xAI Buys X - DTNSB 4987
Goodbye to the Blue Screen of Death, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Buzz Out Loud! Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here .
Mar 31, 2025•25 min•Ep. 4987
Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.
Episodes
ChatGPT adds new features and removes some restrictions - DTNSB 4986
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 .
Mar 28, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4986
Android OS development stays open while going private - DTNSB 4985
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 .
Mar 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4985
Amazon Adds AI 'Interests' Shopping Feature - DTNSB 4984
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 .
Mar 26, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4984
Napster Heads to the Metaverse - DTNSB 4983
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 .
Mar 25, 2025•23 min•Ep. 4983
23andMe Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - DTNSB 4982
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 ....
Mar 24, 2025•26 min•Ep. 4982
The Atlantic’s LibGen Search Reveals All - DTNSB 4981
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 .
Mar 21, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4981
Huawei announced a new 16:10 aspect ratio smartphone - DTNSB 4980
Roger talks about the last big chip announcement. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here .
Mar 20, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4980
Nvdia Is All About Robotics Now - DTNSB 4979
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 .
Mar 19, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4979
Alphabet Acquires Cloud Security Company Wiz for $32 Billion - DTNSB 4978
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 .
Mar 18, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4978
3D Print any RC Robot Toy You Want - DTNSB 4977
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 .
Mar 17, 2025•31 min•Ep. 4977
Discord Announces Social SDK For Game Developers - DTH
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
Mar 17, 2025•4 min
Encryption for all RCS Messages - DTNSB 4976
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 .
Mar 14, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4976
Intel’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 Jason Howell and Shannon Morse . Show notes can be found here .
Mar 13, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4975
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. Links to the stories in this episode can be found here .
Mar 12, 2025•23 min•Ep. 4974
Big 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 Merritt. Links to today's stories can be found here .
Mar 11, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4973
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 . Show notes can be found here .
Mar 10, 2025•32 min•Ep. 4972
Tom 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! Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here.
Mar 07, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4971
Apple 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 world of medicine. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here .
Mar 06, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4970
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 . Links to stories in this episode can be found here .
Mar 05, 2025•31 min•Ep. 4969
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 stories covered in this episode can be found here .
Mar 04, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4968
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 .
Mar 03, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4967
OpenAI’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 here .
Feb 28, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4966
Nvidia’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 science as well as email. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here .
Feb 27, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4965
Alexa 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 today's stories can be found here .
Feb 26, 2025•28 min•Ep. 4964
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 Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to stories can be found here .
Feb 25, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4963
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 and Rob Dunewood . Show notes can be found here .
Feb 24, 2025•25 min•Ep. 4962
Apple 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 Show Notes can be found here .
Feb 21, 2025•30 min•Ep. 4691
Move 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 and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here
Feb 20, 2025•27 min•Ep. 4960
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 Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Links to the stories in this episode can be found here .
Feb 19, 2025•29 min•Ep. 4959
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