Daily Tech News Show – Tom Merritt .com

Humans Head Back to the Moon – DTNS 5239


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While on Earth, Microsoft realizes it needs more data centers, and ByteDance moves into the video generation space.

Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.

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Show Notes

  • https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-updates/#:~:text=NASA%27s%20Artemis%20II%20SLS%20(Space,team%20for%20the%20final%20countdown
  • https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/02/artemis-ii-flight-update-perigee-raise-burn-complete/
  • https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/four-astronauts-depart-for-the-moon-with-a-fiery-send-off-from-cape-canaveral/
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/factbox-china-s-crewed-lunar-programme-eyes-astronaut-landing-by-2030/ar-AA200zc7
  • https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/artemis_astronauts_microsoft_outlook_broken/
  • https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/amazon-is-trying-to-buy-globalstar-to-compete-with-spacexs-starlink/
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/microsoft-aims-to-create-large-cutting-edge-ai-models-by-2027
  • https://www.ft.com/content/e511dfce-555d-4bce-90fd-d09db7529d96?syn-25a6b1a6=1
  • https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-ai-transcribe-image-2-voice-news/
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-01/microsoft-s-ai-ambitions-rest-in-hands-of-satya-nadella-s-trusted-cfo
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-Tops-5p
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/1sa8gqx/apple_expands_ios_18_updates_to_more_iphones_to/
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-expands-ios-18-updates-to-more-iphones-to-block-darksword-attacks/
  • https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/apple-expands-ios-1877-update-to-more.html
  • https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/cloudflare_previews_emdash_an_aidriven/
  • https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/oracles-ai-pivot-cuts-deep-lays-off-20-of-its-india-workforce/articleshow/129959312.cms
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/us-job-cut-announcements-in-tech-keep-rising-with-ai-adoption
  • https://thenextweb.com/news/quanscient-haiqu-quantum-cfd-simulation
  • https://www.androidauthority.com/pixelsnap-charger-updates-3654078/
  • https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/334456/back-market-launches-3-chromeos-flex-kit-to-give-new-life-to-unsupported-pcs
  • https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/apr/02/uk-social-media-users-less-active-on-tech-platforms-rise-of-video-apps
  • https://www.theverge.com/column/905787/youtube-stations
  • https://9to5google.com/2026/04/01/google-ai-pro-5-tb/
  • https://www.techinasia.com/news/openclaw-launches-china-site-version-with-bytedance-support
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/1s9slkh/us_patent_office_revokes_nintendos_patent_on/
  • https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/us-patent-office-revokes-nintendos-patent-on-summoning-characters-to-make-them-battle/
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/medtech-giant-stryker-fully-operational-after-data-wiping-attack/
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/doj-to-appeal-court-order-halting-trump-s-ban-on-anthropic-ai
  • https://khadas.com
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