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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

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What does Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma mean for the broader startup industry?...

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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 ...

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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 a...

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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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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

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 a...

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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 J...

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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...

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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 TomTo...

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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...

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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 Serie...

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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 ...

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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 t...

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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 Di...

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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 u...

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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 ...

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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 d...

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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 th...

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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 b...

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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 'Stol...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 comp...

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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 t...

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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 c...

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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”. B...

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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 inc...

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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...

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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....

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