Daily Tech News Show

By Tom MerrittNews Technology

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May 16 Should You Oppose Your Local Data Center? - DTNS WEEKEND
Tom Merritt digs into what's driving the opposition to data centers in the US, and what you need to know to make your own decision about them.

Featuring Tom Merritt.

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23 min
May 15 The Year of the Smart Glasses Is Looking Like a Flop - DTNS 5270
Meta opens up its display glasses to third parties and Xreal now sells gaming-oriented specs but is it too late? Also, Huyen teaches us how to turn off Instagram “Instants.”

Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao

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30 min
May 14 Motorola Razr Fold is a Noble Competitor to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 - DTNS 5269
Insta360 is bringing serious nostalgic vibes with a special edition Go 3S Retro Bundle that is cheaper than the previous model, and the Big 3 US carriers are banding together to improve satellite connectivity throughout the country.

Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao

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29 min
May 13 Amazon Beefs Up Voice-Assisted Shopping - DTNS 5268
Amazon renames its shopping assistant to Alexa and adds new features. Plus two brothers who wiped out 90 US government databases after being fired.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.

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29 min
May 12 Android Intelligence Comes to the Googlebook - DTNS 5267
Instructure reached an agreement to pay attackers of its Canvas portal so students can get back to work, and Thinking Machines announced a research preview of a more natural conversation flow called Interaction Models.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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34 min
May 11 Why Reddit Is Angering Logged Out Users - DTNS 5266
Reddit is testing annoying users with an unskippable pop-up. Meanwhile, Google researchers find an LLM-generated bug and warn that there are more to come.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood

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27 min
May 08 Switch 2 Prices Rise, Forecast Drops - DTNS 5265
And thousands of schools facing ransomware as finals loom, but Airpods might get Siri’s Visual Intelligence.

Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.

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31 min
May 07 Spotify Embraces AI - DTNS 5264
Andy Beach tells us why streaming platforms should be more wary of slop fraud, plus Google’s new fitness tracker erodes the Fitbit brand more, and why Anthropic bought all of SpaceX’s data center capacity.

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach.

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32 min
May 06 Love for eReaders, Hate for Browsers - DTNS 5263
Why everyone loves the new ReMarkable Paper Pure, and why both Chrome and Edge browsers are misbehaving.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.

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33 min
May 05 Bose Lifestyle Takes a Shot At Sonos - DTNS 5262
Apple is reportedly checking out Intel and Samsung as alternate sources for its main device chips, and OpenAI is working really hard to bring a smartphone to market as soon as 2027.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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32 min