Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt

Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.

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20 episodes
Updated Friday

Episodes20

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Friday · 32 min
Anthropic's Agents Escaped Their Sandbox Too... Sort Of - DTNS 5322
Sony says its reserved enough memory for all those PS5s it plans to sell this year with the release of GTA 6, and CipherX sells a mail-order permanent tattoo technology that's pain free and pretty cheap. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thursday · 29 min
Amazon Zoox Just Cleared an Important Federal Bar for AVs - DTNS 5321
DJI's Osmo Pocket 4B is out but you might have a hard time getting it in the US, and Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 aims to be the Android OS for physical AI and humanoid robots. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wednesday · 29 min
DoorDash Delivery Drones Are Coming With A Hot Pizza - DTNS 5320
Google is shutting down the DeepMind AlphaFold team and moving researchers into Gemini and Isomorphic Labs, and Hugging Face is one of four entities impacted by OpenAI's agentic cyberattack. Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday · 31 min
Will You Lease Your Next iPhone With Apple Upgrade? - DTNS 5319
Motorola's new Android app called Indigenous Collections is all about the preservation of indigenous language and culture, and Model Context Protocol got its biggest update to date to make AI agents in the enterprise more practical at scale. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Monday · 30 min
Claude Chats Leak Out onto the Internet - DTNS 5318
But it’s a weird search index quirk that’s causing it. Plus, a bellwether case about data rights at the US border. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 24 · 33 min
Bans on Smart Glasses Mean Smart Glasses are HERE TO STAY - DTNS 5317
When you have to have a ComicCon policy for something, it’s mainstream. And everyone but OpenAI and Anthropic signs an open letter supporting open weight models. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 23 · 28 min
Google Unlocks The Power of the Selfie - DTNS 5316
Amazon Hopes that adding games will make Prime Video more sticky Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 22 · 34 min
How OpenAI Broke Containment and Hacked Hugging Face - DTNS 5315
You’d think they’d be mad, but Hugging Face has nothing but praise for OpenAI. Plus, Robb Dunewood joins us to break down the new Samsung Galaxy Foldables. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Robb Dunewood. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 21 · 35 min
How Garmin's Cirqa Smart Band Compares to Other Fitness Bands - DTNS 5314
Samsung has a new credit card that goes toe to toe to the Apple Card, and xMEMS announced a new fan-on-a-chip that's designed to keep heat down on smartglasses and XR headsets. Starring Jason Howell, 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.
July 20 · 30 min
How Should the US respond to China’s Latest AI Success - DTNS 5313
Kimi is the second coming of Deep Seek, and Hugging Face thinks the US needs to change how ti thinks about AI safety. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 17 · 31 min
Honda is Getting Out of the EV Market in the US - DTNS 5312
Kimi K3 is a new frontier-level open-weights model from Moonshot AI out of China that gives properietary models a run for their money, and robotics research has now given us the ability to get dressed without having to use our hands and it's... kinda wierd. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao. Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 16 · 29 min
Suno Hacks Suggest How Deep Its Music Scraping Went - DTNS 5311
Vital Signals introduced a $399 smart ring that is meant to replace Blood Pressure Cuffs without a subscription fee attached, and 1Password says it is letting Claude tap into its password vault and 2-factor codes safely. Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 15 · 34 min
Samsung’s Foldable Display Tech Fixes the Crease (Mostly) - DTNS 5310
OpenAI's new Codex Micro keyboard is a $230 niche control center for ChatGPT agents, and Bloomberg says OnePlus is days away from announcing its exit from the US market. Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 14 · 28 min
Demis Hassabis Has a Watchdog Framework - DTNS 5309
Microsoft announced its finally removing promotional noise from the Windows 11 Search Box, and New York has become the first US state to place a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter. Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 13 · 31 min
Apple Sues OpenAI For Alleged Trade Secret Theft - DTNS 5308
More than 200 economists and tech leaders signed a “We Must Act Now” letter encouraging policymakers to understand and address the AI moment, and the European Union is planning a ban of children under 13 from using social media with staged access as they get older. Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood. Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 10 · 49 min
JRPG: Gateway Games - DTNS 5308 Experiment Week
What games made them lifelong gamers? Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang revisit the six titles that started it all, from Roger's 8-bit classics King's Quest and Star Trek to Jenn's Mario adventures on the NES and SNES. Starring Jenn Cutter and Roger Chang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 9 · 59 min
Producing Podcast Problems - DTNS 5307 Experiment Week
Hammond and Amos walk through some of the common problems they face producing daily news podcasts, relate tales of woe, and share some advice for those wanting to create their own content. Starring Anthony Lemos, Hammond Chamberlain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 8 · 48 min
TechTV Scrapbook: Scott Herriott – DTNS 5306 Experiment Week
Roger catches up with Scott Herriott, former host of ZDTV/TechTV’s Internet Tonight, for a nostalgic trip behind the scenes of early days at the cable network. Scott talks about how the show was built from scratch, the real reason Michaela Pereira wasn't co-hosting from day one, and the one infamous website from the dot-com era that is still permanently burned into his brain. Follow Scott at Squatchfilms.com Starring Scott Herriott and Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 7 · 23 min
Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle - DTNS 5305 Experiment Week
Welcome to Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle, your weekly survival guide for the modern tech economy. Patrick and Roger show you how to beat rising prices by squeezing every drop of value from the gear you already own—and hunting down the absolute best deals when you actually do need a replacement. Stop buying new. Start upcycling. Starring Patrick Norton and Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 6 · 31 min
Technical Tea - DTNS 5304 Experiment Week
Huyen and Niki talk tech and science. Discussing their favorite news this month and interrogate AI's place in learning. Starring Dr. Niki Ackermans, Huyen Tue Dao Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily Tech News Show

Anthropic's Agents Escaped Their Sandbox Too... Sort Of - DTNS 5322

Amazon Zoox Just Cleared an Important Federal Bar for AVs - DTNS 5321

DoorDash Delivery Drones Are Coming With A Hot Pizza - DTNS 5320

Will You Lease Your Next iPhone With Apple Upgrade? - DTNS 5319

Claude Chats Leak Out onto the Internet - DTNS 5318

Bans on Smart Glasses Mean Smart Glasses are HERE TO STAY - DTNS 5317

Google Unlocks The Power of the Selfie - DTNS 5316

How OpenAI Broke Containment and Hacked Hugging Face - DTNS 5315

How Garmin's Cirqa Smart Band Compares to Other Fitness Bands - DTNS 5314

How Should the US respond to China’s Latest AI Success - DTNS 5313

Honda is Getting Out of the EV Market in the US - DTNS 5312

Suno Hacks Suggest How Deep Its Music Scraping Went - DTNS 5311

Samsung’s Foldable Display Tech Fixes the Crease (Mostly) - DTNS 5310

Demis Hassabis Has a Watchdog Framework - DTNS 5309

Apple Sues OpenAI For Alleged Trade Secret Theft - DTNS 5308

JRPG: Gateway Games - DTNS 5308 Experiment Week

Producing Podcast Problems - DTNS 5307 Experiment Week

TechTV Scrapbook: Scott Herriott – DTNS 5306 Experiment Week

Ctrl-Alt-Upcycle - DTNS 5305 Experiment Week

Technical Tea - DTNS 5304 Experiment Week