Tech News Digest with Lucy & Larry
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Dive into the latest news in tech, innovation and startups with Lucy Young and Larry Skye. Join the innovation strategist and software obsessive as they discuss and debate the technical, business and societal impacts that this week's tech stories could have. Views and opinions are our own and are subject to change.@techdigestpod
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Lucy & Larry Return! Back with more tech news chitchat
March 16, 2022 23:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIt's been a while, but Lucy and Larry are back to discuss the tech news stories that have caught their attention. Inevitably, the war in Ukraine touches nearly every story, as its impact on the tech sector - and the tech sector's impact on the war - is felt. As we get back in our stride with the podcast, do get in touch with tech topics that you'd like us to dive into for you. You'll find on Twitter @techdigestpod and email [email protected]. Music attributions Funkorama by Kev...
Short selling and the GameStop saga, and weaning ourselves off Google - plus stories from across tech!
February 05, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBWe dive into the GameStop saga and explain how and why it unfolded. Plus, Larry and Lucy discuss their attempts to move away from the behemoth that is the Google search engine. And loads of other stories from across tech: Google wants to give up on cookies - and not just for Lent Firefox also picks a fight with cookies Happy 20th Birthday to VLC player! Software advances for software engineers And how accurate is adssettings.google.com? Lots of great conversation this week! Have you...
Inauguration of Joe Biden, Google vs Australia, Sea-based datacenters might boil the sea away, and more!
January 29, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBThis week, Lucy and Larry discuss: The Inauguration of Joe Biden and what does it mean for Big Tech. Google might pull back from Australia. How we'll ban Google for a week in favor of Bing and Duck Duck Go. What will Donald Trump do now? Should you leave WhatsApp in favor of Signal, Telegram, or maybe Matrix? E-Ink displays now with color, but still not mainstream enough. What's up with electric (self-driving) cars? AWS forks ElasticSearch. Raspberry Pi brings out another product, t...
Social Media abandons Trump, chip supply chain struggles, the Apple car advances, and much more
January 18, 2021 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBThis week, Lucy and Larry discuss: social media's dismissal of Trump the geopolitical impact on global chip manufacturers the shortage of chips' impact on the car industry and the strange of Apple's investment in a autonomous vehicles Get in touch with your thoughts @techdigestpod and [email protected] Music attributions Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Your Call by Kev...
PayPal goes crypto, Nokia to build lunar 4G for Nasa, and much more
October 25, 2020 17:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week, Lucy and Larry discuss: Google's response to US DoJ antitrust case Reparability labels on electronic goods youtube-dl removed from Github for copyright issues Spotify giving in to user pressure over downloading playlists PayPal's new crypto payment service Nokia to build 4G on the moon Nasa's OSIRIS-REx lands on asteroid ... and picks up more than it should Intel sells off solid state storage division Microsoft takes Azure to low-orbit space with SpaceX partnership Get ...
Apple's practices compared to Mafia extortion while First all-female team wins Nobel science prize
October 12, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBAfter another well-earned break Lucy & Larry are back with a whole lot of stories to talk about, including: Apple's practices around IAP compared to "Mafia extortion" Twitter will be taking steps, for the 2020 US Election Facebook their automated systems to filter out nudity founds these onions too sexy Plain text emails might do better than heavily styled ones Microsoft is also moving to the new work-from-home standard, permanently Practice typing on classic literature such as The Art...
A contact-tracing app at long last, Tesla's battery ambitions, and is Apple's 30% cut fair to app developers?
September 27, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBLucy & Larry are back and have plenty to talk about, including: the NHS's contact-tracing app is finally released - but will it suceed? Tesla wants to control the entire battery-making process - and remove cobalt Epic, Spotify and Tinder join forces to take on Apple's "app tax" Amazon enters the gaming space with Luna And much more. Check out the blog for all the details. Music attributions Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: h...
Elon Musk upstaged by pig, Apple's Epic battle, the latest episode in the TikTok soap opera, and more!
August 31, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThis week, Lucy & Larry discuss: Elon Musk's demo of a brain chip in Gertrude the pig Apple removes Epic's developer account Are we too reliant on Zoom? The Internet Engineering Task Force focuses on the end user More twists and turns in the TikTok saga Check out our blog for all the links to the stories. Music attributions Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Your Call by Kevin MacL...
Top 5 mind-blowing science phenomena
August 31, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBLarry takes us through a list of his top 5 science phenomena that will blow your mind! Or at least Lucy's mind... Get in touch on Twitter @techdigestpod to tell us your favourite science phenomena.
Top 5 mind-blowing science phenomena
August 31, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBLarry takes us through a list of his top 5 science phenomena that will blow your mind! Or at least Lucy's mind... Get in touch on Twitter @techdigestpod to tell us your favourite science phenomena.
How do you feel about Messenger merging with Instagram? Plus: GM mozzies cause a buzz in Florida, Starlink's internet speeds, Apple's mega value, and Chrome's accidentally DDOS
August 23, 2020 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIn the news this week: Starlink's satellite internet speeds look very healthy indeed! Apple's market cap reaches dizzying heights Facebook Messenger and Instagram messages merging GM mosquitoes causing a buzz in Florida Chrome inadvertently causing DDOS attacks on internet infrastructure For all the detail and links to the news stories, check out our blog. Music attributions Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creative...
The clock is ticking for Microsoft's TikTok deal, the EU investigate Google's Fitbit takeover, and ransomware now comes with customer support
August 10, 2020 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBIn the news this week: Will the very American Microsoft save the day for TikTok? Workers baulk at Epic's return-to-office ultimatum The EU investigates Google's takeover of Fitbit Is there something off-colour about Kodak's pivot to pharma? CWT pays $4.5m data ransom to hackers with world-beating customer support And the race to Mars gets real with SpaceX's latest launch For all the detail and links to the news stories, check out our blog. Lucy' top 5 off-the-wall movie classics can...
Nvidia looks to buy ARM, Big Tech is up in front of Congress, and does sleep benefit AI just like the human brain?
August 03, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBIn this week's tech news: Nvidia might buy ARM from SoftBank the ‘Big four’ tech companies play down soaring revenues as US Congress explores antitrust Twitter hack was masterminded by a teen from Florida And many more smaller stories: AI needs sleep just like the human brain Scotland is creating its own covid-19 contact tracing app Kodak moves into pharmaceuticals Amazon investing $10 billion to complete against SpaceX in satellite broadband US Space command claims Russia is testin...
Have contact tracing apps failed? Is OpenAI a misnomer? And will we all soon be banking with bitcoin?
July 26, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this week's tech news: US regulators pave the way for cryptocurrencies in banks (https://www.coindesk.com/banks-in-us-can-now-offer-crypto-custody-services-regulator-says) Cloudflare outage exposes over-reliance (https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-outage-on-july-17-2020/ ; https://easydns.com/blog/2020/07/20/turns-out-half-the-internet-has-a-single-point-of-failure-called-cloudflare/) While Garmin experiences an outage of its own (https://twitter.com/GarminFitness/status/1286273563...
Have contact tracing apps failed? Is OpenAI a misnomer? And will we all soon be banking with bitcoin?
July 26, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this week's tech news: US regulators pave the way for cryptocurrencies in banks (https://www.coindesk.com/banks-in-us-can-now-offer-crypto-custody-services-regulator-says) Cloudflare outage exposes over-reliance (https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-outage-on-july-17-2020/ ; https://easydns.com/blog/2020/07/20/turns-out-half-the-internet-has-a-single-point-of-failure-called-cloudflare/) While Garmin experiences an outage of its own (https://twitter.com/GarminFitness/status/1286273563...
Repercussions of the UK banning Huawei 5G equipment, Twitter hack post-mortem and the top 5 tech gadgets under £50
July 20, 2020 20:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week, Lucy & Larry discuss: The UK banning 5G equipment from Huawei (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/07/16/americas-war-on-huawei-nears-its-endgame) Europe's ban on data from Europe going to servers based in the US (https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/16/europes-top-court-strikes-down-flagship-eu-us-data-transfer-mechanism/) The Twitter security incident (https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/an-update-on-our-security-incident.html) OpenAI's GTP-3 is indistinguishab...
Top 5 ways not to look like a total idiot on a video call. Plus: Germany's new anti-privacy law, fintech struggles, and much more!
July 13, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week, Lucy & Larry discuss: Germany's proposed law that would allow security services to snoop on internet users via trojans (https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/new-german-law-would-force-isps-to-allow-secret-service-to-install-trojans-on-user-devices/) What the latest video codec standard could mean for you and your televisual future (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53322755) Microsoft's and Google's collaboration to help developers publish PWAs to the Google Play St...
Facebook's arrogance ... is probably well-founded, wins for developers against Apple, top tips for digital hygiene, and much more!
July 06, 2020 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week's news includes: Updates on the encryption-ending EARN IT act https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23703367 Further developments in Hey.com and friends vs the behemoth of Apple Will the Facebook boycott make the social-media giant wake up to hate speech on its platform? Spoiler: probably not... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53262860 Unrelatedly ... Facebook is also doing some mega cool stuff with VR https://research.fb.com/blog/2020/06/holographic-optics-for-thin-and-li...
China gets its own GPS network, but the UK wants one too! Playstation will pay you to hack their systems, while Apple messes up.
June 29, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBDive into the latest news in tech, innovation and startups with Lucy Young and Larry Boltovskoi. Join the innovation strategist and software obsessive as they discuss and debate the technical, business and societal impacts that this week's tech stories could have. Get in touch with us on Twitter @techdigestpod The news this week BeiDou: China launches final satellite in challenge to GPS https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53132957 The Senate’s New Anti-Encryption Bill Is Even Worse Than E...
China gets its own GPS network, but the UK wants one too! Playstation will pay you to hack their systems, while Apple messes up.
June 29, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBDive into the latest news in tech, innovation and startups with Lucy Young and Larry Boltovskoi. Join the innovation strategist and software obsessive as they discuss and debate the technical, business and societal impacts that this week's tech stories could have. Get in touch with us on Twitter @techdigestpod The news this week BeiDou: China launches final satellite in challenge to GPS https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53132957 The Senate’s New Anti-Encryption Bill Is Even Worse Than E...
Hey reinvents email, the farce of the UK's contact-tracing app, and is Google killing the address bar?
June 20, 2020 17:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBDive into the latest news in tech, innovation and startups with Lucy Young and Larry Boltovskoi. Join the innovation strategist and software obsessive as they discuss and debate the technical, business and societal impacts that this week's tech stories could have. This week's episode is full of aggression! Basecamp's attempt to reinvent email with Hey has brought it into a very public conflict with Apple; Lucy has a rant about the UK government's failure to produce a COVID-19 contact-tracin...
Facial-recognition technology, guidance for AI, Netflix vs US DoD, SpaceX and more batteries!
June 13, 2020 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBDive into the latest news in tech, innovation and startups with Lucy Young and Larry Boltovskoi. Join the innovation strategist and software obsessive as they discuss and debate the technical, business and societal impacts that this week's tech stories could have. This week Amazon, Microsoft and IBM ban the usage of AI for the police; the UK government provides guidance for the public sector for the procurement of AI; after accomplishing its first human launch, SpaceX's primary focus going ...
Trump vs Twitter, Softbank and diversity, SpaceX, sodium ion batteries, and much more
June 09, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBDive into the latest news in tech, innovation and startups with Lucy Young and Larry Boltovskoi. Join the innovation strategist and software obsessive as they discuss and debate the technical, business and societal impacts that this week's tech stories could have. This week, Lucy and Larry talk about: the spat between Trump and Twitter and the legal implications that may follow; Softbank's timely announcement of a new fund for investing in businesses led by people from minority backgrounds;...