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Daily Tech Headlines

Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood and Tom Merrittplay.acast.com

The essential tech news you need every day in 10 minutes or less.

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Episodes

Nintendo Announces Switch 2 Details - DTH

Amazon to bid for TikTok? Wikimedia says AI scrapers have ballooned bandwidth costs, Meta may launch next-gen Ray-Ban smart glasses this year. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 02, 20255 min

OpenAI Secures $40 Billion In Funding With A $300 Billion Valuation - DTH

OpenAI has secured the largest private tech funding round on record, Apple has released iOS 18.4, and Intel’s new CEO plans to spin off non-core assets. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 01, 20255 min

France Fines Apple $162M Over App Tracking Transparency System - DTH

Apple reportedly developing an AI-powered upgrade for its Health app, Amazon unveils AI agent Nova Act, Google extends deadline for Fitbit users to migrate. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 31, 20255 min

WhatsApp Adds Music To User Status Updates - DTH

WhatsApp adds music to user status updates, Google to offer user choice billing in the UK, and Ubisoft spins popular franchises into a subsidiary. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 28, 20255 min

ChatGPT's Built-In Image Generator Has Been Delayed For Free Users - DTH

ChatGPT's built-in image generator has been delayed for free users, Android development remains open source but is now a Google internal project, and YouTube now counts Shorts starts as views. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 27, 20255 min

IBM Is Set To Layoff Approximately 9000 US Based Employees - DTH

IBM is set to cut approximately 9,000 jobs in the US in 2025, OpenAI has released updates to its Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT, and Apple has successfully avoided a potential fine and EU order regarding its browser options on iPhones. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 25, 20255 min

23andMe Files For Bankruptcy - DTH

Google Rolls Out New AI Video Gemini Features, Apple Adds Lossless Audio to AirPods Max, FuriosaAI rejects bid from Meta. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 24, 20255 min

Google Claims News Is Essentially Worthless To Its EU Ad Business - DTH

Google claims news is essentially worthless to its European ad business, Nvidea is opening a quantum computing research lab in Boston, and a federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing the personal data of millions of Americans. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 21, 20255 min

Meta Is Launching Its AI Chatbot In Europe - DTH

Meta is launching its AI chatbot in Europe, a new Windows 11 feature explains why you may need to upgrade your hardware, and the EU finds Google Search and Google Play in violation of the DMA. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 20, 20255 min

Alphabet Acquires Wiz For $32 Billion - DTH

Alphabet acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion, OpenAI will soon begin beta testing ChatGPT Connectors, and Vice President JD Vance believes a TikTok deal will be reached by April 5th. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 18, 20255 min

Apple Will Soon Support Encrypted RCS Messaging With Android Users - DTH

Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users, China has joined the EU and US in the fight against disinformation, and the UK faces legal challenges on its request and iCloud backdoor. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 14, 20255 min

Threaded Messages Are Coming To WhatsApp - DTH

WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will group message replies into threads, Lip-Bu Tan has been appointed as the new CEO of Intel, and China’s EV brands lead global sales. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 13, 20255 min

Niantic Labs Plans Game Division Sale to Scopely for $3.5B - DTH

Google announces Gemma 3, iRobot warns it may shut down within a year, Pocket Casts goes free on Windows, Mac, and the web. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 12, 20254 min

X Suffers A Major DDoS Attack Causing Multiple Outages - DTH

X suffers a major DDoS attack causing multiple outages, AI chatbots cannot be trusted to cite factual information, and Bluesky now allows 3-minute video uploads. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 11, 20255 min

Is Manus World's Fully Autonomous AI Agent? -DTH

US administration in multiple talks for TikTok sale, Apple reportedly delays smart display, Foxconn introduces FoxBrain AI. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 10, 20255 min

President Donald Trump Establishes A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve In The U.S. - DTH

President Donald Trump establishes a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” In The U.S., a newly discovered botnet is believed to be behind one of the largest denial-of-service attacks ever recorded, and Brazil says Apple must allow sideloading within 90 days. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 07, 20255 min

Apple Is Challenging UK’s iCloud Encryption Backdoor Order - DTH

Apple is challenging UK’s iCloud encryption backdoor order, the U.K. government appears to have quietly removed encryption advice from its web pages, and a US federal judge denies Elon Musk’s request to block OpenAI from converting to a for-profit company. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 06, 20255 min

Apple Announces M4 Macbook Air, Mac Studio With M3 Ultra - DTH

YouTube announces Premium Lite for $8/month, Nintendo wins against Dstorage, more than 1 million 3rd-party Android devices said to be infected with malware. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 05, 20255 min

Apple Introduces New M3-Powered 11-Inch and 13-Inch iPad Air Models - DTH

Apple has introduced new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models featuring the M3 chip, TSMC announced an additional $100 billion to expand U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, and Waymo and Uber have launched a robotaxi service in Austin. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 04, 20255 min

Microsoft Is Retiring Skype - DTH

Meta set to make MetaAI a stand-alone app, Microsoft is retiring Skype after 23 years, and Sora is now available in Europe. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 28, 20255 min

Instagram ponders spinning Reels out into its own app - DTH

Instagram ponders spinning Reels out into its own app, AWS unveils Ocelot, its first quantum-computing chip, and Meta fixed a glitch that flooded users’ Reels feeds with violent content. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 27, 20254 min

Amazon Unveils Alexa+ - DTH

Framework announces new desktop model, Warner Bros Games scraps Wonder Woman project, DeepSeek R2 to arrive before May? Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 26, 20254 min

Microsoft Is Testing A Free, Ad-Supported Version Of Office - DTH

Microsoft is testing a free, ad-supported version of Office for Windows, Google launched a free version of its AI code completion and assistance tool, and Adobe launched a new Photoshop app for iPhones. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 25, 20255 min

Apple Announces $500B Investment in US Over Next 4 Years - DTH

Alibaba announces new cloud computing investment, Google plans to replace SMS authentication with QR codes, Prosus plans to acquire Just Eat for $4.3 billion. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 24, 20254 min

Apple Is Removing Its Advanced Data Protection Encryption Feature In The UK - DTH

Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection encryption feature in the UK, OpenAI is expanding the rollout of Operator AI Agent to other countries, and DeepSeek announced plans to open-source parts of its online services’ code. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 21, 20255 min

Microsoft Claims A Major Breakthrough In Quantum Computing - DTH

Microsoft claims a major breakthrough in quantum computing, Amazon is shutting down its Android app store, and Google is removing Gemini from the standard Google App in iOS. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 20, 20256 min

Apple Unveils the iPhone 16e - DTH

HP acquires AI startup Humane, Niantic looks to sell gaming division, Crunchbase pivots to a prediction engine model. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 19, 20254 min
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