Daily Tech News Show podcast

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 <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#2143

Meta Might Bring Facial Recognition To Its Ray-Bans - DTNS 5206

Anthropic just raised $30 billion as it preps for a possible IPO later this year, and the ... more

13 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:30

13 Feb 2026


#2142

Everyone Agrees That Sony’s New Earbuds Rock - DTNS 5205

The rest of the news is people in the tech world jockeying for political advantage. Starri... more

12 Feb 2026

31 MINS

31:33

12 Feb 2026


#2141

AI Builds Itself — And Might Be Coming for Your Job - DTNS 5204

It wrote that headline for us after all. One dev thinks he knows what we all need to do. S... more

11 Feb 2026

29 MINS

29:43

11 Feb 2026


#2140

Spotify Wrapped Was a Raging Success - DTNS 5203

Alphabet is selling 100-year bonds to fund its data-center priorities while sitting on $10... more

10 Feb 2026

31 MINS

31:33

10 Feb 2026


#2139

Free the Lyrics YouTube - DTNS 5202

Plus, science says AI is good at brain scans, too good at making you more productive, and ... more

09 Feb 2026

31 MINS

31:05

09 Feb 2026


#2138

Anthropic Releases Opus 4.6, Software Stocks Tumble Again - DTNS 5201

Waymo is training its fleet on edge case driving scenarios with DeepMind's Genie 3, and Ti... more

06 Feb 2026

28 MINS

28:48

06 Feb 2026


#2137

Why Google Won’t Talk About Apple

It’s not a conspiracy. We don’t think anyway. Plus, RAMageddon expands to take down the St... more

05 Feb 2026

28 MINS

28:14

05 Feb 2026


#2136

AMD Promises You'll Get a New Xbox Next Year - DTNS 5199

Plus, Anthropic runs an ad to throw shade on running ads. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah L... more

04 Feb 2026

21 MINS

21:11

04 Feb 2026


#2135

SpaceX Merges with xAI and X - DTNS 5198

The Nintendo Switch is officially the company's best-selling console, and Firefox will get... more

03 Feb 2026

30 MINS

30:39

03 Feb 2026


#2134

A Social Network Just for AI - What Could Go Wrong? - DTNS 5197

OpenClaw gains buzz, as does a social network for its agents. And why Robb might buy an Ap... more

02 Feb 2026

31 MINS

31:12

02 Feb 2026


#2133

The Dawn of Cow Tech - DTNS Weekend

A cow named Veronika has been documented using a tool. But is it really tool use? Do we ne... more

01 Feb 2026

19 MINS

19:51

01 Feb 2026


#2132

DTNS January in Review

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of January. Starring Tom... more

31 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:04

31 Jan 2026


#2131

Project Genie Makes 3D “World Models” On-Demand - DTNS 5196

Apple announced big gains for the iPhone 17 last quarter while its services slowed, and Ra... more

30 Jan 2026

27 MINS

27:24

30 Jan 2026


#2130

Tesla Kills Off Its Cars for Robots - DTNS 5195

Plus, Apple is inspiring imitators without even having a product, and why Waymo hitting ch... more

29 Jan 2026

25 MINS

25:27

29 Jan 2026


#2129

Chrome Just Went Agentic On You - DTNS 5194

Google launches Gemini into the Chrome browser and Amazon ends Palm scanning. Starring Tom... more

28 Jan 2026

32 MINS

32:31

28 Jan 2026


#2128

Yahoo Launches Its AI Answer Engine Called Scout - DTNS 5193

Meta is bringing a paid subscription plan to its marquee apps, and Andy Beach tells us abo... more

27 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:31

27 Jan 2026


#2127

The World’s Smallest Autonomous Robot - DTNS 5192

Oh, and Apple has new Air Tags. But SMALL ROBOT! StarringTom MerrittandRobb Dunewood. Show... more

26 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:30

26 Jan 2026


#2126

AI Accelerators Could Change Everything - DTNS WEEKEND

Andrew Mayne explains how chips like Groq and Cerebras are giving us faster training and i... more

24 Jan 2026

19 MINS

19:05

24 Jan 2026


#2125

TikTok Has Finalized Its US Deal - DTNS 5191

A study shows how effective the Apple Watch is at detecting AFib in adults over 65, and Te... more

23 Jan 2026

39 MINS

39:40

23 Jan 2026


#2124

Siri Gets Smart, While Grok Stays Itself - DTNS 5190

Plus a phone that can triple-boot into Android, Linux and Windows 11. Starring Tom Merritt... more

22 Jan 2026

31 MINS

31:41

22 Jan 2026


#2123

YouTube Wants You to Have the Best of AI and Kill the Slop - DTNS 5189

YouTube’s yearly creator letter ends with AI promises, and vertical video dreams. Plus a r... more

21 Jan 2026

32 MINS

32:47

21 Jan 2026


#2122

Sony and TCL Team Up on TVs - DTNS 5188

Realme's P4 Power smartphone touts a whopping 10,001mAh battery capable of more than three... more

20 Jan 2026

40 MINS

40:11

20 Jan 2026


#2121

BlackBerry Will Never Die! - DTNS Weekend

At CES 2026, Robb talked with CrackBerry Kevin about the upcoming Clicks Communicator.They... more

17 Jan 2026

14 MINS

14:07

17 Jan 2026