Daily Tech News Show
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Spotify Embraces AI - DTNS 5264
Andy Beach tells us why streaming platforms should be more wary of slop fraud, plus Google’s new fitness tracker erodes the Fitbit brand more, and why...
Love for eReaders, Hate for Browsers - DTNS 5263
Why everyone loves the new ReMarkable Paper Pure, and why both Chrome and Edge browsers are misbehaving.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
Bose Lifestyle Takes a Shot At Sonos - DTNS 5262
Apple is reportedly checking out Intel and Samsung as alternate sources for its main device chips, and OpenAI is working really hard to bring a smartp...
GameStop Bids $56B to Buy eBay - DTNS 5261
Ask.com shuts down after 25 years of answering the world’s questions, and how might the growth of “podslop” could impact the podcast industry in the n...
DTNS April 2026 in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of April.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.
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Apple Sold a Ton of iPhone 17s and Mac Minis - DTNS 5260
Google is rolling out Gemini to Google built-in as a replacement to Assistant, and Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum can now be enjoyed on new portable han...
Why OpenAI Has Literally Been Fighting Goblins - DTNS 5259
OK, not LITERAL goblins, but it’s an interesting gremlin that helps us understand model training. Plus, Sony says don’t worry about the PlayStation DR...
Sony’s 30-Day DRM Clock Reappears - DTNS 5258
Did Sony mean to put DRM back on offline games? And what DIDN’T Elon Musk say on the witness stand Tuesday.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane...
Inside the 1930s Vintage Language Model Called Talkie - DTNS 5257
Valve's new Steam Controller is purpose-built for its ecosystem and nothing else, and the "Ask YouTube" search experiment is like a version of Gemini...
Agents Delete Rental Company’s Platform - DTNS 5256
Why you need to be really careful with these agents, but also really careful about what’s possible on your platform. And also be really careful with L...
Why Smart Homes Finally Just Work (Thanks to Matter) - DTNS Weekend
IKEA and Samsung just partnered—but that’s not the real story. Richard Gunther explains how Matter and Thread finally make smart home devices plug-and...
We Are Xbox and We Have a New Logo Too - DTNS 5255
DeepSeek launched V4 Flash and V4 Pro with a new Hybrid Attention Architecture the means much more context in a single prompt, and Instagram is testin...
Apple Ternus-over - DTNS Live 5124
Tim Cook steps down as the CEO of Apple with chief of hardware development John Ternus taking the reins. Is this a shrewd move for the Cupertino compa...
Apple Patches A Signal Leak - DTNS 5254
And Korean scientists have developed a way to switch from 2D to 3D in the same display.
Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao and Bodie Grimm
Framework Introduces the Modular MacBook for Linux Users - DTNS 5253
And at Google Next, Google splits its TPUs and unleashes more powerful workplace agents. Plus, did Anthropic’s Mythos escape containment?
Starri...
Who is John Ternus, Apple's Newly Named CEO - DTNS 5252
IKEA’s new cheap smart home products don’t need a hub if you already have a Samsung TV, and WhatsApp is testing a new subscription model that makes th...
Welcome to the Wide-Foldable Phone Era - DTNS 5251
Plus, the age verification law in the US is misunderstood, but still not necessarily good.
Starring Tom Merritt and Rob Dunewood.
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What Anthropic’s White House Meeting Really Means - DTNS Weekend
Justin Robert Young explains what’s likely going on with Anthropic’s attempt to resolve its dispute with the US government.
Featuring Tom Merrit...
Phone Loyalty Rises No Matter the Brand - DTNS 5250
Also, the first Micro-RGB TVs are here and the bargain brand is not who you would expect.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.
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DJI Released the Osmo Pocket 4, But Not in the US - DTNS 5249
DJI released the Osmo Pocket 4 that brings better low light performance and a clip-on fill light, and Andy Beach tells us about an AI Licensing deal i...
Did Snap Blame AI for Layoffs? - DTNS 5248
Plus a shoe company becomes an AI data center service provider.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
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What Amazon's Globalstar Acquisition Means for Leo - DTNS 5247
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.
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Meta Developing Virtual Mark Zuckerberg - DTNS 5246
Plus, Huawei goes wide with its foldable, and some surprising news about the development of the AI industry.
Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunew...
Using Drones for Science - DTNS Weekend
Dr. Niki takes a look at how unmanned aerial vehicles, and sometimes on land and sea too, have helped advance scientific research.
Featuring Tom...
Don’t Believe the Ghost Murmur Hype
And Google makes encrypted emails much easier to deal with.
Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.
Show notes found here.
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Why Microsoft Blocked Major VPN and Encryption Software
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...
Anthropic’s Move to Secure the World - DTNS 5243
And why so many competing tech companies cooperating is actually quite scary.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
Links to stories discus...
Why Does Jason Love Claude Cowork So Much? - DTNS 5242
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 sty...
Say Goodbye to Samsung Messenger - DTNS 5241
And say hello to the Moon, and OpenAI lobbying.
Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.
Show notes can be found here.
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The US AI Framework Is a Press Release - DTNS WEEKEND
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.
Sony Acquires Cinemersive Labs to Level Up PS5 Pro Rendering - DTNS 5240
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...
Humans Head Back to the Moon - DTNS 5239
While on Earth, Microsoft realizes it needs more data centers, and ByteDance moves into the video generation space.
Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn C...
OpenAI Insists It Makes Lots of Money - DTNS 5238
Plus, Google wants to whoop Whoop at wearables and Q-Day gets closer.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
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Popular JavaScript Package Axios Gets Compromised - DTNS 5237
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 earbu...
Apple Bets LLMs Can Be Like Search - DTNS 5236
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.
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DTNS March 2026 in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of March.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.
Links to stories discus...
Sell Your House as a Raffle - DTNS WEEKEND
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...
We Bid a Fond Farewell to the Apple Cheesegrater - DTNS 5235
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.
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Meta and Google Face Their Big Tobacco Moment - DTNS 5234
What the court case in Los Angeles indicates about the fate of social media companies. And Nintendo raises the price of physical media.
Starring...
OpenAI Says Bye Disney, Hello Business - DTNS 5233
Plus, making supercapacitors from bourbon leftovers.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach.
Show notes can be found here.
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