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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 ShowIntel’s Path to Reinvention Begins With Lip-Bu Tan - DTNSB 4975
Meta’s Community Notes launch is imminent, and Tom sits down with Brian Ibbott to talk about what it takes to bring The Morning Show to Las Vegas. Starring…
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Why China’s EVs are So Cheap - DTNSB 4974
Bodie Grimm helps us understand how China can sell cars for so much less than others, plus Niantic sells Pokemon Go. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter…
Daily Tech News ShowBig Design Changes Coming to iOS and macOS - DTNSB 4973
Tom chats with Jason about his jump into independent content creation, and smartwatch shipments decline for the first time ever. Starring Jason Howell and Tom…
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The Scoop on US Science Funding - DTNSB 4972
Dr. Niki updates us on the latest plus, why the new Siri is delayed, and the Pixel 4a got the battery-killing update. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood…
Daily Tech News ShowTom Is No Fun - DTNSB 4971
The US military uses AI, and we put a brain in a jar. But Don't worry! We promise it will be alright. We think. Plus, the red LEDs ARE good for your skin!…
Daily Tech News ShowApple has a Fever for a Foldable - DTNSB 4970
Broadcom addresses a few nasty zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its hypervisors, and Pison CEO John Croteau talks about how its wearables are improving the…
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The Most Conversational AI Yet - DTNSB 4969
Plus Jason Howell reports from the Nothing party in Barcelona but has something to say about the new Nothing phones. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter…
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Thin is in at Mobile World Congress. But why? - DTNSB 4968
Plus, Tencent launched super apps as a service, and why the US may not have ended all cyber command activities against Russia. Starring Tom Merritt. Links to…
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MWC in Barcelona Gets Conceptual - DTNSB 4967
External NPUs and solar-powered laptops, plus new EV battery tech. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
Daily Tech News ShowOpenAI’s Last Unreasonable Model - DTNSB - 4966
Plus, Skype will go down for good and Mozilla insist it does not want to sell your data to AI. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be found…
Daily Tech News ShowNvidia’s AI business takes center stage - DTNSB 4965
Sony cuts the price of the PlayStation VR 2 by $150, Amazon gets into the Quantum computing game with Ocelot, and Dr. Niki says that Spam is a problem for…
Daily Tech News ShowAlexa Plus May Actually Be a Plus - DTNSB 4964
Amazon announces a new voice assistant, 5G comes to space and why that Casio Watch ring is worth wearing. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Links to…
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Anthropic Releases Its 'Hybrid Reasoning' AI Model - DTNSB 4963
Samsung's Secure Folder has a revealing privacy flaw, OnePlus Watch 3 is delayed, and Ron Richards and Tim Stevens talk about pinball virtualization. Starring…
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Gmail Wants to Verify Your Phone Number with a QR Code - DTNSB 4962
Plus, why Microsoft and Google don’t have to comply with the UK encryption issue that Apple does, and a computer mouse that smells nice. Starring Tom Merritt…
Daily Tech News ShowApple Pulls Encryption from the UK - DTNSB 4961
Bloomberg’s Nate Lanxon joins us to talk about how it affects him, plus faster 3D printing and AI is coming to robots Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao…
Daily Tech News ShowMove Over Microsoft, Pigeons Use Quantum Mechanics Too -DTNSB-4960
Dr. Niki talks about quantum pigeon guidance, and the new Oppo Find N5 inspires us to talk about other cool phones from across the world. Starring Tom Merritt…
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Microsoft’s Using a New State of Matter - DTNSB 4959
We don’t mean the smart home standard, we mean like solid, liquid and gas. Also Biran Brushwood shares the new tech making his video studio shine. Starring Tom…
Daily Tech News ShowHow Temu Keeps Prices Cheap - DTNSB 4958
It’s not just customs exemptions that keep Temu retail prices down. In fact it’s in large part because they don’t take sales commissions. Plus how Pinball is…
Daily Tech News ShowArm Wants a Leg Up In Chips - DTNSB 4957
Arm plans to make its own chips this summer and Tom explains why that’s such a big change. Plus TikTok is back in US app stores. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen…
Daily Tech News ShowTim Cook Teases a New iPhone SE - DTNSB 4956
Amazon has a beta shopping feature that includes sales on brand websites, and Mitzula ate at the new Netflix restaurant in Las Vegas! Starring Jason Howell and…
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Why Europe Should Feel Good About AI - DTNSB 4955
Plus, Apple wants to improve your health and cut down on the number of Apple accounts you have. And a trustworthy source on the US Department of Government…
Daily Tech News ShowMusk Organizes $97.4B bid for OpenAI - DTNSB 4954
The AI Action Summit wraps up in Paris, NotebookLM Plus gets a wider release, and Tim Stevens and Ron Richards discuss pinball preservation. Starring Jason…
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AI Summit Begins in Paris - DTNSB - 4953
President Macros promotes it with deepfakes and huge spending on Data Centers. Plus why the US doesn’t get cheap EVs. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood…
Daily Tech News ShowUK Orders a Back Door to Apple Encryption - DTNSB 4952
Huawei sees its fastest growth in four years, the ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra is here, and cheese gets Google AI in hot water yet again! Starring Tom Merritt and…
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Researchers Create a Reasoning Model for Less Than $50 - DTNSB 4951
Starring Jason Howell and Shannon Morse. Show notes can be found here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daily Tech News ShowWhy DTNS Doesn’t Cover the DOGE - DTNSB 4950
And actual tech news like a bad Zyxel router vulnerability, Amazon may finally improve its voice assistant and the Verge got a sneak look at Sonos’s streaming…
Daily Tech News ShowTwitterific Team Tames Timeline with Tapestry - DTNSB 4949
Apple takes on Evite with Invites, and Kenneth Kohlmann talks about a modular landscaping robot called Yarbo. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt. Links to…
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Failure Is a Good Option
Gary Shapiro tells us when failure is good, and OpenAI launches an agent with the same name as Google’s agent. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show…
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Deep Week for DeepSeek
We also talk to Gary Shapiro about what it takes to put on CES and why it’s been so enduring. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Show notes can be found…
Daily Tech News ShowPopular Hacking Forums Cracked and Nulled Shuttered - DTNS 4946
New Intel Lunar Lake Surface laptops, plus a look at how tariffs could impact tech in the US. Starring Jason Howell and Shannon Morse. Show notes can be found…
Daily Tech News ShowDon’t Fear Apple’s Chip Hack - DTNS 4945
A chip vulnerability in Apple Silicon isn’t great, plus why OpenAI’s concern about DeepSeek is hilarious but justified. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter…
Daily Tech News ShowPebble Watch is Back, Baby! - DTNS 4944
Plus, Andrew Mayne goes deep on the DeepSeek hype. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt. Link to the show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Why Is DeepSeek So Popular? - DTNS 4943
Plus, the story behind YouTube’s hour-long unskippable ads. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See…
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How the TikTok Court Decision Changed Free Speech Law - DTNS 4942
Plus, OpenAI gets into the agent game, and how India is stepping up its manufacturing game, but CHina will be harder to beat than you might already think…
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle is acquiring HTC Engineers for Android XR - DTNS 4941
How Android XR could benefit from HTC brain drain, a risky Cloudflare CDN security flaw, Instagram teen accounts come to South Korea, and Jason takes you…
Daily Tech News ShowGalaxy Unpacked Leaves Us Hanging - DTNS 4940
There was a cliffhanger ending to Samsung’s announcement, plus Google dominates education tech and Molly Wood tells us how data centers can power themselve…
Daily Tech News ShowBreaking the TikTok Law - DTNS 4939
Why companies may be risking fines in the US, should your mobile OS restrict SIM card info and Reed Albergotti from Semafor tells us why the World Economic…
Daily Tech News ShowOk So NOW What for Tik Tok? - DTNS 4938
Plus, Norway is set to launch more rockets, great news for longer-lasting batteries and batteries on the power grid, and Lamarr Wilson has some advice for the…
Daily Tech News ShowNintendo Announces the Long-Awaited Switch 2 - DTNS 4937
Today’s Daily Tech News Show dishes out all the details on the newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console, Duolingo's right place right time, Bluesky's…
Daily Tech News ShowWhy We Still Need to Explain the Tik Tok Ban - DTNS 4936
Today’s Daily Tech News Show dives into TikTok’s potential shutdown, Google Workspace’s Gemini integration, and Softbank’s attempt to redefine search culture…
Daily Tech News ShowHope Remains for TikTok in U.S. - DTNS 4935
TikTok’s U.S. ban deadline fuels divestment talks, Musk rumors, and user shifts, as Amazon delays AI updates, and new launches include DJI’s Flip drone and…
Daily Tech News ShowUS Proposes Tight GPU Export Rules - DTNS 4934
Proposed GPU export restrictions target China, setting tiered licensing rules that could impact global AI chip distribution. Mastodon wants to transfer…
Daily Tech News ShowTikTok's Clock Runs Out?- DTNS Live 4933
A recent survey by Deloitte has shown a drop in EV interest. Why has interest in EVs waned? Sports-focused streaming service Venu, co-founded by Disney, Warner…
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What Happened to Tik Tok in Court - DTNS 4933
Tom explains what the law against TikTok in the US actually says, what the company's options are, and what might happen next. Plus final thoughts from CES and…
Daily Tech News ShowYou've Made Your Thread, Now Lie on It - DTNS Live 4932
We discuss the winners of Best of CES 2025. Plus Meta backtracks on its policy of allowing political content on its platform. And we discuss the LA Fires and…
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Health and Accessibility a Priority at CES - DTNS 4932
CES Spokesperson Allison Fried tells us about the growing tech trends at CES. Also why Apple is not selling your conversations to advertisers, and NotebookLM…
Daily Tech News ShowAre You Compliant, Do You Matter? - DTNS Live 4931
Tom finds Matter is slowly making its way across more IoT smart home devices. Robert Heron is here with details on Home Theater technology trends for this year…
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Matter Has a Moment at CES - DTNS 4931
Tom has good news for fans of the Matter smart home standard. Plus, tech to help dyslexic readers and more from CES 2025. Hosted on Acast. See…
Daily Tech News ShowAttach This Title With Silicone Tape! - DTNS Live 4930
It’s day 2 of our CES coverage. Allison found a space heater for beehives, an emotional support robot for pets, iFixit’s latest DIY repair tools. Plus Robb has…
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The End of #HELLPORTAL at Meta - DTNS CES Briefing
Nvidia is the new Microsoft as far as CES keynotes go, Meta ends its fact-checking, Anker has new ways to power including solar-powered freezing and Leonovo…
Daily Tech News ShowYou Bots Get ON My Lawn! - DTNS Live 4929
We are down in Las Vegas reporting from the Consumer Electronics Camera 2025. We had a great discussion at AMD’s event, TCL’s announcements, new pinball…
Daily Tech News ShowWhat to KNow from CES 2025 - DTNS CES Briefing
Monday, January 6th, 2025 This is the Daily Tech News CES Briefing for Monday, January 6th, 2025. To give you a complete look at the news coming out of CES…
Daily Tech News ShowFake People? We Don't Even Like Real People - DTNS Live 4928
Can putting data centers in space provide much needed benefits and what are the challenges? Hoping to appeal to a younger crowd Meta is rolling out features to…
Daily Tech News ShowThe Land of Bilk and Honey!!! - DTNS Live 4927
On this episode. Is the web browser extension coupon code tool, Honey, running a scam using influencers to peddle its product? Plus Meta swaps out its Global…
Daily Tech News Show2025 Tech Predictions – DTNS 4926
It’s our 2025 Tech Predictions Show! Tom and Sarah along with Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David Spark bring their two predictions of what they think…
Daily Tech News Show2024 Tech Predictions Results Show - DTNS 4925
It’s the 2024 DTNS Predictions Results episode. This is where we look back on the predictions we made about technology and the tech industry in the year 2024…
Daily Tech News Show2024 Predictions Show from (REPOST from Dec 2023) - DTNS 4675
We’d thought it be fun to include a repost of last year’s 2024 tech predictions before we bring you are 2024 tech predictions RESULTS show on Monday. So here…
Daily Tech News ShowBest of GDI 2024 - DTNS 4924
2024 saw plenty of big tech stories take the headlines for DTNS and GDI. From continued rise of generative AI to the increased scrutiny of Social Media by…
Daily Tech News Show2024 Listener Hangout Show - DTNS 4923
Welcome to our end of year Listener Hangout Show. This is the annual episode where we invite several of our supporters to appear alongside us on the show. On…
Daily Tech News ShowLLM Hacks With Brian Brushwood - DTNS 4922
Brian Brushwood explains how he uses AI models in his personal and work life. Plus a Canadian startup has developed a continuous potassium monitoring device…