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Daily Tech News ShowFree the Lyrics YouTube - DTNS 5202Plus, 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 DunewoodShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-02-0931 min
Daily Tech News Show (VIDEO)Moltbook 3:16 – DTNS Live 5113We share our feelings about Moltbook, a Reddit-like site for AI agents from popular AI assistant platform OpenClaw. Komei asked what steps any of us have taken to make provisions for our accounts after we die. And the Information reports Nvidia will not be introducing any new GPUs in 2026. Is this the final nail in the coffin for the DIY PC enthusiast hobby?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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2026-02-061h 09Daily Tech News ShowA Social Network Just for AI - What Could Go Wrong? - DTNS 5197OpenClaw 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.
2026-02-0231 minDaily Tech News Show (VIDEO)Dr AI Overview – DTNS Live 5112A study by SEO tools company SE Ranking found that Google’s AI Overview relied heavily on YouTube channels as “trusted medical sites” over traditional medical sites to pull information to answer user queries. Is this a cause for concern and should the company be more transparent on where its AI tools are pulling answers from? Robb shares his experience with Samsung’s Dex since getting back from CES. Is it ready to replace his main laptop? Tesla says it will stop producing the Model S and Model X to free up factory space for its Optimus humanoid robots.
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2026-01-301h 11Daily Tech News ShowThe World’s Smallest Autonomous Robot - DTNS 5192Oh, and Apple has new Air Tags. But SMALL ROBOT!Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-01-2624 minDaily Tech News Show (VIDEO)AI Music in the New Order – DTNS Live 5111Bandcamp announced on Reddit Tuesday that AI-generated music would not be allowed on their platform. Will other platforms like Spotify or Apple Music follow suit? And Apple has officially teamed up with Google to use Gemini to power Apple Intelligence. Plus Substack introduced a beta app for Apple TV and Google TV, letting subscribers watch creator videos and livestreams on a television. Is this a sign that Substack feels the future is video?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang Joe.
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2026-01-231h 07Daily Tech News Show (VIDEO)Digg-ing Into Free Speech LLMs – DTNS Live 5110OpenAI releases ChatGPT Translate, its version of Google Translate. How does it compare and can it successfully compete against the search giant? Social news aggregation and discussion platform Digg has officially relaunched. What’s it look like? Is an LLM’s output protected by the US Constitution’s first amendment? And are we witnessing a growth in independent media?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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2026-01-161h 35Daily Tech News ShowAI Gets HIPAA With HealthCare - DTNS 5183OpenAI and Anthropic make a play for the health industry; meanwhile, Apple had its best year ever.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-01-1226 minDaily Tech News Show (VIDEO)The Best of CES 2026 – DTNS 5181David Katzmaier tells us what CNET awarded best overall, and Richard Gunther and Trisha Hershberger fill out the list with their faves.
Starring: Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Sarah Lane, Trisha Hershberger, David Katzmaier, Richard Gunther, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos.
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2026-01-0853 minDaily Tech News ShowThe Best of CES 2026 - DTNS 5181David Katzmaier tells us what CNET awarded best overall, and Richard Gunther and Trisha Hershberger fill out the list with their faves.Starring: Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Sarah Lane, Trisha Hershberger, David Katzmaier, Richard Gunther, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-01-0853 minDaily Tech News ShowCES 2026 - WiFi 8, Holographic Desktop Friends and Hands On with the Samsung TriFold - DTNS 5180Shannon Morse joins us to talk about our favorite things at CES.Starring: Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos.Links to the stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-01-071h 01Daily Tech News ShowCES 2026 - It's Cars, Chips, and Making Any Toilet Smart - DTNS 5179Bodie Grimm sifts through the car tech talk, we make chip news interesting, and so much health tech.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-01-061h 06Daily Tech News ShowCES 2026 - Thin Screens, Cute Robots and a smart Egg you pee on - DTNS 5178We’re live at CES surrounded by robots, HUGE TVs, and forklifts. We cut through the noise to break down what’s really going on at the biggest tech show going.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Sarah Lane, and Roger Chang, Joe.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-01-051h 08Daily Tech News ShowOur Tech Predictions for 2026 - DTNS 51762026 is shaping up to be banner year for the AI industry. Or is it? Our predictions panel share their thoughts on what next year will bring for AI, smartphones, streaming and algorithms.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Ron Richard, Amos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-311h 00Daily Tech News Show2025 Tech Predictions Results - DTNS 5175Last year our predictions panel gave two predictions about what the future of tech would like in 2025 all the way back in December of 2024. What terrible and exciting things do we foresee and what did we get wrong? Find out!Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, David Spark, Roger, Joe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-3050 minDaily Tech News Show2025 Tech Predictions – DTNS 4926 RerunIt’s our 2025 Tech Predictions Show! Tom and Sarah along with Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David Spark bring their two predictions of what they think will happen to the tech landscape in the year 2025!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David Spark.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-281h 00
Daily Tech News ShowGift Support Show - DTNS Live 5173The Holiday season is filled with tech gifts from friends and family. So we put together this special gift support show to share our tips and experiences on supporting people who need might need a little more help with their gifts.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Trisha Hershberger, Rich Stroffolino, Roger Chang, Joe.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-2657 minDaily Tech News ShowTech Gifts Past, Present, and Future - DTNS 5172The DTNS crew and several folks from the audience share their thoughts on great tech gifts they've got, or are hoping to get for the holidays.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Amos, Roger Chang, Bradd, Gary, Bill, Benjamin, HitNRun Tony, Brian, Kory, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-241h 12Daily Tech News ShowPreservation or Piracy? The Scraping of All of Spotify - DTNS 5170Plus, foldables may be getting more square, and Waymos act odd during a power outage.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-2227 minDaily Tech News ShowRoomba Goes Bankrupt, But It Doesn’t Totally Suck - DTNS 5165Also, why is that Copilot button on your LG TV making so many people so mad?Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-1524 minDaily Tech News ShowGoogle and Xreal Team Up On Your Face - DTNS 5160Google takes on Meta in the smart glasses arena, plus why Paramount is trying to swipe Warner Bros. away from Netflix. All that and mushroom resistors in your PC!Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Justin Robert Young, and Dr Niki.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-0840 minDaily Tech News ShowNetflix All But Kills Casting - DTNS 5155You can’t use your mobile app to send Netflix to the TV anymore. But your 12-year-old shouldn’t have a phone anyway according to one research paper.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-0130 minDaily Tech News ShowGoogle Is On Top In AI - DTNS 5152You can tell because people are gunning for them. Plus, a new gadget that uses electricity to replace caffeine.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-11-2438 minDaily Tech News ShowEverything Is Changing at Apple - DTNS 5147Our thoughts on the Tim Cook succession and the possible new iPhone release schedule. Plus, DeepMind gets better at weather and the Tilly Norwood people are back at it.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-11-1724 minDaily Tech News ShowTikTok Is Coming for eBay - DTNS 5143Also, 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.
2025-11-1029 min
Daily Tech News ShowWe Need More Power - DTNS 5138The 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.
2025-11-0323 minDaily Tech News ShowQualcomm Enters the AI Chip Battle - DTNS 5133The 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.
2025-10-2727 minDaily Tech News ShowWhat Caused A Third of the Internet to Go Down - DTNS 5128Good 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.
2025-10-2023 minDaily Tech News ShowThis is why EA is going private - DTNS 5114We reveal what we think the long-term strategy is for EA, plus OpenAI parental controls, and Tile trackers have a tracking problem. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-09-2928 minDaily Tech News ShowThe Straight Scoop on TikTok in the US - DTNS 5104We explain what’s really happening with TikTok in the US, and make a pretty good guess about what products OpenAI is working on.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-09-1528 minDaily Tech News ShowYouTube’s Free NFL Game Gains Inches - DTNS 5099Millions watched a free NFL game, but should it have been millions more? Plus, riots over social media in Nepal, and the important things to know about Apple’s Tuesday announcement.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-09-0828 minDaily Tech News ShowRobb Dunewood's Second Brain - Part 2 - DTNS WEEKENDRobb Dunewood follows up to answer questions about the tools and procedures he uses for his "Second Brain." Readwise Referral Link (Helps Robb, helps you)https://readwise.io/i/robb36 Building a Second Brain by Tiago Fortehttps://amzn.to/4fLs59N Evernotehttps://evernote.com/ Snipdhttps://www.snipd.com/ Obsidian https://obsidian.md/ Notionhttps://www.notion.so/ Norm: How can...
2025-08-1724 minDaily Tech News ShowIs It Legal for the US to Require 15% of Nvidia’s China Sales? - DTNSB 5079The UK tells Wikipedia to wait to sue, and Bodie Grimm from the Kilowatt podcast joins us to tell US car shoppers what EVs might be good to get before the EV tax credit expires.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Bodie Grimm.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-08-1133 minDaily Tech News ShowLenovo’s Rollable Laptop is Real. And Good! - DTNSB 5074Plus, some clarity on the adult game-credit card processing controversy.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-08-0425 minDaily Tech News ShowAge Verification Defeated in Many Ways - DTNSB 5069You can get a VPN or get more creative and use a video game. Plus, why Web apps are better than native apps.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-2823 minDaily Tech News ShowPasskey Phishing Attack Is Good News - DTNSB 5064Plus, the new Meta Oakley smart glasses are out and may be better than the Ray-Bans.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-2125 minDaily Tech News ShowChromeOS Merging with Android - DTNSB 5059But do we want it? And the Commodore 64 is back for real this time. Not an emulator!Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-1427 minDaily Tech News ShowThe US TikTok Sale Might Actually Happen - DTNSB 5054TikTok makes preparations for a US-only app, and Windows 11 is officially the most popular version of Windows now.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-0722 minDaily Tech News ShowDTNS WEEKEND: Robb Dunewood's Second BrainRobb Dunewood has a second brain he uses to stay organized and productive. Find out how he does it. •What is a Second Brain?•What led you to create one?•How does a Second Brain work?•What tools do you use to manage your Second Brain?•Does your Second Brain make you more productive?https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ fortelabs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-0525 minDaily Tech News ShowApple’s Plan for Headwear Shapes Up - DTNSB 5050Plus, instantaneous translation of brain signals to speech, and Google gets into nuclear fusion.Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-3024 minDaily Tech News ShowApple Goes AI Shopping - DTNSB 5045Should Apple buy Perplexity, or some other company? Plus, we check with a French TV watcher about how they feel about Netflix streaming TF1 channels.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Patrick Beja.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-06-2332 minDaily Tech News Show0 to Charged in 18 Seconds - DTNSB 5041Plus Andy Beach helps us understand why Hollywood is hiding its AI obsession.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here.
2025-06-1632 minDaily Tech News ShowSamsung Cozies Up to Perplexity - DTNSB 5031Meanwhile, Google makes it easy to run models locally without the internet, and another big step for Brain-Computer Interfaces.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here.
2025-06-0221 minDaily Tech News ShowMicrosoft Unleashes its AI Agents - DTNSB 5022Plus, Nvidia and Intel have new chip announcements at Computex, and Ina Kim shares tech to teach languages online.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Ina Kim.Show notes can be found here.
2025-05-1931 minDaily Tech News ShowWhat Do the Tariff Drops Mean for You - DTNSB 5017Plus, happy birthday to the longest-running Apple podcast on the internet.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Allison Sheridan.Show notes can be found here.
2025-05-1233 minDaily Tech News ShowHumans Are the Weakest Link in Signal - DTNSB 5012Plus, Apple may change up the pattern it uses to announce iPhones.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Show notes can be found here.
2025-05-0530 minDaily Tech News ShowShould You Fear the Public USB Charging Port? - DTNSB 5007And how Warner Brothers Discovery is using AI to improve live sports coverage.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here.
2025-04-2830 minDaily Tech News ShowDon’t Click That Email Link - DTNSB 5002A very convincing phishing scam hits Gmail and Blair from This Week in Science helps us understand how AI helps us understand Dolphins.Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood, and Blair Bazdarich.Links to stories featured in this episode can be found here.
2025-04-2131 minDaily Tech News ShowThe US Will Not Break Up Meta - DTNSB 4997Plus we explain why chips do still have tariffs despite receiving some exemptions and why they may get new tariffs in the next couple of months. Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood, and Matteo Doni.Links to storied in this episode can be found here.
2025-04-1432 minDaily Tech News ShowWhat Tariffs Are Doing to Tech - DTNSB 4992Plus, augmented reality has deeper roots than you think and what Dr. Gippitti is good at. (Chat GPT to its friends.)Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.
2025-04-0724 minDaily Tech News Show3D Print any RC Robot Toy You Want - DTNSB 4977Plus, the US Congress is actually the best at online resources. So sayeth Jen Briney!Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here.
2025-03-1731 minDaily Tech News ShowThe Scoop on US Science Funding - DTNSB 4972Dr. 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.
2025-03-1031 minDaily Tech News ShowMWC in Barcelona Gets Conceptual - DTNSB 4967External NPUs and solar-powered laptops, plus new EV battery tech.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.
2025-03-0327 min
Daily Tech News ShowAI Summit Begins in Paris - DTNSB - 4953President Macros promotes it with deepfakes and huge spending on Data Centers. Plus why the US doesn’t get cheap EVs.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.
2025-02-1025 minDaily Tech News ShowFailure Is a Good OptionGary Shapiro tells us when failure is good, and OpenAI launches an agent with the same name as Google’s agent.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.
2025-02-0328 minDaily Tech News ShowWhy Is DeepSeek So Popular?Plus, the story behind YouTube’s hour-long unskippable ads.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here.
2025-01-2727 min
Daily Tech News ShowAre You Compliant, Do You Matter? - DTNS Live 4931Tom finds Matter is slowly making its way across more IoT smart home devices. Robert Heron is here with details on Home Theater technology trends for this year including even larger screens, brighter OLED displays, and laser short-throw projects. Plus Robb Dunewood shares the results of his quest to find better microphones for podcasting. And Jason Howell discovers an AI powered earbud that does translation.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2025-01-0859 min
Daily Tech News ShowAttach This Title With Silicone Tape! - DTNS Live 4930It’s day 2 of our CES coverage. Allison found a space heater for beehives, an emotional support robot for pets, iFixit’s latest DIY repair tools. Plus Robb has found a potentially life changing tool for those with dyslexia. Tom’s found several new smart glasses. And Bodie shares what he learned from Lightship RV about the future of EV RVing and Pivotal’s single seat EVTOL.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2025-01-0759 min
Daily Tech News ShowYou Bots Get ON My Lawn! - DTNS Live 4929We are down in Las Vegas reporting from the Consumer Electronics Camera 2025. We had a great discussion at AMD’s event, TCL’s announcements, new pinball machines from Stern, wearables, robot lawnmowers and Robb had a chance to talk to the CEO of Stellar about their product to provide mobile internet access to vehicles.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2025-01-0658 min
Daily Tech News ShowFake People? We Don't Even Like Real People - DTNS Live 4928Can putting data centers in space provide much needed benefits and what are the challenges? Hoping to appeal to a younger crowd Meta is rolling out features to let users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook and why some say the results look more like spam more than anything else. Roger brings a quiz about Las Vegas.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2025-01-0356 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe Land of Bilk and Honey!!! - DTNS Live 4927On this episode. Is the web browser extension coupon code tool, Honey, running a scam using influencers to peddle its product? Plus Meta swaps out its Global Affairs President, former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, Clegg’s deputy and a well connected Republican.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2025-01-0247 min
Daily Tech News Show2025 Tech Predictions – DTNS 4926It’s our 2025 Tech Predictions Show! Tom and Sarah along with Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David Spark bring their two predictions of what they think will happen to the tech landscape in the year 2025!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David SparkLink to the Show Notes.
2024-12-3159 min
Daily Tech News ShowGame On, Holiday Shoppers! - DTNS 4897Bluesky is on the uptick, Google will help you geolocate your gift shopping, and Max Scoville helps you find gift for all the gamers in your life.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Max Scoville, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-11-1532 min
Daily Tech News ShowInfowars' Onion Tears - DTNS 4896The world of satire takes a great leap as The Onion buys InfoWars. No joke! Plus Spotify is changing the name of its podcasting service from Spotify for Podcasters to Spotify for Creators. And Disney announced that Disney+ added 4.4 million new subscribers to pass 120 million. Netflix has 287 million.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-11-1431 min
Daily Tech News ShowPreservation is GOG's Work - DTNS 48951% of users in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain will no longer receive EU news sources in their search results as part of a Google test. Plus Just Eat sells Grubhub to Wonder for $650M. And GOG launches a new initiative to preserve older video games.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-11-1327 min
Daily Tech News ShowYou Are Turning It Off Wrong - DTNS 4894Signal offers an alternative to Zoom, why the Mac Mini power button is on the bottom, and Meta won’t track you in Europe but you won’t be able to skip ads.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-11-1231 min
Daily Tech News ShowTikTok Politics Whether You Want It or Not - DTNS 4873Amazon announced it will sell Apple TV+ as an add-on to its Amazon Prime Video feature. Plus Meta is adding more features to Threads including a way to allow users to repost IG Reels on Threads. And a new study reveals TikTok isn’t as important to users as a source of news or politics.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-10-1031 min
Daily Tech News ShowUnfolding Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4807We breakdown all the announcements made today at Samsung’s July 2024 Galaxy Unpacked Event including the latest Galaxy Fold, Flip, Watch, Ring and AI! Plus we discuss the latest design from Chinese PC maker Linglong. A foldable keyboard that’s also a PC.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-07-1037 min
Daily Tech News ShowGoogle AI/O - DTNS 4769It’s Google I/O 2024 ! We go over all the big announcements from Google's developer event. Plus Comcast will offer a Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ service bundle at a reduced price. Are bundles back?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-05-1430 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe Deepfake Dilemma - DTNS 4746The first round of reviews for Humane’s AI Pin have been published. We parse out what reviewers had to say. Plus Instagram announced a new safety feature that will automatically blur out nude images sent via direct message on the platform. And how is anti-deepfake porn legislation bringing together lawmakers from across the political spectrum.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-04-1129 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe US Case Against Apple - DTNS 4731Microsoft announces new Surface PCs for Business with Copilot integration. Plus Neuroscience startup Neuralink live-streamed an interview Wednesday with 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh, the first person to be implanted with Neuralink’s brain-computer interface. And the US Department of Justice files a lawsuit against Apple for monopolistic behavior.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-03-2131 min
Daily Tech News ShowPlatforms Are Here to Stay - DTNS 4730Unity’s 2024 Unity Gaming Report notes an increase in multiplatform game development. What’s behind this trend and is it good for the industry? Plus Meta’s Peter Cottle shows off a brief demo of how users can eventually connect their accounts and posts to the Fediverse through Threads. And Ubisoft revealed at GDC that it has been developing an NPC that uses Large Language Models to have more realistic conversations with players.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2024-03-2031 min
Daily Tech News ShowCould AI Replace Tom Cruise? - DTNS 4711Is OpenAI’s text-to-video tool, Sora, a threat to the business of making TV shows and films? Plus, Google is pausing Gemini’s generation of people in images so it can adjust the model to produce more historically accurate results. And AT&T has been dealing with widespread service issues for more than ten hours affecting millions of subscribers across the US.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2024-02-2231 min
Daily Tech News ShowCES 2024- Laptops Break the Fold - DTNS 4683It’s Day 4 of CES and we continue our coverage of the electronics trade-show. Plus we examine how Microsoft recently surpassed Apple in market capitalization. And Shannon shares her new favorite laptops from this year’s CES.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2024-01-1132 min
Daily Tech News ShowCES Rodeo 2024 - DTNS 4680We cover all the big announcements right before CES 2024 opens. Plus we have Allison Sheridan’s highlights from Sunday’s CES Unveiled media event.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2024-01-0836 min
Daily Tech News ShowDisney's Removing the Duct Tape and Bubble Gum - DTNS 4666We take a look at the technical challenges that had to be overcome to integrate the Disney+ with Hulu. Plus we dissect Cox Media Group subsidiaries' claim that our devices are listening to us and using the data they gather to target ads to us. And scientists at the International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) at Western Sydney University announced Deep South, a supercomputer capable of simulating networks at the scale of the human brain.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Harry McCracken, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
2023-12-1531 min
Daily Tech News ShowTeens "Take It, to the Limit, One More Time" - DTNS 4623Social media platforms get the EU’s scrutiny over Israel-Hamas War disinformation and illegal content. And we take a look at the reviews for Google’s latest flagship phone the Pixel 8 Pro. Plus YouTube surpasses Netflix as top video source for US teenagers according to a new survey from Piper Sandler.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-10-1229 min
Daily Tech News ShowThere is No Cloud, Only Zuul - DTNS 4575Warner Brothers Discovery announced quarter ending June 2023 earnings and has lost 1.8 million subscribers across all properties including Max, the newly combined HBOMax and Discovery+ streaming service. France’s AFP news agency is suing Elon Musk’s X platform, aka Twitter, because it isn’t negotiating payment for sharing AFP stories on Twitter. Wired’s Gregory Barber has an article up about the “Local-first” software movement. Local-first has become popular in the developer community, along with the slogan “There is no cloud. There is just someone else’s computer.”Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
2023-08-0330 min
Daily Tech News ShowDo Emojis Imply Intent? 👍️ or 👎️? - DTNS 4556Can you use a thumbs-up emoji to sign a contract in Canada? Maybe? We explain what went on and what is and isn’t affected. Plus Sega is withholding its big franchise IP from third-party blockchain gaming initiatives. And Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s sources say the retail launch for Apple’s Vision Pro headset may involve in-store appointments.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-07-0734 min
Daily Tech News ShowTikTok Table Talk - DTNS 4524The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple restricted some of its employees from using generative models at work over concerns about leaks. Barclay’s financial strategists highlighted streaming services were a new source of pressure on the Japanese Yen. Grub Street’s Ezra Marcus has a story called “Cheesier, Saucier, and Drowning in Caviar How TikTok took over the menu.” Is TikTok changing the way restaurants approach presentation?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
2023-05-1931 min
A Word with Tom MerrittCode Switching - Robb DunewoodCode switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt.
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2023-05-0455 minA Word with Tom MerrittCode Switching - Robb DunewoodCode switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-0455 minA Word with Tom MerrittCode Switching - Robb DunewoodCode switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt.
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2023-05-0455 min
Daily Tech News ShowLucky is Bad Security Advice - DTNS 4504Humane, a startup founded by two ex-Apple employees, demoed a wearable personal assistant device that doesn’t need to pair with a smartphone. Proton, the Swiss company that created a secure private mail service called Proton Mail has announced a beta of password managers service called Proton Pass. And how are the costs of generative AI stacking for companies developing the technology?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
2023-04-2134 min
Daily Tech News ShowMicron Managing - DTNS 4479The US Federal Communications Commission finalized new rules that will reduce spam calls. The Metaverse may be getting a Second Life. And relieving the chip shortage will take more than just the US Congress providing monetary incentives to establish manufacturing in the country.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-03-1732 minDaily Tech News ShowMWC: Cellphones Make a Higher Connection - DTNS 4465Mobile World Congress 2023 starts today and we have all the big news from today’s show including new rollables from Lenovo and foldables from Honor, Samsung’s new chip for satellite phone, and new feature announcements from Google for Chrome, ChromeOS and Android.Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-02-2729 min
Daily Tech News ShowApple: Hire Different - DTNS 4455How did Apple manage to avoid laying off staff while other big tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google let go thousands of employees? Cloudflare thinks it might have the solution to making Mastodon less complicated. And is 1Password’s goal of making its password manager secure by having a passkey only option really address the security issues?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-02-1031 minDaily Tech News ShowUnpacking Samsung Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4448We go over the highlights of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event including their new flagship phones. Plus we explain the updated changes in Netflix’s password sharing policy enforcement and the new features rolling out for premium Netflix subscribers.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-02-0131 min
Daily Tech News ShowEV-erything at CES! - DTNS 4436CES 2023 was a major showcase for EVs. Bodie Grimm from the Kilowatt EV podcast is here with his favorites from this year’s show. Plus how conflict in Ukraine might spur the development and adoption of high-speed satellite based internet. And the US National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy raises concerns about the growing weight of EVs.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2023-01-1333 minDaily Tech News ShowGoogle Calls A Code Red Over ChatGPT - DTNS 4421As the future of Twitter’s remains clouded Mastodon is benefitting with new users including some big players like Mozilla. But is the distributed social media platform capable of being scaled up and managed effectively? Plus is the future of vertical farming at risk from higher energy prices. The New York Times reports that Google issued a Code red over the rise of ChatGPT. Google CEO Sundar Pichai directed teams in Google’s research, trust, and safety division to assist in developing AI prototypes and products.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roge...
2022-12-2231 min
Daily Tech News ShowThe Children Are The Metaverse - DTNS 4407The European Commission has ruled airlines can provide in-flight 5G technology on board planes. Kids are purportedly asking for virtual currencies instead of actual currencies as they spend increasingly more in online virtual economies. And why is smart home brand Eufy’s security cameras sending unencrypted images and streamed video to AWS servers when it sells itself as a data privacy minded alternative to Amazon’s offerings?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns...
2022-12-0233 minDaily Tech News ShowThe Capital “T” Truth About Machine Learning – DTNS 4401As AI gets more sophisticated the scientists who’ve developed them are at a loss on how they exactly work. We ask data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy to explain what’s going on and what it says about the limitations of AI.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-11-2230 minDaily Tech News ShowJust Don't Call Them NFTs - DTNS 4390As demand for new chips slumps will the existing chip shortages turn into a chip glut? How did Reddit grow NFTs right as the broader market for NFTs dropped? And has the streaming service space reached saturation point?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-11-0431 min
Daily Tech News ShowCan You Spell Metaverse Without VR? - DTNS 4375While Google gets heat for scrapping high-profile endeavors like Stadia, operations like Google Fiber are quietly bouncing back. The Information has new details on Apple’s alleged upcoming mixed-reality headset. And Wired’s Steven Levy asks if the Metaverse would work better without the VR.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-10-1432 minDaily Tech News ShowPixels & Chips - DTNS 4370What’s exactly inside the recently passed CHIPS Act and which industries and companies will benefit from it? Plus Google announces its latest phones the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Are they worth upgrading if you already have a Pixel 6 or 6 Pro?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jennifer Briney, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-10-0632 minDaily Tech News ShowDoomscrolling Will Make You Ill – DTNS 4351
Why is Doomscrolling bad for your health and how do you stop it? Patreon lets go of their entire security team. And what’s the deal with United’s eVTOL flying taxi service, Eve?
Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe
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2022-09-0900 min
Daily Tech News ShowDoomscrolling Will Make You Ill - DTNS 4351Why is Doomscrolling bad for your health and how do you stop it? Patreon lets go of their entire security team. And what’s the deal with United’s eVTOL flying taxi service, Eve?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-09-0934 min
Daily Tech News ShowBad UX or Bad Intentions, TikTok? - DTNS 4337We take a closer look at two zero-day vulnerabilities on the iOS that Apple recently patched, delve into the urban legend of Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” crashing laptop hard drives, and how well can the TikTok app track you?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-08-1933 minDaily Tech News ShowDTNS Reactions: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked – DTNS Experiment WeekRobb and Rod share their thoughts on this morning's Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event. The company announced the Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5, and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro featuring 24-bit wireless audio.Starring Robb Dunewood and Rod Simmons Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-08-1033 minDaily Tech News ShowWill Drone Delivery Take off? - DTNS 4317We check out recent annoucements in the EV space that are making cars more lifestyle friendly. Shopify has demoed a their version of home/living space scanner to help users visualize how new furniture or additions to their home will look. And we get the latest on Amazon's attempt at drone delivery and what others are doing in the drone delivery space.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, AmosLink to show notes. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.
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2022-07-1532 min