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Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.

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Episodes

Yann LeCun’s World Models Raise $1 Billion - DTNS 5222

Amazon is implementing new safeguards to protect against outages related to generated code, and Google is unifying its suite of Gemini integrations inside Google Drive. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell. Links to stories found in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 10, 202629 minSeason 13Ep. 5222

Anthropic Files Its Lawsuit. Can it Win? - DTNS 5221

Plus, Microsoft deploys Claude Cowork into Copilot, and a study indicates the best way for managers to implement AI tools. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 09, 202627 minEp. 5221

What It Takes to Declare a Company a Supply Chain Risk - DTNS WEEKEND

A supply chain risk is when a company’s products or services could be compromised in ways that threaten security or disrupt how a system works. Tom Explains. Featuring Tom Merritt. "Is Claude a Supply Chain Risk? What Federal Contractors Need to Know About This Designation | Insights & Resources | Goodwin" https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/03/alerts-practices-is-claude-a-supply-chain-risk "10 USC 3252: Requirements for information relating to supply chain risk" https:/...

Mar 07, 202617 min

The Pixel 10a is a Beautiful Red Beast - DTNS 5220

The next Xbox console will be able to play Xbox games as well as PC games natively, and ChatGPT-5.4 brings agentic computer control to premium users 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.

Mar 06, 202638 minEp. 5220

Apple Comes for the Chromebook - DTNS 5218

Also, Andy Beach joins us with opinions about HBO Max and Paramount+ merging. Starring Tom Merritt , Sarah Lane , and Andy Beach . Links to the stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 04, 202631 minSeason 13Ep. 5218

Apple Upgrades MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and Max - DTNS 5217

Meta Ray-Bans are sending private videos to human workers in Kenya, and Dr. Niki talks about what we know about the effects of LLM use on mental health. Starring Jason Howell , Tom Merritt , and Dr. Niki . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 03, 202644 minSeason 13Ep. 5217

Why Anthropic is Fighting with the US Military - DTNS 5216

And OpenAI is benefiting. Plus, new mobile concepts and chips from MWC Barcelona. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Shownotes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 02, 202628 minEp. 5216

DTNS February in Review

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of February. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 202629 min

Anthropic and OpenAI Draw a Red Line for the Pentagon - DTNS 5215

Block announced a 40% layoff of staff as it leans further into AI tools, and Netflix drops out of the bidding wear for Warner Discovery leaving Paramount in the driver's seat. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 202624 minEp. 5215

Why NVIDIA’s Awesome Earnings Tanked the Market

And Burger King. They put LLMs. In our ears. Starring To Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 202628 minEp. 5214

Samsung’s New Galaxy S26 Phones - DTNS 5213

Plus, Teens are fairly neutral about AI and may not use it for the things you think they do. 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.

Feb 25, 202632 minSeason 13Ep. 5213

Citrini's Substack Post Sent the Market Into a Panic - DTNS 5212

Meta secured a deal with AMD that shows that all roads do not lead to Nvidia, and Dan Campos tells us about Mexico's use of robot dogs for security. Starring Jason Howell , Tom Merritt and Dan Campos . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 24, 202632 minSeason 13Ep. 5212

Does the Head of Xbox Need to Be a Gamer? - DTNS 5211

We analyze the departure of Phil Spencer and his replacement, the person who helped Instacart IPO. Plus, a solid-state battery gets closer to safer 5-minute EV charging. Starring Tom Merritt , Rob Dunewood , and Andy Beach . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 23, 202642 minEp. 5211

Why Meta is Moving its VR World to Your Phone - DTNS 5210

Plus, one more email to explain to managers what coding tools are good for and why you shouldn’t have random usage goals. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 202639 minEp. 5210

Microsoft’s 10,000-year Storage Tech - DTNS 5209

Plus Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits under oath that age verification is hard. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr. Niki Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 19, 202635 minEp. 5209

India Wants to Be the Center of AI - DTNS 5208

Plus, Apple may do a week of announcements in March, and Gemini can now create song jingles. 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.

Feb 18, 202628 minSeason 13Ep. 5208

Scientist Can 3D Print in Seconds - DTNS 5207

That’s the good news. The bad news is everything else we have to tell you about RAM. Starring Tom Merritt , Sarah Lane , and Andy Beach . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 17, 202635 minSeason 13Ep. 5207

Meta Might Bring Facial Recognition To Its Ray-Bans - DTNS 5206

Anthropic just raised $30 billion as it preps for a possible IPO later this year, and the Apple Vision Pro finally gets a native YouTube app with offline downloads. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 202634 minEp. 5206

Everyone Agrees That Sony’s New Earbuds Rock - DTNS 5205

The rest of the news is people in the tech world jockeying for political advantage. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 12, 202632 minEp. 5205

AI Builds Itself — And Might Be Coming for Your Job - DTNS 5204

It wrote that headline for us after all. One dev thinks he knows what we all need to do. 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.

Feb 11, 202630 minSeason 13Ep. 5204

Spotify Wrapped Was a Raging Success - DTNS 5203

Alphabet is selling 100-year bonds to fund its data-center priorities while sitting on $100 billion in cash, and Justin Robert Young explains a new bipartisan AI copyright transparency bill. Starring Jason Howell , Tom Merritt , and Justin Robert Young . Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 10, 202632 minEp. 5203

Free the Lyrics YouTube - DTNS 5202

Plus, science says AI is good at brain scans, too good at making you more productive, and not great at helping you with your medical condition. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 09, 202631 minEp. 5202

Anthropic Releases Opus 4.6, Software Stocks Tumble Again - DTNS 5201

Waymo is training its fleet on edge case driving scenarios with DeepMind's Genie 3, and TikTok might have to change its infinite scroll behavior to address health concerns in the EU. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 06, 202629 minEp. 5201

Why Google Won’t Talk About Apple

It’s not a conspiracy. We don’t think anyway. Plus, RAMageddon expands to take down the Steam Machine and NVIDIA GPUs. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 05, 202628 minEp. 5200

SpaceX Merges with xAI and X - DTNS 5198

The Nintendo Switch is officially the company's best-selling console, and Firefox will get an AI kill-switch feature in the next version of its browser later this month. 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....

Feb 03, 202631 minSeason 13Ep. 5198

A Social Network Just for AI - What Could Go Wrong? - DTNS 5197

OpenClaw gains buzz, as does a social network for its agents. And why Robb might buy an Apple clamshell foldable. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 02, 202631 minEp. 5197

The Dawn of Cow Tech - DTNS Weekend

A cow named Veronika has been documented using a tool. But is it really tool use? Do we need to do tech reviews for cows now? Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr Niki. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 01, 202620 min
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