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 borrowing from video games. And the cheapest EVs in Thailand! Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Links to the stories in this episode can be found here ....
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 Tue Dao. Show notes can be found here
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 Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be found here
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 Efficiency. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter Links to stories in this episode can be found here .
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 Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to today's stories can be found here .
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 . Show notes can be found here .
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 Shannon Morse. Show notes can be found here .
Starring Jason Howell and Shannon Morse . Show notes can be found here
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 TV device. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Story links can be found here .
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 stories can be found here .
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 notes can be found here .
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 here .
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 here .
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. Show notes can be found here .
Plus, Andrew Mayne goes deep on the DeepSeek hype. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Link to the show notes can be found here .
Plus, the story behind YouTube’s hour-long unskippable ads. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here .
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. Starring Tom Merritt Link to show notes here
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 behind the stage of Galaxy Unpacked. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here .
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 sustainably. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Epsiode show notes can be found here .
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 Forum in Davos is something of a tech conference. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be found here .
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 TikTok diaspora. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here
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 upcoming photo-sharing app, a conversation with a long-time RedNote user, and more! Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be found here
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 in Japan. Plus, insights into Nvidia’s Cosmos platform and more! Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Show notes can be found here .
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 DirecTV’s MySports bundle. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt. Open show notes here .
Proposed GPU export restrictions target China, setting tiered licensing rules that could impact global AI chip distribution. Mastodon wants to transfer ownership, Sonos CEO's resigns, and Netflix overtakes BBC1 in the UK. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell. Show note can be found here .
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 Bros. Discovery, and Fox Corp., has been discontinued. With a possible TikTok shut down in the US on the horizon, what are some alternatives? Plus we engage with some introspective questions in our Friday end-of-week debates. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
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 future plans for these briefings!
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 how it has impacted the DTNS crew. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe. Link to the Show Notes ....
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 launches a news podcast.
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 including even larger screens, brighter OLED displays, and laser short-throw projects. Plus Robb Dunewood shares the results of his quest to find better microphones for podcasting. And Jason Howell discovers an AI powered earbud that does translation. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe....
