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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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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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The FCC bans new foreign made routers in the US - DTNS 5232
Anthropic Claude Code can now control the computer in claw-like fashion, and Apple Maps is about to get sponsored results inside its maps.
Starr...
Your Hate for Thin Phones Saved the S-Pen - DTNS 5231
Plus, the best prompts for chatbot users, new and old.
Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.
Show notes can be found here.
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The Galaxy S26 Ultra Wins With the Privacy Display - DTNS 5230
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 seem...
Google Updates Stitch and Introduces “Vibe Design” - DTNS 5229
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-ou...
Apple Has the Right to Refuse Service to You - DTNS 5228
Plus, the Pentagon fires back against Anthropic, and Google helps identify more iOS malware.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
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Everyone Hates NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 - DTNS 5227
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.
Apple Is the Most Repairable in 14 Years - DTNS 5226
IFixit has expressed cries of joy over Apple's drift towards repairability. And the war in Iran might drive chip prices even higher.
Starring T...
RayNeo Air 4 Pro Supports HDR10 On The Low End - DTNS 5225
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...
Attackers Take Down Medical Equipment Maker’s Systems - DTNS 5224
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.
WhatsApp Fights Scams and Opens Pre-teen Accounts - DTNS 5223
Plus, people like the new Samsung Galaxy S26, and why Meta bought Moltbook.
Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.
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Yann LeCun’s World Models Raise $1 Billion - DTNS 5222
Amazon is implementing new safeguards to protect against outages related to generated code, and Google is unifying its suite of Gemini integrations in...
Anthropic Files Its Lawsuit. Can it Win? - DTNS 5221
Plus, Microsoft deploys Claude Cowork into Copilot, and a study indicates the best way for managers to implement AI tools.
Starring Tom Merritt ...
What It Takes to Declare a Company a Supply Chain Risk - DTNS WEEKEND
A supply chain risk is when a company’s products or services could be compromised in ways that threaten security or disrupt how a system works. Tom Ex...
The Pixel 10a is a Beautiful Red Beast - DTNS 5220
The next Xbox console will be able to play Xbox games as well as PC games natively, and ChatGPT-5.4 brings agentic computer control to premium users f...
DTNS EXTRA: US DoD Officially Declares Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
Sort of. It's mostly official. Tom explains why in a short update to today's DTNS.
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Epic and Google Reach Third-party App Store Peace - DTNS 5219
Plus, the new Nothing 4a Pro is out, and Tom was right about Anthropic.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.
Show notes can be found here...
Apple Comes for the Chromebook - DTNS 5218
Also, Andy Beach joins us with opinions about HBO Max and Paramount+ merging.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Andy Beach.
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Apple Upgrades MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and Max - DTNS 5217
Meta Ray-Bans are sending private videos to human workers in Kenya, and Dr. Niki talks about what we know about the effects of LLM use on mental healt...
Why Anthropic is Fighting with the US Military - DTNS 5216
And OpenAI is benefiting. Plus, new mobile concepts and chips from MWC Barcelona.
Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood
Shownotes can be...
DTNS February in Review
Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of February.
Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.
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Anthropic and OpenAI Draw a Red Line for the Pentagon - DTNS 5215
Block announced a 40% layoff of staff as it leans further into AI tools, and Netflix drops out of the bidding wear for Warner Discovery leaving Paramo...
Why NVIDIA’s Awesome Earnings Tanked the Market
And Burger King. They put LLMs. In our ears.
Starring To Merritt and Jenn Cutter
Show notes can be found here.
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Samsung’s New Galaxy S26 Phones - DTNS 5213
Plus, Teens are fairly neutral about AI and may not use it for the things you think they do.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Jason Howell....
Citrini's Substack Post Sent the Market Into a Panic - DTNS 5212
Meta secured a deal with AMD that shows that all roads do not lead to Nvidia, and Dan Campos tells us about Mexico's use of robot dogs for security.
Does the Head of Xbox Need to Be a Gamer? - DTNS 5211
We analyze the departure of Phil Spencer and his replacement, the person who helped Instacart IPO. Plus, a solid-state battery gets closer to safer 5-...