Plus a shoe company becomes an AI data center service provider. 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.
Apr 15, 2026•28 min•Season 13Ep. 5248
Google is finally getting tougher on back button hijacking, and Bodie Grimm explains why BYD is charging so much for their BYD Z9 GT in Europe. Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merrit, and Bodie Grimm . Links to stories featured in this episode can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 14, 2026•31 min•Season 13Ep. 5247
Plus, Huawei goes wide with its foldable, and some surprising news about the development of the AI industry. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2026•34 min•Ep. 5246
Dr. Niki takes a look at how unmanned aerial vehicles, and sometimes on land and sea too, have helped advance scientific research. Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr Nicole Ackermans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2026•24 min
And Google makes encrypted emails much easier to deal with. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2026•26 min•Ep. 5245
Also, YouTube lets you make an avatar of yourself, and Andy Beach tells us about the first newsroom strike over AI. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach. Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 09, 2026•35 min•Ep. 5244
And why so many competing tech companies cooperating is actually quite scary. 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.
Apr 08, 2026•24 min•Season 13Ep. 5243
Humans aboard Artemis II just flew farther from Earth than any human before, and Motorola launched the Moto G Stylus 2026 with an active, embedded stylus for $499. 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....
Apr 07, 2026•30 min•Season 13Ep. 5242
And say hello to the Moon, and OpenAI lobbying. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 06, 2026•32 min•Ep. 5241
So why is Andy Beach still worried? Tom talks over the real things to worry about with US AI regulation. Featuring Tom Merritt and Andy Beach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 04, 2026•19 min
Reddit is officially done with the r/all feed for its users, and Google Gemma 4 is a massive and truly open model family that can run on a laptop and a Raspberry Pi. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 03, 2026•27 min•Ep. 5240
While on Earth, Microsoft realizes it needs more data centers, and ByteDance moves into the video generation space. Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach. Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 02, 2026•34 min•Ep. 5239
Plus, Google wants to whoop Whoop at wearables and Q-Day gets closer. 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.
Apr 01, 2026•28 min•Season 13Ep. 5238
Meta adds two new Ray-Ban frames meant to make them more prescription-lens friendly, and Samsung’s new app plays ultra-low frequencies into most earbuds to help reduce motion sickness. 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....
Mar 31, 2026•29 min•Season 13Ep. 5237
Is it smart for Apple to let you choose your LLM? Plus, is it time to stop forgiving Windows? Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2026•30 min•Ep. 5236
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of March. 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.
Mar 29, 2026•32 min
Gina Sapsted at the Flat Raffle ( https://theflatraffle.com/# ) joins us to talk about how she’s selling her London flat on Raffall (https://raffall.com/). Like crowdfunding but for selling your stuff. Also Gina gave us a promo code 'DTNS' that gives you 2 bonus tickets and will apply until the competition finishes! Featuring Tom Merritt and Gina Sapsted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 28, 2026•17 min
Anthropic leaks details on a powerful model that aims to beat Opus called Claude Mythos, and the Sony PS5 is about to get a lot more expensive. Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt. Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2026•26 min•Ep. 5235
What the court case in Los Angeles indicates about the fate of social media companies. And Nintendo raises the price of physical media. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2026•29 min•Ep. 5234
Plus, making supercapacitors from bourbon leftovers. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach. Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2026•30 min•Ep. 5233
Anthropic Claude Code can now control the computer in claw-like fashion, and Apple Maps is about to get sponsored results inside its maps. 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....
Mar 24, 2026•33 min•Season 13Ep. 5232
Plus, the best prompts for chatbot users, new and old. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2026•27 min•Ep. 5231
Google will add a 24-hour delay for users sideloading unauthorized apps, and Chris Ashley tells us why Counter-Strike 2 players are upset with a seemingly small update. Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao and Chris Ashley. Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2026•38 min•Ep. 5230
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says modern smartphone apps will be replaced with agentic actions under the hood, and Uber taps Rivian for a big robotaxi roll-out in San Francisco and Miami by 2028. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2026•31 min•Season 13Ep. 5229
Plus, the Pentagon fires back against Anthropic, and Google helps identify more iOS malware. 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.
Mar 18, 2026•25 min•Season 13Ep. 5228
Why improved lighting in games has received a lot of hate, plus, you can now run Doom on the human brain. 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.
Mar 17, 2026•36 min•Season 13Ep. 5227
IFixit has expressed cries of joy over Apple's drift towards repairability. And the war in Iran might drive chip prices even higher. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood . Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2026•30 min•Ep. 5226
Meta is reportedly delaying its “Avocado” AI model and might lean on Gemini to fill the gap, and Sony is trialing dynamic pricing for games on the PS Store and gamers aren’t happy about it. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2026•32 min•Ep. 5225
But we also have confirmation on PC gems coming to Xbox and a more immersive Google Maps experience. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao . Show notes can be found here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2026•29 min•Ep. 5224
Plus, people like the new Samsung Galaxy S26, and why Meta bought Moltbook. 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.
Mar 11, 2026•25 min•Season 13Ep. 5223