

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What are your alternatives to TinyLetter, the free newsletter service that parent company Mailchimp is closing down? Rich has some suggestions. Plus we explain the latest with Beeper’s...

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Will Beeper Beat the System? - DTNS 4662 Extended

Will Beeper Beat the System? - DTNS 4662 Extended

What are your alternatives to TinyLetter, the free newsletter service that parent company Mailchimp is closing down? Rich has some suggestions. Plus we explain the latest with Beeper’s iMessage to Android service. And a roundup of the latest Apple news.

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Top 5 Kitchen Gadgets - Tom's Top Five

Top 5 Kitchen Gadgets - Tom's Top Five

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We can all agree that anything that takes some of the work out of making a good tasting meal or beverage is a good thing. And to help you make your next dish delish, we came up with the top five kitchen tech that should be in every cook’s arsenal.


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GDI Video - You Deserve a Secure Product - DTNS 4661 Extended

GDI Video - You Deserve a Secure Product - DTNS 4661 Extended

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A key concept in cybersecurity is “secure by default” vs “secure by design”. But does it mean and how does it apply to your data security? Plus a recent Apple funded report has n...

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You Deserve a Secure Product - DTNS 4661 Extended

A key concept in cybersecurity is “secure by default” vs “secure by design”. But does it mean and how does it apply to your data security? Plus a recent Apple funded report has noted an increased frequency of cyberattacks which Apple believes is reason to expand the use of end-to-end encr...

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GDI Video - Google Tries, to No Ai-vail - DTNS 4660 Extended

GDI Video - Google Tries, to No Ai-vail - DTNS 4660 Extended

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Meta announced that Facebook Messenger chats and calls will be protected by end-to-end encryption by default. And Google announced the launch of its Google Podcasts to YouTube Music migr...

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Google Tries, to No Ai-vail - DTNS 4660 Extended

Google Tries, to No Ai-vail - DTNS 4660 Extended

Meta announced that Facebook Messenger chats and calls will be protected by end-to-end encryption by default. And Google announced the launch of its Google Podcasts to YouTube Music migration tool. Plus Justin shares his reasons why he thinks Google’s Gemini Ultra, Pro and Nano roll out is a si...

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