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.

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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.

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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, David Spark, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Xbox prices are going up? Is the first time in home video gaming where prices increase as a system gets older? Meta has plans to overhaul the advertising business from top to bottom, but will it work?

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos

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OpenAI pulls an update from ChatGPT that made it too sycophantic. Will Apple Intelligence ever come out? And researchers study if robo-vacuums can be repurposed for other tasks. Finland will restrict student phone use during the school day starting August 1st.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos

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We examine the allegations that Amazon will add a line item in pricing denoting tariff charges on products. We discuss if AI assisted shopping is something we need and want. Jenn Cutter is here to explain what Game-key cards are for on the Nintendo Switch 2. And do AI writing assistants need a broader cultural understanding to be more useful for people outside of Western countries?

Starring Sarah Lane, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Amos

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We’re in Las Vegas for The Morning Stream’s live show! We’ll be discussing the science of casinos with Dr. Niki and Bobby Frakenberger. Scott shares his thoughts on the Switch 2 and Switch 2 launch. Brian Ibbott will explain how he records an episode of the Taskville game show.

Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Bobby Frankenberger, Brian Ibbott, Roger Chang, Amos

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Will AI replace apps as the primary interface for technology? Meta’s CTO thinks so. Netflix rolls out dialogue only subtitles. In Australia an AI-generated radio host of a four-hour show went unnoticed for months. And we end the week with another quizzical quiz that we’ll test your knowledge of life after death through technology in big and small screen.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Can training an LLM on your work enable it to reproduce it with the same precision and quality? Would an energy efficiency label sway your decision on which smartphone or tablet you bought? Is 2025 the year when AI becomes a central pillar in which companies organize themselves around? And Uber, Volkswagen team up to launch US robotaxi service with self-driving, electric microbuses.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.

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OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Chrome if the Department of Justice forces Google to divest it. Nintendo says not everybody who wants a Switch 2 on launch day will not be able to get one. Bethesda officially drops The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered the same day they reveal. Why is everyone going crazy for it? And its YouTube’s 20th birthday. We discuss how a video-sharing platform has become an entertainment giant and an even larger repository of video people don’t watch.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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