Daily Tech News Show

Robert Heron from Heron Fidelity joined us to talk about the lawsuit over the meaning of MiniLED, what it means to you, and what to keep in mind when shopping for a TV.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI introduced Dots this week; proactive agents that run in the cloud and act for you without being asked. Meta's Muse and Manus offer similar capabilities. The big question: Do you want your AI agent to be proactive? Plus Amazon unveiled a new Kindle lineup this week aimed at new readers. Amazon says 60% of buyers are first-time Kindle owners. The second question of the week: Ebook or real book?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, JoeLink to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We break down the new Kindles, talk about Gemini 4 Argon, and assess the iPhone's China comeback.Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah LaneShow notes here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple's going to release a smart home hub in a few weeks. Plus, the real US AI story you're not hearing as much about and why you should care about a new Fire TV Stick!Starring Tom Merritt 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.

It's Dev Days for OpenAI, so they added a new $500-a-month plan. Plus, a way to use batteries to remove CO2 from the air. And we interpret Anthropic's IPO filing so you don't have to be a financial pro to understand it.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.

NVIDIA's Open Agent Safety Platform is a reference design for how agents can be confined and monitored, and Bose released its USB-C powered Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds to tap into the growing wired headphone resurgence.Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can Googlebooks replace a MacBook or PC laptop? Are AI charms the future of personal AI or just a dead end? We discuss these important topics plus answer this important viewer question "Which jobs will be looked upon as buggy whip manufactures in the near future?"Starring Sara Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Iyaz Akhtar, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, JoeLinks to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta's new Muse Charm makes agentic AI cute. Plus Rob DeMillo joins to talk about Google launching its Tensor Processing Units into space.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Rob DeMillo.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell reports from the Snapdragon Summit on the new Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 models, plus most of the world feels good about AI, so why is the West such a downer?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.

A few hundred layoffs and some other studio moves continue the changes at Xbox, plus Beats 360 modular headphones and an LLM for ancient Greek.Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter and Dr. Niki.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ron Richards got his hands on the new Googlebooks, which are great laptops for Android users. Plus, the Mac Mini and Mac Studio reviews are out, and why AI might NOT kill us all. Yet. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Ron Richards.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Stein, CNET Editor at Large, walks through the new Steam Frame VR headset, where it sits in the pantheon of VR devices in 2026, and whether its price is justified.Featuring Jason Howell and Scott Stein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Which cables should you keep and which can you finally ditch? Roger and Patrick Norton tackle the tangled mess of cables taking over our closets and garages, and attempt some much-needed cable therapy.Starring Patrick Norton, Roger ChangShow Noteshttps://www.cablematters.comhttps://www.anker.com/collections/cables Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Molly Wood joins to talk about the upgrade cycle of devices, whether you should get permission from people before summarizing your conversations with them and does anyone need smart glasses?Featuring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe, Jenn Cutter, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Molly Wood.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We think big enterprises are the most likely to buy Snap Specs, plus the Apple Watch reviews are in, and more AI safety instances and a framework for dealing with them!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Dr. Niki.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look over the largely growing reviews of the iPhone 18 Pro, plus what Flock Cameras actually capture and a security industry perspective on securing agents.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.

Steam Frame reviews say that the VR headset is ambitious and expensive with limited games support, and newly developed perovskite solar cells can charge more efficiently underwater than traditional silicon solar cells.Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Code spotted inside of iOS27 shows how real AI model choice might present itself inside the OS, and Justin Robert Young talks about how AI has become the top political issue heading into the US midterms.Starring Jason Howell, Robb Dunewood, Tom Merritt, and Justin Robert Young.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple just unveiled its latest lineup: the iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max, the much-anticipated iPhone Duo, Apple Watch Series 12, and AirPods 5. But the big question is: is Apple's first foldable iPhone actually worth the hype? Jenn Cutter and SnobOS Podcasters Nica Montford and Terrance Gaines join us to break down Apple's boldest iPhone yet—and whether the iPhone Duo changes the game.Starring Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Jenn Cutter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Johnson joins us to talk about Apple's ever-growing list of iPhones and whether we still want or need game consoles. Plus, if AI is unsafe, what do we want done to make it safe? It's the Friday BIG TECH QUESTIONS episode. Join us!Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a small chance, but still. At least autonomous vehicles are safer for us. And poor Instagram. Making it “safer” makes it less fun.Starring: Tom Merritt and Sarah LaneShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple also has a new watch and more. Sarah Lane joins us to break it all down. Plus, an Anthropic engineer quits over AI safety fears.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Niki reviews and calls out the IgNobel prizes, the silliest achievements in science, and Google Search is now very different in the EU as the company complies with the Digital Markets Act.Starring Tom Merritt, Jason Howell, and Dr. Nicole Ackermans.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Niki looked at the numbers and tells us why this year's number of recalls is not that different than previous ones, but is notable in one important way.Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr. Nicole Ackermans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Astra is coming for us all, Lenovo has new concept devices, and Microsoft knows what's best for you. Streaming game limits and developer configurations. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DJI, Roborock, and Dyson unveiled new robovacs that can easily climb stairs and keep home mapping data private, and HTC's VIVE Eagle smartglasses gives bystanders the ability to stop recording simply by saying so themselves.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn CutterShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A judge rules that Google won't have to drop its ad tech businesses. Plus, OPenAI says how it will safeguard Astra, and Anthropic releases Fable 5.1Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to the stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roku's first OLED TV is more affordable and likely still has ads, and a new study that finds that raindrops really can do the electric slide and that's one reason why metal corrodes.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.

The EU calls ChatGPT a Very Large Search Engine Platform; also, it's Tim Cook's last day, and Microsoft leans back towards physical media for Xbox.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Gerry Tolbert joins us to tell us why he's so excited for a robotic system to draw blood and what hurdles it will need to overcome to get widespread acceptance. And yes, his name is pronounced Jerry, not Gary, which Tom knows, but Gerry was too nice to correct him during the show. https://thenextweb.com/news/vitestro-aletta-fda-robotic-blood-drawhttps://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article/72/8/845/8566288?login=falsehttps://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05878483 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grand Theft Auto VI runs at an articulable 30 frames per second and apparently has around 80 hours of gameplay, and Samsung's new Odyssey monitor lineup pushes 1100Hz refresh whether you can tell the difference or not.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And HuggingFace made a dancing robot duck.Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta will change its teen policies for ten years, Bill Gates wants to tax AI and robots, and Xbox kicks off its disc-to-digital program.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.

Uber is giving parents of teens the ability to livestream video of the child's ride in real time, and Android 17 includes a new Motion Assist feature to help reduce motion sickness for riders in moving vehicles.Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt and Dr. Niki.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix might join Amazon and Apple in letting you add services. Plus, a humanoid robot runs faster than Usain Bolt and game preservationists plan a boycott of Sony.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb DunewoodShow notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Hoffman joins us to talk about how pilots like himself deal with jet lag after decades of experience.Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Hoffman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Niki chats with Jim Ackermans, Naval engineer, about carbon footprint reduction in commercial shipping. What methods have promise and which ones might sink.Featuring Dr. Nicole Ackermans and Jim Ackermans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new feature aims to make it easier for news publishers to show up more often in AI overviews. Plus, ChatGPT can now access Apple Messages.Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter is official bringing it one step closer to being the money manager for AI, and YouTube is reportedly incentivizing its biggest creators to remain exclusive... or else!Starring Jason Howell, Jenn Cutter, Tom Merritt and Bobby FrankenbergerShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI published some details about its new safety precautions. Meanwhile, Amazon ups its drone delivery game, and Pew Research Center determines that everybody's still worried that AI will take their jobs.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.

YouTube changed how it tracks views to catch up with TikTok and Instagram hoping to make its metrics less confusing, and opening statements have begun in a major child safety case that looks at how Meta designed Facebook and Instagram.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.

Uber signs up Zipline drones and GrubHub contracts with Serve Robotics. PLus NVIDIA makes a less risky backing of OpenAI's Ohio data center and whether adding AI to dogs who can smell cancer is is scientifically sound. Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Dr. NikiShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Niki takes us deep into the past to explore what ancient hand axes can tell us about human intelligence, technology, and the way our ancestors thought. Plus, what archaeology can teach us about innovation.Dr. Nicole Ackermans: https://nicoleackermans.comTechnical Tea: https://technicaltea.showSapiens — Hand Axes: https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/hand-ax/Jonathan Dombrosky: https://jonathandombrosky.comDaily Tech News Show: https://dailytechnewsshow.comSupport DTNS: https://patreon.com/DTNSFeaturing Dr. Nicole Ackermans and Dr. Jonathan Dombrosky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ChatGPT Computer History gathers how you use your computer for constant context within ChatGPT, and the CMF Clip Pro buds are getting favorable reviews for environmental awareness and comfort.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a day of changing policies. US lets private companies hack back sometimes, Flock increases privacy controls, and Twitch lets you opt out of AI training. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue DaoShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's what's inside that counts. And with the new Pixels, that's Gemini. Also, somebody tried to phish everyone using WiFi on a Delta flight.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.