ChatGPT adds new features and removes some restrictions regarding public figures. WhatsApp adds an old school social media feature. And Tom talks to Andy Beach about how the BBC handles AI in news. Starring Huyen Tue Dao and Jenn Cutter . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4986
Nintendo Switch is getting Virtual Game Cards for porting digital games between devices, and Tom Merritt draws a through line between tech connectivity and our love of animals. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4985
Amazon announced a new AI 'Interests' feature which uses personalized shopping prompts "in everyday language" to track down current and new products. Tom also talks to Victoria Song about streaming international tv. Starring Jenn Cutter and Huyen Tue Dao. Links to stories covered in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 26, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4984
US officials shared highly classified military operations on Signal while including a journalist to the thread, and Dr. Niki talks about alternatives to genetic engineering for bringing extinct animals back to life. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 25, 2025•23 min•Ep. 4983
Apple AirPods Max are set to get a firmware update with support for ultra-low latency high-fidelity audio, and Chloe Castillo from Cal Fire talks with Tom about how they put together the Palisades Fire Ops briefing during the Los Angeles fires. Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 24, 2025•26 min•Ep. 4982
Section 230 is set to face its biggest challenge yet, and Andy Beach talks about the rise of virtual influencers on YouTube Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4981
Roger talks about the last big chip announcement. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4980
Plus the EU comes for Apple and Google, AGAIN and Atari has a watch that plays games. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Links to stories in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4979
Tom ordered the newly announced Core Devices wearable running PebbleOS, and Dr. Niki discusses Colossal's pathway to resurrecting the mammoth. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links for the stories covered in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 18, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4978
Plus, the US Congress is actually the best at online resources. So sayeth Jen Briney! Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2025•31 min•Ep. 4977
Google’s Chirp 3 is coming to Vertex AI, Roblox announces text-to-shape generator Cube 3D, Alphabet spins off laser internet startup Taara. Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2025•4 min
Plus the rumors of SXSW Interactive’s death are exaggerated, and Gemini gets personal. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4976
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 Jason Howell and Shannon Morse . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4975
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. Links to the stories in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2025•23 min•Ep. 4974
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 Merritt. Links to today's stories can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4973
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 . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2025•32 min•Ep. 4972
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! Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 07, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4971
Broadcom addresses a few nasty zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its hypervisors, and Pison CEO John Croteau talks about how its wearables are improving the world of medicine. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4970
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 . Links to stories in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2025•31 min•Ep. 4969
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 stories covered in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 04, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4968
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 acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 03, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4967
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 here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4966
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 science as well as email. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4965
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 today's stories can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4964
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 Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to stories can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 25, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4963
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 and Rob Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2025•25 min•Ep. 4962
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 Show Notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4691
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 and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4960
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 Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Links to the stories in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 19, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4959
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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 18, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4958