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Dr. Niki helps us understand the importance of this BCI advance, plus Apple signals a price increase.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr. NikiShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its first new smart speaker in six years is smart. Plus, Qualcomm wants to be the chip in every wearable. And turns out people don't react well to you saying your product has AI.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.

Commodore has a new digital detox flip phone called the Callback 8020 that has strict limits on what it can and can't do, and Microsoft unveiled new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices with Snapdragon X2 processors and steep price increases.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.

Justin Robert Young helps us understand Anthropic's latest fight with the government, plus why Fox is buying Roku and the UK is banning social media for kids.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Justin Robert YoungShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Beja joins us from France to discuss the dispute between the EU and Apple over releasing Siri AI there.Have your say: here's why Siri AI isn't coming to EU iPhones and iPads — and why users are totally split on the issuehttps://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/have-your-say-heres-why-siri-ai-isnt-coming-to-eu-iphones-and-ipads-and-why-users-are-totally-split-on-the-issueDue to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/due-to-dma-siri-ai-delayed-in-eu-for-ios-27-and-ipados-27/Thomas Regnier post on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas-regnier-24a05810b_what-is-the-true-story-behind-apples-decision-activity-7470439874664280064-TuEt/« Ils ont complètement ignoré nos préoccupations » : Apple explique pourquoi Siri AI n'arrivera pas en Europe https://www.numerama.com/tech/2271421-ils-ont-completement-ignore-nos-preoccupations-apple-explique-pourquoi-siri-ai-narrivera-pas-en-europe.html"Siri AI will not be available initially in the EU on iOS and iPad OS. We're working hard to find a path forward to preserve our users' privacy and security."Digital Markets Act May 2023- among other things, requires interoperability for gatekeeper platformsApple requested an exemption to the DMA for Siri AI and did not get it.Apple claims complying with the DMA would "give any AI system nearly unlimited access to a user's device, as well as the ability to act on that access autonomously without a user's ongoing visibility and control. That includes the ability to read and send messages, make purchases, access files, and execute actions across any app.""Apple designed a solution called Trusted System Agent — an intermediary that would allow virtual assistants to safely access the same features and capabilities as Siri AI for devices in the EU. Apple also shared a plan to launch Siri AI in the EU while gradually rolling out this new solution over an 18-month period." The EU digital affairs spokesman Thomas Regnier said: "Apple was simply unable to develop interoperability solutions that meet essential EU privacy and security standards." He wrote on LinkedIn, "But instead of offering a compliant solution, Apple asked to be exempted from its interoperability.”Patrick is here to help us understand the context of the DMA and what it is meant to achieve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nothing brand smartphones and headphones will soon be available in Best Buy stores and online for the first time, and a software update to Amazon's delivery vans is turning off the air conditioning for drivers after 30 seconds as the summer heats up.Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xbox is about to get serious about winning. And YouTube adds messaging in a good way.Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is AI or “Nightmare Eclipse” the cause of the huge patch drop? Plus an $80 foldable mouse you'll love.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.

Apple isn't using nearly as much Gemini in its models as you might have thought, and OpenAI filed for its IPO while Perplexity targets 2028 for its public offering. 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.

Tom, Sarah, Robb, and Nica Montford from SnobOS break down what just happened at WWDC.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Sarah Lane, and Nica MontfordShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iyaz Akhtar joins the Friday hangout to talk about decades of covering tech and what lies in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full details from Apple's WWDC next Monday are leaked and we wonder why this always happens, and Dr. Niki tells us how we might someday regrow our teeth.Starring Jason Howell, Jenn Cutter, and Dr. Niki Ackermans.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We also talk about Nintendo's replaceable battery in Europe, some hope for energy storage, and an explanation of Apple's smart glasses strategy as well.Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn CutterShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft shows off its plans for an agentic OS, while the Supernatural VR app gets a new more expensive lease on life.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.

Microsoft brings its new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box to the stage at its Build developer conference, and Anthropic is expanding access to Claude Mythos to about 150 more organizations worldwide.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.

NVIDIA puts out a CPU meant for Windows machines, while Dell joins the laptops gunning for the MacBook Neo. And its chips, chips, chips as Computex kicks off.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of MayStarring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.Links to the storikes discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic released Opus 4.8 bringing Dynamic Workflows to Claude Code and Effort settings to everyone else, and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded at launch marking a huge setback for Jeff Bezos' internet satellite plans.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has a solid idea of what the new Siri features will look like in iOS 27, and Intel announced its Arc G-series chips for handheld gaming.Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt and Dr. Niki Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xreal's questionably named X by Xreal glasses play to your pocketbook. Meanwhile DuckDuckGo gets a boat from backlash against Google's AI mode.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.

Reviews of the Google FitBit Air are out, and it's a stylish and inexpensive alternative to the Whoop, and Ferrari unveiled its first fully electric luxury car, designed in part by Jony Ive, called The Luce.Starring Jason Howell and Tom MerrittShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bodie Grimm from the Kilowatt podcast talks about vibe coding news sources.Featuring Tom Merritt and Bodie Grimm.Link: Why Work is Starting to Look Medieval by Sierra LaDukeA note from Bodie:I remixed my project so people can play around with it without affecting my original version: https://kilowatt-curator-clone.lovable.appI also figured out how to let others Remix a project on Lovable. Sign up for a Lovable account and log in. Go to the following link: https://lovable.dev/projects/20673798-2b68-4188-96ff-37dcfa6a9f35. Click the Remix button at the top right. It will take you to the prompt/preview page to edit the the new "Remixed" site.I also created a brief (video and audio) explainer if you want to add it to the end of the episode:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bmb71gyGsH8paiHiAHd2ejoOLpxn8Iro?usp=share_link-Bodie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta launched the Forum app for iOS that acts as a dedicated app for Facebook Groups that behaves a lot like Reddit, and smart ring company Oura has filed paperwork to prepare for an IPO.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, SpaceX has filed its IPO, and NVIDIA had amazing earnings too. But we also have cheap LiDAR that can see around corners.Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An 8-year-battle to open up Linux-based TV operating systems finally gets a court date. Plus, Stability can now generate 6 minutes of pro music at a go. 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.

Jason Howell joins us from Google I/O on all their Gemini dreams. Plus, Microsoft has a Linux Distro!Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Jason Howell.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple's Siri revamp might launch with an auto-delete control that puts conversation history in the hands of users, and Microsoft is retiring the Teams Together mode view after first launching in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown.Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Merritt digs into what's driving the opposition to data centers in the US, and what you need to know to make your own decision about them.Featuring Tom Merritt.Links for this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta opens up its display glasses to third parties and Xreal now sells gaming-oriented specs but is it too late? Also, Huyen teaches us how to turn off Instagram “Instants.”Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Insta360 is bringing serious nostalgic vibes with a special edition Go 3S Retro Bundle that is cheaper than the previous model, and the Big 3 US carriers are banding together to improve satellite connectivity throughout the country.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon renames its shopping assistant to Alexa and adds new features. Plus two brothers who wiped out 90 US government databases after being fired. 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.

Instructure reached an agreement to pay attackers of its Canvas portal so students can get back to work, and Thinking Machines announced a research preview of a more natural conversation flow called Interaction Models.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.

Reddit is testing annoying users with an unskippable pop-up. Meanwhile, Google researchers find an LLM-generated bug and warn that there are more to come.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And thousands of schools facing ransomware as finals loom, but Airpods might get Siri's Visual Intelligence.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Anthropic bought all of SpaceX's data center capacity. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why everyone loves the new ReMarkable Paper Pure, and why both Chrome and Edge browsers are misbehaving.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.

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 smartphone to market as soon as 2027.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.

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 next year.Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of April. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 handhelds designed to look like the classic computers.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 DRM, but doesn't give details, therefore skipping the be happy part.Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 that is specific to YouTube video content.Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 LED flashlights. We'll explain.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-play, no platform decisions required.Featuring Tom Merritt and Richard Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 testing a new Instants app for ephemeral photo sharing that disappears in 24 hours.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 company? Will Framework latest version of its modular laptop take modular laptops and Linux mainstream? And we see if the panel can out guess the riddles on today's quiz!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.