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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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Why Disney Struck a Deal with OpenAI - DTNS Weekend
Andy Beach from Engines of Change explains what the deal means and how it might set a precedent for the future.
Starring Tom Merritt and Andy Be...
Apple (Mostly) Loses in Its Epic Games Appeal - DTNS 5164
OpenAI released GPT 5.2 and teased an Adult Mode arriving early 2026, and Scott Johnson tells us why the Game Awards is an early sign of a gaming slow...
Disney and OpenAI Strike an Unexpected Deal - DTNS 5163
Android is getting emergency live video support for life saving help when its needed, and Rivian is developing its own in-house self-driving AI chip f...
Free Photoshop Comes to ChatGPT - DTNS 5162
Plus, EVs are not yet more dangerous than other cars, and Instagram lets you customize Reels.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
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The Pebble Index 01 Smart Ring Is… Different - DTNS 5161
Nvidia can sell its H200 GPUs to companies in China, and Australia's social media ban for users under the age of 16 is in effect.
Starring Jason...
Google and Xreal Team Up On Your Face - DTNS 5160
Google 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...
A Police Officer's View of Flock Video Surveillance - DTNS Weekend
17-year police veteran Mike talks about the controversy over Flock camera surveillance and his experience with it.
Featuring Tom Merritt and Off...
Netflix Won the Bid for Warner Brothers. What Happens Next? DTNS - 5159
Plus the war between AI and News Publishers carries on with Meta declaring peace.
Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao and Brian Brushwood
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Meta Plans to Slash Spending on the Metaverse - DTNS 5158
Apple Interface Chief Alan Dye just got poached by Meta, and Andy Beach tells us about AI assisted diner tags on Open Table.
Starring Jason Howe...
Driverless Taxis Are Safer - DTNS 5157
So why are we still letting humans drive? And Google letting Gemini write headlines isn’t going so well.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
Samsung Introduces the Galaxy Z Tri-fold - DTNS 5156
Amazon brings AI customization to its AWS clients with Nova Forge, and Apple changes up its AI leadership as John Giannandrea announces his retirement...
Netflix All But Kills Casting - DTNS 5155
You 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.
Bubble Talk, Gemini Rising, and RAM? In This Economy? - DTNS November in Review
Tom Merritt and Jason Howell look back on the biggest tech stories of November.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell.
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Why RAM is So Expensive And When It Will Get Cheaper - DTNS 5154
Plus, peace in the AI music wars, and no, you holding onto your phone longer will not tank the economy.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
Goodbye ChromeOS, Hello… Aluminium OS? - DTNS 5153
Google is about to rent its Tensor Processing Units to Meta, and the White House launched its AI-focused Genesis Mission to tackle energy needs.
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Google Is On Top In AI - DTNS 5152
You can tell because people are gunning for them. Plus, a new gadget that uses electricity to replace caffeine.
Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunew...
DTNS Weekend Feature - Gansu, China with Amateur Traveler
We feature an episode of friend of the show Chris Christensen’s full Amateur Traveler show.
You can find the original show notes for this episod...
Pixel 10 is Getting AirDrop Support - DTNS 5151
Andy Beach shares more details about Warner Music’s new AI deal, and Apple just released a new iPhone grip that's aimed at accessibility.
Starri...
The AI Bubble Lives Another Day without Bursting - DTNS 5150
Plus, Jason Howell got the first crack at Google’s Nano Bannana Pro and.. It’s good!
Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell.
Show notes can...
Why Thieves Don’t Want Your Samsung Phone - DTNS 5149
Plus, the EU wants to reduce personal data protections, and AI was at fault for the Cloudflare outage.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
Microsoft and Google Drop Big AI Model News - DTNS 5148
Microsoft announces Agent 365 and Google Drops Gemini 3, and Justin Robert Young explains why a US congressman is complaining about AI in video games....
Everything Is Changing at Apple - DTNS 5147
Our thoughts on the Tim Cook succession and the possible new iPhone release schedule. Plus, DeepMind gets better at weather and the Tilly Norwood peop...
Combating AI Slop with Stephanie Humphrey - DTNS Weekend
AI Slop is becoming a larger portion of the content on the Internet. What do we need to be aware of and what is its impact on us? Sarah Land and Steph...
ChatGPT Starts Infiltrating Group Chats - DTNS 5146
Apple is clamping down on copycat apps in the App Store, and Andy Beach tells us about an experiment involving an AI friend.
Starring Jason Howe...
Steam‘s Game Console Wants Your PlayStation’s Spot by the TV
Plus, Dr. Niki tells us how scientists use drones and some lichen to find new dinosaurs.
Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Daio, Sean Hollister, a...
Driverless Cars Hit the Freeways! - DTNS 5144
Waymo is the first to offer humans a ride without other humans that use the expressway. Plus, Even Realities makes a smart glass that works with a sma...
The Editors Desk for Everyone!
Tom shares the Editor’s Desk with non-patrons today since it’s a holiday in the US.
He answers the following questions:
Thank you for sha...
TikTok Is Coming for eBay - DTNS 5143
Also, 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.
Kilowatt Interviews Jeremy Michalek - DTNS Weekend
Bodie Grimm of the Kilowatt podcast interviews Jeremy Michalek, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, to discuss the economic and environmental t...
Sora, Vibes, and the Next Trend in Social - DTNS 5142
Grand Theft Auto 6 gets yet another delay in pursuit of perfection, and Amazon launches Bazzar as it seeks to compete directly with Shein and Temu.
E-Ink Tailored to Your Eye - DTNS 5141
Plus, Microsoft wants to make its own suprintelligence and Apple is close to signing on Google’s Gemini for Siri.
Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tu...
Google makes an Epic Compromise - DTNS 5140
Google opens up its version of Android worldwide, and AI beats the world at forecasting hurricanes this season.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah L...
Stable Diffusion’s Shallow Victory Over Getty Images in the UK - DTNS 5139
Apple might soon introduce low cost laptops to go head to head with ChromeBooks, and TikTok announced its first US awards show for recognizing excelle...
We Need More Power - DTNS 5138
The compute deals are coming in fast, but is there energy for it? And how Google might save Siri.
Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood.
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OpenAI, Xbox Prices and Smart Home-a-palooza - DTNS October in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of October.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.
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Data Centers are the New Railroads - DTNS 5137
Tech Earnings hit the clouds but Apple’s closer to the ground.
Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.
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What earnings say about Big Tech’s AI gamble - DTNS 5136
Universal Music just struck a big deal with Udio that legitimizes its music generation platform, and Samsung is bringing its browser to Windows for th...
The Echo Dot Max is a Work in Progress - DTNS 5135
Apple says an Oppo engineer shared Apple Watch trade secrets with the company, and US senators are looking into banning chatbots for underage users.
Adobe Announces AI Assistants for Creative Cloud - DTNS 5134
OpenAI completes its recapitalization to a for-profit company, and most human eyes can’t see all the detail shown on 4K TVs in the living room.
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Qualcomm Enters the AI Chip Battle - DTNS 5133
The battle is now set for the data center. And your newest security attack vector is the agentic browser. We have a simple solution.
Starring To...