Daily Tech News Show
Politikk og nyheterTeknologiTom 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.
Siste episoder av Daily Tech News Show podcast
- Combating AI Slop with Stephanie Humphrey - DTNS Weekend (00:15:01)
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 Stephanie Humphrey explore the topic.Starring Sarah Lane, Stephanie HumphreyShow Notes:A Tool That Crushes Creativity by Charlie Warzelhttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/ai-slop-winning/684630/More Articles Are Now Created by AI Than Humanshttps://graphite.io/five-percent/more-articles-are-now-created-by-ai-than-humansMost Americans think it is important to be able to tell the difference between AI- and human-generated content, but few feel confident they canhttps://www.pewresearch.org/science/2025/09/17/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society/ps_2024-9-15_ai-and-its-impact_00-03/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- ChatGPT Starts Infiltrating Group Chats - DTNS 5146 (00:34:40)
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 Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merrit, and Andy Beach.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Steam‘s Game Console Wants Your PlayStation’s Spot by the TV (00:34:29)
Plus, Dr. Niki tells us how scientists use drones and some lichen to find new dinosaurs.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Daio, Sean Hollister, and Dr. Niki Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Driverless Cars Hit the Freeways! - DTNS 5144 (00:28:53)
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 smart ring. 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.
- The Editors Desk for Everyone! (00:11:44)
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 sharing the interview from the Kilowatt Podcast with Jeremy Michalek. I liked having that in my feed, but I wanted to know if you have any specific criteria before sharing another podcast with the DTNS audience. I know that Bodie is part of the extended DTNS family, but are there other podcasts or people you have on a shortlist?Love the show!– Howard------sTimSo with Apple Podcasts implementing chapter markers, does that improve or lessen the chances the rest of us will ever get them for DTNS (and Cordkillers)? Pretty please???----------I just wanted to take a minute to say how much I'm loving the new format. DTNS Briefing is great, and encapsulates everything I loved about pre-2025 DTNS (holy cow, I just started to type Buzz Out Loud instead of DTNS. I must really need my coffee this morning! Or else I'm just really living in the past as I revisit various incarnations of the show in my mind). I even dip in on the other "main feed" shows that are a little more free-form. I love having this separation. I write because I want to express how much I love it, but hearing that the numbers were down a bit last month for my format of choice, I just wanted to express that love even more. Tim Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- TikTok Is Coming for eBay - DTNS 5143 (00:29:21)
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.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Kilowatt Interviews Jeremy Michalek - DTNS Weekend (00:52:25)
Bodie Grimm of the Kilowatt podcast interviews Jeremy Michalek, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, to discuss the economic and environmental trade-offs of electric vehicles (EVs).Show notes for this episode and information on the Kilowatt podcast can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sora, Vibes, and the Next Trend in Social - DTNS 5142 (00:32:55)
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.Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- E-Ink Tailored to Your Eye - DTNS 5141 (00:34:51)
Plus, Microsoft wants to make its own suprintelligence and Apple is close to signing on Google’s Gemini for Siri.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr Niki.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Google makes an Epic Compromise - DTNS 5140 (00:26:27)
Google opens up its version of Android worldwide, and AI beats the world at forecasting hurricanes this season.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.
- Stable Diffusion’s Shallow Victory Over Getty Images in the UK - DTNS 5139 (00:28:55)
Apple might soon introduce low cost laptops to go head to head with ChromeBooks, and TikTok announced its first US awards show for recognizing excellent creators on its platform.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.
- We Need More Power - DTNS 5138 (00:23:14)
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.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- OpenAI, Xbox Prices and Smart Home-a-palooza - DTNS October in Review (00:29:28)
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of October. 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.
- Data Centers are the New Railroads - DTNS 5137 (00:33:01)
Tech Earnings hit the clouds but Apple’s closer to the ground.Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- What earnings say about Big Tech’s AI gamble - DTNS 5136 (00:25:06)
Universal Music just struck a big deal with Udio that legitimizes its music generation platform, and Samsung is bringing its browser to Windows 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.
- The Echo Dot Max is a Work in Progress - DTNS 5135 (00:32:32)
Apple says an Oppo engineer shared Apple Watch trade secrets with the company, and US senators are looking into banning chatbots for underage users.Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.Links to storied discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Adobe Announces AI Assistants for Creative Cloud - DTNS 5134 (00:26:34)
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.Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.Links to storied discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Qualcomm Enters the AI Chip Battle - DTNS 5133 (00:27:34)
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 Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Where Have All The Ultra-Slim Phones Gone - DTNS 5132 (00:24:59)
Apple might disable Apple Tracking Transparency in parts of Europe due to "intense lobbying," and Firefox Extension will soon be required to disclose its data collection practices.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Amazon Joins the Year of Smart Glasses - DTNS 5131 (00:33:09)
And AWS explains exactly what took down the internet on Monday.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Who Should Get the Galaxy XR Headset - DTNS 5130 (00:30:33)
Plus, famous people protest superintelligence, and GM brings Gemini into the car.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.
- OpenAI Launches the ChatGPT Atlas Browser - DTNS 5129 (00:29:57)
Napster is back again with a holographic AI agent for your MacBook, Apple is giving iOS users a toggle switch to make Liquid Glass easier to use.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.
- What Caused A Third of the Internet to Go Down - DTNS 5128 (00:23:06)
Good 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.
- Why We Celebrate Nobel Prize Winners - DTNS Weekend (00:21:45)
Dr. Niki reviews the science prizes. We talk about that they are, how they affect our use of technology, and why they may or may not be all that important.Featuring Tom Merritt and Nicole Ackermans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- MacBook Pros Might Soon Have Touchscreens - DTNS 5127 (00:30:07)
OnePlus unveiled a big OxygenOS 16 release coming with the OnePlus 15, and Andy Beach talks about the Screen Actors Guild’s first AI casting.Starring Jason Howell, Jenn Cutter, Tom Merritt and Andy Beach.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.