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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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
- Daily Tech News Show
OpenAI Insists It Makes Lots of Money - DTNS 5238
Plus, Google wants to whoop Whoop at wearables and Q-Day gets closer. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be…
- Daily Tech News Show
Popular JavaScript Package Axios Gets Compromised - DTNS 5237
Meta adds two new Ray-Ban frames meant to make them more prescription-lens friendly, and Samsung’s new app plays ultra-low frequencies into most earbuds to…
- Daily Tech News Show
Apple Bets LLMs Can Be Like Search - DTNS 5236
Is it smart for Apple to let you choose your LLM? Plus, is it time to stop forgiving Windows? Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found…
- Daily Tech News Show
DTNS March 2026 in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of March. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Links to stories discussed in this episode…
- Daily Tech News Show
Sell Your House as a Raffle - DTNS WEEKEND
Gina Sapsted at the Flat Raffle (https://theflatraffle.com/#) joins us to talk about how she’s selling her London flat on Raffall (https://raffall.com/). Like…
- Daily Tech News Show
We Bid a Fond Farewell to the Apple Cheesegrater - DTNS 5235
Anthropic leaks details on a powerful model that aims to beat Opus called Claude Mythos, and the Sony PS5 is about to get a lot more expensive. Starring Jason…
- Daily Tech News Show
Meta and Google Face Their Big Tobacco Moment - DTNS 5234
What the court case in Los Angeles indicates about the fate of social media companies. And Nintendo raises the price of physical media. Starring Tom Merritt…
- Daily Tech News Show
OpenAI Says Bye Disney, Hello Business - DTNS 5233
Plus, making supercapacitors from bourbon leftovers. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
- Daily Tech News Show
The FCC bans new foreign made routers in the US - DTNS 5232
Anthropic Claude Code can now control the computer in claw-like fashion, and Apple Maps is about to get sponsored results inside its maps. Starring Jason…
- Daily Tech News Show
Your Hate for Thin Phones Saved the S-Pen - DTNS 5231
Plus, the best prompts for chatbot users, new and old. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
- Daily Tech News Show
The Galaxy S26 Ultra Wins With the Privacy Display - DTNS 5230
Google will add a 24-hour delay for users sideloading unauthorized apps, and Chris Ashley tells us why Counter-Strike 2 players are upset with a seemingly…
- Daily Tech News Show
Google Updates Stitch and Introduces “Vibe Design” - DTNS 5229
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says modern smartphone apps will be replaced with agentic actions under the hood, and Uber taps Rivian for a big robotaxi roll-out in San…
- Daily Tech News Show
Apple Has the Right to Refuse Service to You - DTNS 5228
Plus, the Pentagon fires back against Anthropic, and Google helps identify more iOS malware. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in…
- Daily Tech News Show
Everyone Hates NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 - DTNS 5227
Why improved lighting in games has received a lot of hate, plus, you can now run Doom on the human brain. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories…
- Daily Tech News Show
Apple Is the Most Repairable in 14 Years - DTNS 5226
IFixit has expressed cries of joy over Apple's drift towards repairability. And the war in Iran might drive chip prices even higher. Starring Tom Merritt and…
- Daily Tech News Show
RayNeo Air 4 Pro Supports HDR10 On The Low End - DTNS 5225
Meta is reportedly delaying its “Avocado” AI model and might lean on Gemini to fill the gap, and Sony is trialing dynamic pricing for games on the PS Store and…
- Daily Tech News Show
Attackers Take Down Medical Equipment Maker’s Systems - DTNS 5224
But we also have confirmation on PC gems coming to Xbox and a more immersive Google Maps experience. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be…
- Daily Tech News Show
WhatsApp Fights Scams and Opens Pre-teen Accounts - DTNS 5223
Plus, people like the new Samsung Galaxy S26, and why Meta bought Moltbook. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can…
- Daily Tech News Show
Yann LeCun’s World Models Raise $1 Billion - DTNS 5222
Amazon is implementing new safeguards to protect against outages related to generated code, and Google is unifying its suite of Gemini integrations inside…
- Daily Tech News Show
Anthropic Files Its Lawsuit. Can it Win? - DTNS 5221
Plus, Microsoft deploys Claude Cowork into Copilot, and a study indicates the best way for managers to implement AI tools. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb…
- Daily Tech News Show
What It Takes to Declare a Company a Supply Chain Risk - DTNS WEEKEND
A supply chain risk is when a company’s products or services could be compromised in ways that threaten security or disrupt how a system works. Tom Explains…
- Daily Tech News Show
The Pixel 10a is a Beautiful Red Beast - DTNS 5220
The next Xbox console will be able to play Xbox games as well as PC games natively, and ChatGPT-5.4 brings agentic computer control to premium users for the…
- Daily Tech News Show
DTNS EXTRA: US DoD Officially Declares Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
Sort of. It's mostly official. Tom explains why in a short update to today's DTNS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Daily Tech News Show
Epic and Google Reach Third-party App Store Peace - DTNS 5219
Plus, the new Nothing 4a Pro is out, and Tom was right about Anthropic. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast…
- Daily Tech News Show
Apple Comes for the Chromebook - DTNS 5218
Also, Andy Beach joins us with opinions about HBO Max and Paramount+ merging. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach. Links to the stories discussed…
- Daily Tech News Show
Apple Upgrades MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and Max - DTNS 5217
Meta Ray-Bans are sending private videos to human workers in Kenya, and Dr. Niki talks about what we know about the effects of LLM use on mental health…
- Daily Tech News Show
Why Anthropic is Fighting with the US Military - DTNS 5216
And OpenAI is benefiting. Plus, new mobile concepts and chips from MWC Barcelona. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Shownotes can be found here. Hosted on…
- Daily Tech News Show
DTNS February in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of February. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
- Daily Tech News Show
Anthropic and OpenAI Draw a Red Line for the Pentagon - DTNS 5215
Block announced a 40% layoff of staff as it leans further into AI tools, and Netflix drops out of the bidding wear for Warner Discovery leaving Paramount in…
- Daily Tech News Show
Why NVIDIA’s Awesome Earnings Tanked the Market
And Burger King. They put LLMs. In our ears. Starring To Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
- Daily Tech News Show
Samsung’s New Galaxy S26 Phones - DTNS 5213
Plus, Teens are fairly neutral about AI and may not use it for the things you think they do. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Jason Howell. Links to…
- Daily Tech News Show
Citrini's Substack Post Sent the Market Into a Panic - DTNS 5212
Meta secured a deal with AMD that shows that all roads do not lead to Nvidia, and Dan Campos tells us about Mexico's use of robot dogs for security. Starring…
- Daily Tech News Show
Does the Head of Xbox Need to Be a Gamer? - DTNS 5211
We analyze the departure of Phil Spencer and his replacement, the person who helped Instacart IPO. Plus, a solid-state battery gets closer to safer 5-minute EV…
- Daily Tech News Show
Why Meta is Moving its VR World to Your Phone - DTNS 5210
Plus, one more email to explain to managers what coding tools are good for and why you shouldn’t have random usage goals. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao…
- Daily Tech News Show
Microsoft’s 10,000-year Storage Tech - DTNS 5209
Plus Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits under oath that age verification is hard. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr. Niki Show notes found here. Hosted…
- Daily Tech News Show
India Wants to Be the Center of AI - DTNS 5208
Plus, Apple may do a week of announcements in March, and Gemini can now create song jingles. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in…
- Daily Tech News Show
Scientist Can 3D Print in Seconds - DTNS 5207
That’s the good news. The bad news is everything else we have to tell you about RAM. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach. Links to stories…
- Daily Tech News Show
Meta Might Bring Facial Recognition To Its Ray-Bans - DTNS 5206
Anthropic just raised $30 billion as it preps for a possible IPO later this year, and the Apple Vision Pro finally gets a native YouTube app with offline…
- Daily Tech News Show
Everyone Agrees That Sony’s New Earbuds Rock - DTNS 5205
The rest of the news is people in the tech world jockeying for political advantage. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here. Hosted…
- Daily Tech News Show
AI Builds Itself — And Might Be Coming for Your Job - DTNS 5204
It wrote that headline for us after all. One dev thinks he knows what we all need to do. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in…
- Daily Tech News Show
Spotify Wrapped Was a Raging Success - DTNS 5203
Alphabet is selling 100-year bonds to fund its data-center priorities while sitting on $100 billion in cash, and Justin Robert Young explains a new bipartisan…
- Daily Tech News Show
Free the Lyrics YouTube - DTNS 5202
Plus, science says AI is good at brain scans, too good at making you more productive, and not great at helping you with your medical condition. Starring Tom…
- Daily Tech News Show
Anthropic Releases Opus 4.6, Software Stocks Tumble Again - DTNS 5201
Waymo is training its fleet on edge case driving scenarios with DeepMind's Genie 3, and TikTok might have to change its infinite scroll behavior to address…
- Daily Tech News Show
Why Google Won’t Talk About Apple
It’s not a conspiracy. We don’t think anyway. Plus, RAMageddon expands to take down the Steam Machine and NVIDIA GPUs. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao…
- Daily Tech News Show
AMD Promises You'll Get a New Xbox Next Year - DTNS 5199
Plus, Anthropic runs an ad to throw shade on running ads. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
- Daily Tech News Show
SpaceX Merges with xAI and X - DTNS 5198
The Nintendo Switch is officially the company's best-selling console, and Firefox will get an AI kill-switch feature in the next version of its browser later…
- Daily Tech News Show
A Social Network Just for AI - What Could Go Wrong? - DTNS 5197
OpenClaw gains buzz, as does a social network for its agents. And why Robb might buy an Apple clamshell foldable. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show…
- Daily Tech News Show
The Dawn of Cow Tech - DTNS Weekend
A cow named Veronika has been documented using a tool. But is it really tool use? Do we need to do tech reviews for cows now? Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr…
- Daily Tech News Show
DTNS January in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of January. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
- Daily Tech News Show
Project Genie Makes 3D “World Models” On-Demand - DTNS 5196
Apple announced big gains for the iPhone 17 last quarter while its services slowed, and Rabbit is back, teasing a specialized device designed for vibe coding…
- Daily Tech News Show
Tesla Kills Off Its Cars for Robots - DTNS 5195
Plus, Apple is inspiring imitators without even having a product, and why Waymo hitting children is not a problem. In this case. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen…
- Daily Tech News Show
Chrome Just Went Agentic On You - DTNS 5194
Google launches Gemini into the Chrome browser and Amazon ends Palm scanning. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Jason Howell. Links to stories discussed in…
- Daily Tech News Show
Yahoo Launches Its AI Answer Engine Called Scout - DTNS 5193
Meta is bringing a paid subscription plan to its marquee apps, and Andy Beach tells us about why Bandcamp’s ban on AI music is just the beginning. Starring…
- Daily Tech News Show
The World’s Smallest Autonomous Robot - DTNS 5192
Oh, and Apple has new Air Tags. But SMALL ROBOT! Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
- Daily Tech News Show
AI Accelerators Could Change Everything - DTNS WEEKEND
Andrew Mayne explains how chips like Groq and Cerebras are giving us faster training and inferencing, and how that can help save us time and power and increase…
- Daily Tech News Show
TikTok Has Finalized Its US Deal - DTNS 5191
A study shows how effective the Apple Watch is at detecting AFib in adults over 65, and Tesla now has at least a couple of unsupervised autonomous robotaxis…
- Daily Tech News Show
Siri Gets Smart, While Grok Stays Itself - DTNS 5190
Plus a phone that can triple-boot into Android, Linux and Windows 11. Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach. Show notes can be found here. Hosted…
- Daily Tech News Show
YouTube Wants You to Have the Best of AI and Kill the Slop - DTNS 5189
YouTube’s yearly creator letter ends with AI promises, and vertical video dreams. Plus a robot hand that can do way more on its own than you can with your…
- Daily Tech News Show
Sony and TCL Team Up on TVs - DTNS 5188
Realme's P4 Power smartphone touts a whopping 10,001mAh battery capable of more than three days on a charge, and Andy Beach tells us why we shouldn’t call…
- Daily Tech News Show
BlackBerry Will Never Die! - DTNS Weekend
At CES 2026, Robb talked with CrackBerry Kevin about the upcoming Clicks Communicator. They reminisced about old times and their love for the BlackBerry Bold…