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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 <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.

 

#2350

Airship Successfully Delivers Cell Service in Japan - DTNS 5376

A New Mexico company delivers LTE from a zeppelin in Japan, Samsung may shift its S-series... more

3 hrs Ago

29 MINS

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3 hrs Ago


#2349

The Scampocalypse: How to Survive the Present Attacks

- What&#39;s changing now - Bad habits in the past are now dangerous. - Cognitive securit... more

Yesterday

21 MINS

21:51

Yesterday


#2348

Is the DIY PC Era Over? – DTNS Weekend

On this episode of DTNS Weekend, Roger and Patrick go head-to-head over the possible death... more

17 Oct 2026

44 MINS

44:19

17 Oct 2026


#2347

Who's Running Your Smart Home? - DTNS 5375

This week Apple announced its Home View smart home hub along with several smart home devic... more

16 Oct 2026

58 MINS

58:10

16 Oct 2026


#2346

Who the GoogleBook is For - DTNS 5374

Iyaz Akhtar from PC Mag joins us to talk about his experience using a Googlebook as his da... more

15 Oct 2026

33 MINS

33:18

15 Oct 2026


#2345

Spy Rhymes with AI - DTNS 5373

Plus, Fortnite on Linux gets closer and what really makes you a developer. Starring Tom M... more

14 Oct 2026

34 MINS

34:19

14 Oct 2026


#2344

Apple Wants to Lock You Into Your Home - DTNS 5372

Apple has a new smart home hub and a door lock among other things. Plus, Jason’s been tryi... more

13 Oct 2026

42 MINS

42:22

13 Oct 2026


#2343

Social Engineering 101

- What has worked up until now - 3 psychological back doors (plus social proof) - What DTN... more

11 Oct 2026

23 MINS

23:12

11 Oct 2026


#2342

Is Software Over? - DTNS 5371

Brandon Thomas of Artcraft has used that declaration to get attention on his Artcraft prod... more

09 Oct 2026

58 MINS

58:45

09 Oct 2026


#2341

Amazon Goes Full Android for Tablets - DTNS 5370

Amazon announced a new smart tablet lineup, plus a developer at Artcraft vibe code replace... more

08 Oct 2026

29 MINS

29:44

08 Oct 2026


#2340

Microsoft Brings 1 Trillion Parameters to the Desktop - DTNS 5369

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is also out and can do a lot of parameters locally too.... more

07 Oct 2026

36 MINS

36:48

07 Oct 2026


#2339

Open Weights Aren’t Just Chinese Anymore - DTNS 5368

Mistral and a New York company get competitive in open weights, and a startup wants to sel... more

06 Oct 2026

34 MINS

34:21

06 Oct 2026


#2338

Googlebooks Have a Tiny Intel Problem - DTNS 5367

Some Android apps don’t work as well on the Intel Googlebooks. How many? Google says don’t... more

05 Oct 2026

33 MINS

33:21

05 Oct 2026


#2337

The Floppy Disk is Not Dead, Yet. - DTNS Weekend

Tom Merritt talks to Tom Persky, the proprietor of [Floppydisk.com] (http://floppydisk.com... more

04 Oct 2026

24 MINS

24:58

04 Oct 2026


#2336

Why TCL is Suing Samusng over MiniLEDs - DTNS Weekend October 3, 2026

Robert Heron from Heron Fidelity joined us to talk about the lawsuit over the meaning of M... more

03 Oct 2026

12 MINS

12:32

03 Oct 2026


#2335

Should We Trust Proactive Agents? – DTNS 5366

OpenAI introduced Dots this week; proactive agents that run in the cloud and act for you w... more

02 Oct 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:19

02 Oct 2026


#2334

New Kindles or New Google Gemini 4 Model. Which is Better? - DTNS 5365

We break down the new Kindles, talk about Gemini 4 Argon, and assess the iPhone’s China co... more

01 Oct 2026

32 MINS

32:42

01 Oct 2026


#2333

Apple Comes for the Amazon Echo - DTNS 5364

Apple’s going to release a smart home hub in a few weeks. Plus, the real US AI story you’r... more

30 Sep 2026

35 MINS

35:21

30 Sep 2026


#2332

OpenAI Release Proactive Dots on Your Computer - DTNS 5363

It’s Dev Days for OpenAI, so they added a new $500-a-month plan. Plus, a way to use batter... more

29 Sep 2026

32 MINS

32:26

29 Sep 2026


#2331

OpenAI Pauses Training Again After More Agent Alignment Issues - DTNS 5362

NVIDIA’s Open Agent Safety Platform is a reference design for how agents can be confined a... more

28 Sep 2026

29 MINS

29:28

28 Sep 2026


#2330

Can Googlebook Bridge the Gap? - DTNS 5361

Can Googlebooks replace a MacBook or PC laptop? Are AI charms the future of personal AI or... more

25 Sep 2026

58 MINS

58:45

25 Sep 2026


#2329

Meta Wants AI on Your Backpack - DTNS 5360

Meta’s new Muse Charm makes agentic AI cute. Plus Rob DeMillo joins to talk about Google l... more

24 Sep 2026

33 MINS

33:47

24 Sep 2026


#2328

Qualcomm Wants Your AI on Device - DTNS 5359

Jason Howell reports from the Snapdragon Summit on the new Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 models, ... more

23 Sep 2026

36 MINS

36:58

23 Sep 2026


#2327

Xbox Reset Moves Halo to Activision - DTNS 5358

A few hundred layoffs and some other studio moves continue the changes at Xbox, plus Beats... more

22 Sep 2026

36 MINS

36:09

22 Sep 2026


#2326

Who the GoogleBook is For: Android Users - DTNS 5357

Ron Richards got his hands on the new Googlebooks, which are great laptops for Android use... more

21 Sep 2026

34 MINS

34:35

21 Sep 2026


#2325

Who is the Steam Frame For? - DTNS Weekend

Scott Stein, CNET Editor at Large, walks through the new Steam Frame VR headset, where it ... more

20 Sep 2026

34 MINS

34:10

20 Sep 2026


#2324

Decluttering Cables - DTNS Weekend

Which cables should you keep and which can you finally ditch? Roger and Patrick Norton tac... more

19 Sep 2026

39 MINS

39:07

19 Sep 2026


#2323

Is Obsolescence Planned, or is It Natural? - DTNS 5356

Molly Wood joins to talk about the upgrade cycle of devices, whether you should get permis... more

18 Sep 2026

59 MINS

59:32

18 Sep 2026


#2322

Snap Specs Make a Play for Your Augmented Reality Attention - DTNS 5355

We think big enterprises are the most likely to buy Snap Specs, plus the Apple Watch revie... more

17 Sep 2026

42 MINS

42:56

17 Sep 2026


#2321

The iPhone 18 Ain’t Bad, It’s Just Big and Expensive - DTNS 5354

We look over the largely growing reviews of the iPhone 18 Pro, plus what Flock Cameras act... more

16 Sep 2026

32 MINS

32:17

16 Sep 2026