AI Slop is becoming a larger portion of the content on the Internet. What do we need to be aware of and what is its impact on us? Sarah Land and Stephanie Humphrey explore the topic. Starring Sarah Lane, Stephanie Humphrey Show Notes: A Tool That Crushes Creativity by Charlie Warzel https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/ai-slop-winning/684630/ More Articles Are Now Created by AI Than Humans https://graphite.io/five-percent/more-articles-are-now-created-by-ai-than-humans Most Americans t...
Nov 15, 2025•15 min
Apple is clamping down on copycat apps in the App Store, and Andy Beach tells us about an experiment involving an AI friend. Starring Jason Howell , Huyen Tue Dao , Tom Merrit , and Andy Beach . Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2025•35 min•Ep. 5146
Plus, Dr. Niki tells us how scientists use drones and some lichen to find new dinosaurs. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Daio, Sean Hollister, and Dr. Niki Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 13, 2025•34 min•Ep. 5145
Waymo is the first to offer humans a ride without other humans that use the expressway. Plus, Even Realities makes a smart glass that works with a smart ring. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 12, 2025•29 min•Season 12Ep. 5144
Tom shares the Editor’s Desk with non-patrons today since it’s a holiday in the US. He answers the following questions: Thank you for sharing the interview from the Kilowatt Podcast with Jeremy Michalek. I liked having that in my feed, but I wanted to know if you have any specific criteria before sharing another podcast with the DTNS audience. I know that Bodie is part of the extended DTNS family, but are there other podcasts or people you have on a shortlist? Love the show! – Howard ------ sTim...
Nov 11, 2025•12 min
Also, why the AI bubble isn’t popping just yet, and no, China won’t turn off all the buses in Europe. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2025•29 min•Ep. 5143
Bodie Grimm of the Kilowatt podcast interviews Jeremy Michalek, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, to discuss the economic and environmental trade-offs of electric vehicles (EVs). Show notes for this episode and information on the Kilowatt podcast can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 08, 2025•52 min
Grand Theft Auto 6 gets yet another delay in pursuit of perfection, and Amazon launches Bazzar as it seeks to compete directly with Shein and Temu. Starring Jason Howell , Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt , and Andy Beach . Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 07, 2025•33 min•Ep. 5142
Plus, Microsoft wants to make its own suprintelligence and Apple is close to signing on Google’s Gemini for Siri. Starring Tom Merritt , Huyen Tue Dao , and Dr Niki . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 06, 2025•35 min•Ep. 5141
Google opens up its version of Android worldwide, and AI beats the world at forecasting hurricanes this season. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 05, 2025•26 min•Season 12Ep. 5140
Apple might soon introduce low cost laptops to go head to head with ChromeBooks, and TikTok announced its first US awards show for recognizing excellent creators on its platform. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 04, 2025•29 min•Season 12Ep. 5139
The compute deals are coming in fast, but is there energy for it? And how Google might save Siri. Starring Tom Merritt , and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 03, 2025•23 min•Ep. 5138
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of October. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 01, 2025•29 min
Tech Earnings hit the clouds but Apple’s closer to the ground. Starring Tom Merritt , Jenn Cutter , and Andy Beach . Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2025•33 min•Ep. 5137
Universal Music just struck a big deal with Udio that legitimizes its music generation platform, and Samsung is bringing its browser to Windows for the first time. Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2025•25 min•Ep. 5136
Apple says an Oppo engineer shared Apple Watch trade secrets with the company, and US senators are looking into banning chatbots for underage users. Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane. Links to storied discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2025•33 min•Season 12Ep. 5135
OpenAI completes its recapitalization to a for-profit company, and most human eyes can’t see all the detail shown on 4K TVs in the living room. Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood . Links to storied discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 28, 2025•27 min•Season 12Ep. 5134
The battle is now set for the data center. And your newest security attack vector is the agentic browser. We have a simple solution. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2025•28 min•Ep. 5133
Apple might disable Apple Tracking Transparency in parts of Europe due to "intense lobbying," and Firefox Extension will soon be required to disclose its data collection practices. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2025•25 min•Ep. 5132
And AWS explains exactly what took down the internet on Monday. Starring Tom Merritt , Huyen Tue Dao , and Andy Beach . Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2025•33 min•Ep. 5131
Plus, famous people protest superintelligence, and GM brings Gemini into the car. Starring Tom Merritt , Sarah Lane , and Jason Howell . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2025•31 min•Season 12Ep. 5130
Napster is back again with a holographic AI agent for your MacBook, Apple is giving iOS users a toggle switch to make Liquid Glass easier to use. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 21, 2025•30 min•Season 12Ep. 5129
Good news for data center power consumption and for Samsung’s chip-making. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2025•23 min•Ep. 5128
Dr. Niki reviews the science prizes. We talk about that they are, how they affect our use of technology, and why they may or may not be all that important. Featuring Tom Merritt and Nicole Ackermans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2025•22 min
OnePlus unveiled a big OxygenOS 16 release coming with the OnePlus 15, and Andy Beach talks about the Screen Actors Guild’s first AI casting. Starring Jason Howell , Jenn Cutter , Tom Merritt and Andy Beach . Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2025•30 min•Ep. 5127
Spotify is co-creating opt-in "artist-first" AI products along with some of the biggest studios, and DoorDash is using Waymo's robotaxis to autonomously deliver food in Phoenix. Starring Jason Howell , Tom Merritt , and Sean Hollister . Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 16, 2025•37 min•Ep. 5126
Plus, robot phone camera, London gets Waymo, and OpenAI wants to get erotic. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2025•27 min•Season 12Ep. 5125
Plus we discuss the improbably large deals OpenAI is signing and how Section 230 is being protected by the US Supreme Court. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 14, 2025•29 min•Season 12Ep. 5124
Apple is offering a $2 million bug bounty for its most critical exploit chains, and Instagram Reels are coming soon to a TV set near you. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter . Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2025•25 min•Ep. 5123
Also, Andy Beach tells us about an IETF effort to make standards for AI bot scraping. Starring Tom Merritt , Jenn Cutter , and Andy Beach . Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 09, 2025•33 min•Ep. 5122
