Matter Has a Moment at CES – DTNS 4931

Daily Tech News Show – Tom Merritt .com

Tom has good news for fans of the Matter smart home standard. Plus, tech to help dyslexic readers and more from CES 2025

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Show Notes

1. Google Home hubs can now work locally thanks to Matter – The Verge
2. Sam Altman’s family responds to lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted his sister | TechCrunch
3. Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down – WSJ
4. EFF Statement on Meta’s Announcement of Revisions to Its Content Moderation Processes | Electronic Frontier Foundation
5. Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them | WIRED
6. The iPhone 16 is still banned in Indonesia, for a bizarre reason – 9to5Mac
7. US govt launches cybersecurity safety label for smart devices – BleepingComputer
8. Meta Floats EBay Ads Fix to Comply With EU Antitrust Order – Bloomberg
9. AWS says it’ll invest ‘at least’ $11B to expand data center infrastructure in Georgia | TechCrunch
10. The Zenbook A14 is Asus’ MacBook Air – The Verge
11. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang hints at ‘plans’ for its own desktop CPU – The Verge
12. The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 is an absolutely massive handheld gaming PC – Engadget
13. Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April – The Verge
14. Valve Promises A SteamOS Beta For Multiple Handhelds | Forbes
15. Delta Air Lines announces an AI-powered assistant in its mobile app and free onboard YouTube Premium and Music at CES 2025 | TechCrunch
16. Delta’s giving its in-flight screens a major 4K HDR upgrade – The Verge
17. Kombu is changing the way we make our ‘booch’ with its modern kombucha brewer at CES 2025 | TechCrunch
18. RadioShack comes back to CES 2025 under new ownership | VentureBeat
19. Google’s new Pixel 4A update is going to lower battery life for some owners – The Verge

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