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, 2026•29 min•Season 13Ep. 5222
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, 2026•27 min•Ep. 5221
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, 2026•17 min
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, 2026•38 min•Ep. 5220
Sort of. It's mostly official. Tom explains why in a short update to today's DTNS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2026•5 min
Plus, the new Nothing 4a Pro is out, and Tom was right about Anthropic. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2026•31 min•Ep. 5219
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, 2026•31 min•Season 13Ep. 5218
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, 2026•44 min•Season 13Ep. 5217
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, 2026•28 min•Ep. 5216
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, 2026•29 min
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, 2026•24 min•Ep. 5215
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, 2026•28 min•Ep. 5214
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, 2026•32 min•Season 13Ep. 5213
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, 2026•32 min•Season 13Ep. 5212
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, 2026•42 min•Ep. 5211
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, 2026•39 min•Ep. 5210
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, 2026•35 min•Ep. 5209
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, 2026•28 min•Season 13Ep. 5208
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, 2026•35 min•Season 13Ep. 5207
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, 2026•34 min•Ep. 5206
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, 2026•32 min•Ep. 5205
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, 2026•30 min•Season 13Ep. 5204
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, 2026•32 min•Ep. 5203
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, 2026•31 min•Ep. 5202
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, 2026•29 min•Ep. 5201
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, 2026•28 min•Ep. 5200
Plus, Anthropic runs an ad to throw shade on running ads. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 04, 2026•21 min•Ep. 5199
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, 2026•31 min•Season 13Ep. 5198
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, 2026•31 min•Ep. 5197
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, 2026•20 min