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Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.
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Episodes
- Daily Tech News Show
Jet Lag from a Pilot’s POV - DTNS Weekend
Brian Hoffman joins us to talk about how pilots like himself deal with jet lag after decades of experience. Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Hoffman. Hosted on…
- Daily Tech News Show
Are Sails the Future of Cargo Shipping? - DTNS Weekend
Dr. Niki chats with Jim Ackermans, Naval engineer, about carbon footprint reduction in commercial shipping. What methods have promise and which ones might…
- Daily Tech News Show
Google Throws a Bone to Publishers - DTNS 5337
A new feature aims to make it easier for news publishers to show up more often in AI overviews. Plus, ChatGPT can now access Apple Messages. Starring Tom…
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Pixel 11 Series is More of the Same But is That Bad? - DTNS 5336
Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter is official bringing it one step closer to being the money manager for AI, and YouTube is reportedly incentivizing its…
- Daily Tech News Show
OpenAI Slows Down and Focuses on Safety - DTNS 5335
OpenAI published some details about its new safety precautions. Meanwhile, Amazon ups its drone delivery game, and Pew Research Center determines that…
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Camera-Equipped AirPods Are Definitely Coming For Your Ears - DTNS 5334
YouTube changed how it tracks views to catch up with TikTok and Instagram hoping to make its metrics less confusing, and opening statements have begun in a…
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Drones and Robots are Becoming Common Food Deliverers - DTNS 5333
Uber signs up Zipline drones and GrubHub contracts with Serve Robotics. PLus NVIDIA makes a less risky backing of OpenAI’s Ohio data center and whether adding…
- Daily Tech News Show
Your Definition of Technology is Too Narrow- DTNS Weekend
Dr. Niki takes us deep into the past to explore what ancient hand axes can tell us about human intelligence, technology, and the way our ancestors thought…
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Are Third Party App Stores Too Hidden In The Play Store? - DTNS 5332
ChatGPT Computer History gathers how you use your computer for constant context within ChatGPT, and the CMF Clip Pro buds are getting favorable reviews for…
- Daily Tech News Show
The US Asks Private Companies to Hack Back - DTNS 5331
It’s a day of changing policies. US lets private companies hack back sometimes, Flock increases privacy controls, and Twitch lets you opt out of AI training…
- Daily Tech News Show
The New Google Pixels are Pretty on the Inside - DTNS 5330
It’s what’s inside that counts. And with the new Pixels, that’s Gemini. Also, somebody tried to phish everyone using WiFi on a Delta flight. Starring Tom…
- Daily Tech News Show
Anthropic is Introducing Text Watermarking… But How? - DTNS 5329
Lenovo's ThinkBook patent codenamed Project Swan will bring horizontal rollable displays to its laptop form factor, and Apple is reportedly splitting the…
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The First Third-Party App Store Arrives on Google Play - DTNS 5328
Google finally opens back up to a game store, meanwhile a vulnerability in UK military drones may not be as bad as it seems. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb…
- Daily Tech News Show
DTNS Weekend - The Science Behind the App That Beats Jet Lag
Dr. Niki helps us understand how TimeShifter can actually reduce your jet lag with solid science. Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr. Nicole Ackermans. Hosted on…
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OpenAI is Planning a Smart Doughnut - DTNS 5327
But will it have a hole? Also, Google open sources the solution to hurricane preparedness. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here…
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Bose Releases Lighter QuietComfort Headphones That Bring Features from Ultra - DTNS 5326
It’s the first new Bose QuietComfort headphones in three years. Plus, Dolby Vision 2 comes to HiSense, a Samsung soundbar that doesn’t need a subwoofer, and…
- Daily Tech News Show
More Agents Go Rogue, and It’s a Good Thing - DTNS 5325
Also, Sunbird is back for iMessage on Android and Disney+ wants TikTok users to post there. Starring Tom Merritt, and Sarah Lane Links to stories discussed in…
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Project Helix Might Support the Full History of Xbox Games - DTNS 5324
Microsoft released details of a Hotel Wi-Fi attack capable of breaching 365 accounts, and OpenAI shares a collection of screenshots and emails to defend itself…
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Apple Continues to Fight for Encryption in the UK - DTNS 5323
A court order indicates Apple continues to fight. Plus, new Googlebook laptops coming from Lenovo and expensive gaming laptops from Razer. Starring Tom Merritt…
- Daily Tech News Show
DTNS July 2026 in Review
Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of July Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter. Links to storied discussed in this episode…
- Daily Tech News Show
Anthropic's Agents Escaped Their Sandbox Too... Sort Of - DTNS 5322
Sony says its reserved enough memory for all those PS5s it plans to sell this year with the release of GTA 6, and CipherX sells a mail-order permanent tattoo…
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Amazon Zoox Just Cleared an Important Federal Bar for AVs - DTNS 5321
DJI's Osmo Pocket 4B is out but you might have a hard time getting it in the US, and Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 aims to be the Android OS for physical…
- Daily Tech News Show
DoorDash Delivery Drones Are Coming With A Hot Pizza - DTNS 5320
Google is shutting down the DeepMind AlphaFold team and moving researchers into Gemini and Isomorphic Labs, and Hugging Face is one of four entities impacted…
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Will You Lease Your Next iPhone With Apple Upgrade? - DTNS 5319
Motorola's new Android app called Indigenous Collections is all about the preservation of indigenous language and culture, and Model Context Protocol got its…
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Claude Chats Leak Out onto the Internet - DTNS 5318
But it’s a weird search index quirk that’s causing it. Plus, a bellwether case about data rights at the US border. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show…
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Bans on Smart Glasses Mean Smart Glasses are HERE TO STAY - DTNS 5317
When you have to have a ComicCon policy for something, it’s mainstream. And everyone but OpenAI and Anthropic signs an open letter supporting open weight…
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Google Unlocks The Power of the Selfie - DTNS 5316
Amazon Hopes that adding games will make Prime Video more sticky Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
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How OpenAI Broke Containment and Hacked Hugging Face - DTNS 5315
You’d think they’d be mad, but Hugging Face has nothing but praise for OpenAI. Plus, Robb Dunewood joins us to break down the new Samsung Galaxy Foldables…
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How Garmin's Cirqa Smart Band Compares to Other Fitness Bands - DTNS 5314
Samsung has a new credit card that goes toe to toe to the Apple Card, and xMEMS announced a new fan-on-a-chip that's designed to keep heat down on smartglasses…
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How Should the US respond to China’s Latest AI Success - DTNS 5313
Kimi is the second coming of Deep Seek, and Hugging Face thinks the US needs to change how ti thinks about AI safety. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood…
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Honda is Getting Out of the EV Market in the US - DTNS 5312
Kimi K3 is a new frontier-level open-weights model from Moonshot AI out of China that gives properietary models a run for their money, and robotics research…
- Daily Tech News Show
Suno Hacks Suggest How Deep Its Music Scraping Went - DTNS 5311
Vital Signals introduced a $399 smart ring that is meant to replace Blood Pressure Cuffs without a subscription fee attached, and 1Password says it is letting…
- Daily Tech News Show
Samsung’s Foldable Display Tech Fixes the Crease (Mostly) - DTNS 5310
OpenAI's new Codex Micro keyboard is a $230 niche control center for ChatGPT agents, and Bloomberg says OnePlus is days away from announcing its exit from the…
- Daily Tech News Show
Demis Hassabis Has a Watchdog Framework - DTNS 5309
Microsoft announced its finally removing promotional noise from the Windows 11 Search Box, and New York has become the first US state to place a moratorium on…
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Apple Sues OpenAI For Alleged Trade Secret Theft - DTNS 5308
More than 200 economists and tech leaders signed a “We Must Act Now” letter encouraging policymakers to understand and address the AI moment, and the European…
- Daily Tech News Show
JRPG: Gateway Games - DTNS 5308 Experiment Week
What games made them lifelong gamers? Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang revisit the six titles that started it all, from Roger's 8-bit classics King's Quest and Star…
- Daily Tech News Show
Producing Podcast Problems - DTNS 5307 Experiment Week
Hammond and Amos walk through some of the common problems they face producing daily news podcasts, relate tales of woe, and share some advice for those wanting…
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TechTV Scrapbook: Scott Herriott – DTNS 5306 Experiment Week
Roger catches up with Scott Herriott, former host of ZDTV/TechTV’s Internet Tonight, for a nostalgic trip behind the scenes of early days at the cable network…
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Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle - DTNS 5305 Experiment Week
Welcome to Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle, your weekly survival guide for the modern tech economy. Patrick and Roger show you how to beat rising prices by squeezing every…
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Technical Tea - DTNS 5304 Experiment Week
Huyen and Niki talk tech and science. Discussing their favorite news this month and interrogate AI's place in learning. Starring Dr. Niki Ackermans, Huyen Tue…
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AI at a Nuclear Power Plant - DTNS Weekend
Tanner Goodman returns to update us on why, even though he’s still skeptical about general-purpose LLMs, a nuclear power plant may be one of the best places to…
- Daily Tech News Show
India Blocks WhatsApp Usernames - DTNS 5302
Is India’s concern about fraud warranted? PLus, Dr. Niki joins us to talk about what she thinks fo Claude Science. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao and Dr…
- Daily Tech News Show
Sony Kills the Game Disk - DTNS 5301
Also, Fable 5 is back, but it’ll cost you. And the father of the internet steps down at Google. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed…
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OpenAI's First Hardware is a Codex Accessory by Work Louder - DTNS 5300
Waymo and Uber end their Phoenix pilot collaboration after three years, and TIDAL won't pay any royalties to AI generated music on its platform. Starring Jason…
- Daily Tech News Show
South Korea Throws Money at Memory - DTNS 5299
Plus, Comcast is splitting itself in two, and Apple targets 9GB of RAM for iPhones. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here…
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DTNS June 2026 in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of June Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Links to stories discussed in this episode can…
- Daily Tech News Show
More price increases but also some DECREASES - DTNS 5298
Microsoft raises prices, but also lowers some, as does Framework and Commodore. We also talk about Android’s new virtual controller for foldable gaming…
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Apple Raises Prices On Most (But Not All) of Its Hardware - DTNS 5297
Google is about to roll out its external billing changes to the Play Store, and Micron earnings are through the roof as demand for its chips continue to sky…
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Was the Google Home Speaker Worth the Wait? - DTNS 5296
Rockstar Games revealed the price and release date of its highly anticipated game Grand Theft Auto 6, Meta is reportedly developing its own prediction market…
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The Steam Box is Here… And It’s Expensive - DTNS 5295
Meta announced new lower cost smart glasses including a collaboration with Kylie Jenner, and University of California is turning old Google Pixel phones into…
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Five Eyes Security Give CISOs a Budget Weapon - DTNS 5294
The west’s big security agencies issue a sincere warning on AI risk acceleration, plus Microsoft’s Satya Nadella wants to change the tone on AI. Starring Tom…
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A Retro Digital Detox Phone from Commodore - DTNS Weekend
Tom chats with Brian Dunaway from Play Retro about Commodore venturing out from nostalgia computing to nostalgia digital detox phones with the Commodore…
- Daily Tech News Show
What Data Centers Are Like from the Inside - DTNS WEEKEND
Craig Porter joins us to talk about life working inside a data center. What assumptions do you have that may not fit the facts, and what surprising things does…
Daily Tech News ShowDaily Music Headlines June 19th, 2026
You can find Daily Music Headlines here. Netflix is bringing KPop Demon Hunters to Major League Baseball stadiums across the U.S. with special “KPop Demon…
- Daily Tech News Show
Brain-Computer Interface You Can Use On Your Own for Years - DTNS 5293
Dr. Niki helps us understand the importance of this BCI advance, plus Apple signals a price increase. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr. Niki Show…
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Google Fills Its New Smart Speaker with Gemini - DTNS 5292
Its first new smart speaker in six years is smart. Plus, Qualcomm wants to be the chip in every wearable. And turns out people don’t react well to you saying…
- Daily Tech News Show
Snap’s Specs Are AR Glasses Without the Puck - DTNS 5291
Commodore has a new digital detox flip phone called the Callback 8020 that has strict limits on what it can and can't do, and Microsoft unveiled new Surface…
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Is Dario about to become Dari-out? - DTNS 5290
Justin Robert Young helps us understand Anthropic’s latest fight with the government, plus why Fox is buying Roku and the UK is banning social media for kids…
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Why Siri AI is Delayed in the EU - DTNS WEEKEND
Patrick Beja joins us from France to discuss the dispute between the EU and Apple over releasing Siri AI there. Have your say: here's why Siri AI isn't coming…
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SpaceX IPO is All Systems Go - DTNS 5289
Nothing brand smartphones and headphones will soon be available in Best Buy stores and online for the first time, and a software update to Amazon's delivery…