DTNS Live

Main Show starts at 8:09Reddit has started age verification checks for UK users to comply with the Online Safety Act. Uber will partner with Baidu to let people schedule rides with its robo-taxis outside the US and China. Microsoft is testing energy saver settings based on your workflow instead of just your battery level. And are accented AI voices an important feature for users?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 10:37Would you use Google’s NotebookLM as a destination for information and not just a tool? What is “Crypto Week” in the US House of Representatives and who does it benefit? Justin explains. The Commodore 64 Ultimate is the first new hardware from Commodore’s new management. And two brother-in-laws from Michigan got so fed up with Xfinity they made their own fiberoptic ISP.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 9:57Belkin will end support for its WEMO smart home products. Johns Hopkins University researchers developed an autonomous surgical robot that can do most of a gallbladder removal. How to tweak Windows 11 to look and feel more like Windows 10. And it's time again for our Friday Fun Quiz, this time about Samsung history.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 9:17Is Cloudflare positioning itself as the new Sheriff in town when it comes to AI bots scraping sites? Intel admits it’s further behind its competitors in fab and AI technologies. After catching OpenAI’s bot telling users about a fake music notation feature, sheet music platform Soundslice built it. And YouTube is making changes to stop the spread of AI slop and plans on closing the platform’s Trending section.Starring Robb Dunewood, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 10:05Robb unpacks Samsung’s Unpacked event. New foldable phones anyone? And speaking of foldables. Their adoption is less than anticipated although it's still growing. Would lower prices help goose that number up? Why is drawing ad dollars so much more difficult for video gaming versus other media formats? And did an AI scanner really charge a rental car customer $440 for a scuff on the tire?Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 10:57With the release of Mastodon 4.4 we discuss the state of our use of X, BlueSky, Threads, Mastodon and Nostr. What Rivian’s new Kick Turn feature on its four motor trucks mean for the wider EV segment. Why do we like leaks of upcoming product announcements and services? And if the Nintendo Switch 2 is such a big hit, why is no one talking about it anymore?Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 6:54With a possible sale of TikTok in the US, the company is building a new version of the App. What will and won’t it do compared to the previous app. The Wall Street Journal how successful the new US Online Passport Renewal system is. The Wimbledon tennis tournament replaced line judges with an automatic system but that system had a glitch this weekend. And what is making profitable microchip plants such a difficult thing to do successfully?Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 9:46Are we all living inside a simulation? Melvin M. Vopson, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Portsmouth has proposed a study to find out. Prominent CEOs are increasingly issuing dire warnings about AI’s impact on jobs. But who’s listening? Can lengthy timeouts curb abusive behavior on social media platforms? And its the end of the week so we engage in a battle of wits and morality on this week’s Great Debates!Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 10:31Microsoft announced company-wide layoffs of around 9,000 workers with a number of those cuts coming from the Xbox division. We share how we handle our docks and dongles for computing. And we discuss AMD and Sony PlayStation for the PS5 and future platforms.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 4:21Would you trust your next vacation to an AI travel agent? Tom shares his experience with the Xreal One Pro AR glasses. Nica explains how technology could shake up the beauty industry. And what roles would you use a LLM Chatbot as surrogate for a real human?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 7:04What does Canadian rescinding its digital tax on American tech companies mean? Microsoft has created an LLM that can diagnose diseases 400% more accurately than human physicians. Is there a catch? Does watching or listening to videos and podcasts too fast inhibit your ability to retain what was discussed in them? And Google rolls out a suite of AI powered education tools for teachers. Will it help?Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 5:30Brian Brushwood joins us to explain how he uses camera robots to help him with his podcasting setup. Is it too soon to call Microsoft Copilot+ PCs a failure? Google Labs launches Doppl, a new experimental iOS and Android app that lets you virtually try on outfits via AI generated images of yourself.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Brian Brushwood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 6:54Can AI help revive dying languages? Will Smith is here with the rules for a successful Internet of Things experience. Anthropic research suggests users engaging with Claude about emotional issues often report increased positivity as conversations progress. And the Wall Street Journal reported that Meta has poached three OpenAI researchers.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Will Smith, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 8:43What is the broader Microsoft strategy behind the new Xbox branded MetaQuest 3S headset? Insta360 has a new wearable wireless mic about the size of an Apple AirTag and weighs only 7.9 grams, with 10 hours of battery life, and a 300-meter range. Why are Several major automakers including Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Polestar, and Renault saying no to CarPlay Ultra support? And Microsoft adds yet more ways to get security updates for Windows 10 after its EOL on Oct 14th.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 6:13To celebrate Google Earth’s 20th anniversary we discuss some of the new features the service offers. Amazon will expand same day delivery to reach more than 4,000 more small towns and rural areas in the US by the end of next year. We discuss PCMag’s latest tech etiquette survey. Are you being rude with your phone? Former marketing executive at Google and Facebook, Erc Antonow created the Metha-phone as a tongue-in-cheek way to wean people off their phones.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 6:55Can Tesla’s upcoming robotaxi service make in-roads into the Austin market? Justin thinks so. Tom gives us the latest on AI regulation in Congress’s upcoming budget bill. Bloomberg reports Apple is considering acquiring Perplexity AI. And why is the world’s largest and most powerful digital camera on the top of South America’s Andes?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 9:57CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince, stated in an Axios article that search traffic referrals have plummeted as people increasingly rely on AI. Meta announced new Oakley smart glasses starting at $399. We talk to Andrew Mayne about his interview with OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman. And it's Friday we test your knowledge of shave headed tech CEOs.Starring Tom Merritt, Len Peralta, Andrew Mayne, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 6:27Amazon CEO Andy Jassy expects the company’s corporate headcount to shrink in the coming years as generative AI tools take over some tasks. Netflix signs a deal with French network TF1 to stream its broadcast channels in France. Mattel and OpenAI have a new partnership that will see the toy maker integrate OpenAI’s products into its design process and power new toys. And Xbox announces a new partnership with AMD that will see AMD hardware in the next-gen Xbox and the system NOT locked into one store.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 6:11Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found that for the first time a majority of Americans got their news via social media over TV, direct websites and apps. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is telling countries they need to develop Sovereign AI. We explain what that is and what it can mean for AI development. Is the best way to store renewable energy sand? Finland thinks so.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 8:32Meta’s Threads app will now let users mark posts as containing spoilers, blurring text or images until tapped. Can LLM chatbots like ChatGPT be causing problems for those already suffering from mentally instability? An Oxford professor explains why they think AI alone cannot solve the productivity puzzle. And Ford tackles Pikes Peak race to summit with a heavily modified Mustang Mach-E.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta’s AI app draws criticism for its unclear privacy settings. Is cryptocurrency about to actually go mainstream? Google reiterated its opposition to age verification of a device’s user through its app store. And its our Friday great debates as well tackle some of the world’s most contentious issues.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Forlini is here to give us an update on the state of brain computer interfaces. Google DeepMind and Google Research launched a new AI-based tropical cyclone forecasting model. NYU and UC Berkeley researchers have come up with a way to train robots by watching people perform tasks from their own perspectives. And Amazon Prime Video pads out their streaming non-ad free subscription with more ads.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Emily Forlini, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 7:15We discuss Amazon’s AI-powered Video Generator just out of beta. How burying smartphones can help fight crime. Scott shares what he thinks of the Xbox Handheld gaming PCs announced this week. And remembering Bill Atkinson’s legacy in GUI operating systems.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta pushes deeper into the AGI race with a new superintelligence lab and high-profile hires, while Apple draws the curtain on Intel Macs and Microsoft ditches Seattle for its Build conference. Meanwhile, Google’s AI-driven search is siphoning publisher traffic, Transsion is electrifying Africa with budget e-bikes, and Threads finally learns how to DM.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 6:49We share our thoughts on this year’s Apple Keynote from WWDC. Justin share’s his thoughts on China’s ban on AI before entrance exams. And where is Apple on a deployment date for Apple Intelligence?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Terrance Gaines, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 8:49We divine what we can expect from Monday’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. United Airlines is expanding its in-flight entertainment catalog with help from Spotify. Walmart has expanded its drone delivery service to five more US cities. And it's Friday and time for another end of week quiz!Starring Sarah Lane, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Main Show starts at 9:32Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to explain the role AI is taking in revolutionizing Aquaculture. Why is Microsoft publishing a magazine? Amazon hopes to replace delivery drivers with robots. And would you pay $22,000 for a luxury-minded display for showcasing your dynamic digital art?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

00:00 Preshow09:26 DTNS Live StartsThe IRS open-sourced its Direct File software amid political pressure, Microsoft reshuffled leadership to align LinkedIn and Office under shared AI goals, and AMC Networks joined other studios in partnering with AI firm Runway to streamline production and marketing.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Scott Johnson, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok is rolling out its “Manage Topics” feature globally. Nintendo will NOT provide review copies of the upcoming Switch 2 console. We explain away the FUD surrounding inaccurate beliefs about how waterproof our devices are. And Reddit rolls out the ability to hide your post history on your profile. Good or bad idea?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wall Street Journal’s reports that Meta plans to fully automate ad creation using AI by 2026. Justin asks the question. Are data centers the new tech bubble? Are Apple TVs a good example of a privacy-first streaming hardware? And why we should stop anthropomorphizing generative AI tools.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, will summarize long emails unless you opt out. AI dev platform, Hugging Face, introduced two new open source humanoid robots, HopeJR and Reachy Mini. Even with RCS, messaging Android users from an iPhone still kind of sucks. Will Apple address that at WWDC 2025? And it’s Friday Quiz time. Who spoke the quote, Steve Jobs or ChatGPT?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trisha Hershberger is here with the latest PC building trends she saw at this year’s COMPUTEX tradeshow. And Anthropic’s CEO paints a stark picture of what AI could do to the entry level white collar job market in the next 1 to 5 years. Instagram now supports 3:4 aspect ratio photos. And why SteamOS could make Windows irrelevant on handheld gaming PCs.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the biggest obstacle towards wider AI adoption in game development coming from gamers? YouTube has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three months now according to Nielsen’s The Gaugue report. Why Microsoft’s attempt to get 3rd party devs to update through the Windows Update tool is the best thing since sliced bread. And Apple plans on releasing a new gaming App that will supersede Game Center.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp finally made it to iPad, Salesforce is dropping $8 billion on Informatica to boost its AI game, and Realme launched two phones with monster batteries that charge in under an hour. Meanwhile, The Browser Company hit pause on Arc to chase the AI wave with its new Dia browser.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How reliable are LLMs when it comes to judgements in sensitive areas? Turns out not so much. How oversharing information online can make you a bigger target for cyber criminals. And can LLMs do a better job being CEO than a human could? Plus it's Friday and it's time to screw you thinking caps on as we quiz our panel about bad product names.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Space, the final frontier for startups. Rob DeMillo is here to talk to us about the Space startup scene. Anthropic releases hybrid LLMs Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4. Will Jony Ives' AI device be more successful than Rabbit or the Humane AI pin? And is Google harming its own ability to compete in the LLM space with its confusing naming conventions?Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple officially provides support for the Apple Vision Pro on the Godot game engine. OpenAI is buying Jony Ive’s product development company called io. Is YouTube the secret sauce for self-improvement? And Volvo will be the first automaker to integrate Google’s Gemini AI chatbot into its automobiles.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss all the announcements from Google I/O. Patrick’s here with a first-hand guide on how to prepare for connectivity and power outage during natural disasters. And Marshall, the guitar amplifier company, has introduced its first home theater soundbar.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix has acquired exclusive global streaming rights to Sesame Street starting with season 56. Tom highlights the big news from Microsoft BUILD. Why is Apple so behind on rolling out AI? And are you one of the millions who haven’t upgraded their Windows OS installs?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charter is buying Cox to form a cable giant, while Verizon gets FCC approval to acquire Frontier and expand fiber to millions. Meanwhile, Apple and Epic are back at it over Fortnite, OpenAI launches a coding assistant, Microsoft kills the Surface Laptop Studio, and Acer shows off sleek new gear at Computex. Also: Nvidia denies shifting GPU work to China, and Kickstarter gets serious about funding climate tech.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coinbase revealed a major data breach tied to contractor bribery, refusing a $20M ransom and facing up to $400M in fallout. Apple launched CarPlay Ultra with deeper in-car integration, starting with Aston Martin. Microsoft is shutting down third-party Bing Search APIs, while Trump criticized Apple’s move to import India-made iPhones. Meanwhile, Pinterest faces backlash over mass account bans.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve solves math and science problems by generating and critiquing its own answers. Meanwhile, the U.S. warns against Huawei chips, Sony eyes PS5 price hikes, Max reverts to HBO Max, Uber launches shuttles, Google tests AI Mode, and Airbnb adds on-demand services.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ESPN aims to launch a $29.99 per month streaming option this Fall. How early childhood YouTube channel Cocomelon moved to the big screen and what it could mean for other YT creators. And Apple reveals new accessibility features coming in iOS 19, macOS 16, and other platforms.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the concerns when using AI in healthcare and do the benefits outweigh the risks? Why did the US president fire the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter and does it have anything to do with AI and copyrighted materials? And a scientist licenses technology that makes wood strong as steel while keeping the weight benefits. And are you ready for a price increase on iPhones?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple earned over $10 billion from U.S. App Store commissions last year, while Epic continues pushing to relist Fortnite amid ongoing policy shifts. Meanwhile, Microsoft banned the DeepSeek app over privacy concerns, and Meta is reportedly reversing course by adding facial recognition to its Ray-Ban smart glasses despite previous backlash.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wikipedia fights against new rules that might remove the anonymity of its editors, Samsung announced a new way to transfer funds via cell phone, and we celebrate 20 years of Podfeet!Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can the perceived gender of a robot influence the decisions you make by getting recommendations from it? We critique Netflix’s TV and mobile UI redesign. Plus is the cat out of the bag? Online leaks show a possible Xbox handheld could be arriving sooner rather than later. Scott tells us all about it!Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoorDash plans to acquire hospitality tech firm SevenRooms. We do an overview of all the autonomous car companies right now. How can technology serve as a bridge to our memories of loved ones who’ve passed on.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Automakers are rediscovering the benefits of control knobs and buttons for their cars. Waymo plans to add 2000 more robotaxis in 2026. Google launches a new film and TV production initiative, called 100 Zeros. We examine why they aren’t tasked with making movies or TV shows for YouTube or other Google outlets. And is over reliance on ChatBots for self-help a recipe for disaster.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Producer of the CISCO Series podcasts, David Spark, is here with a roundup of the big topics from the 2025 RSA Conference. Plus Reddit will integrate AI Answers into its main search bar. Something that already has a million users a week. Plus we discuss how Microsoft is celebrating World Passkey Day. And we end the week with a security quiz and games from David Spark.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Len Peralta, David Spark, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.