Daily Tech News Show – Tom Merritt .com podcast

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Apple’s unveiled refreshes for the Mac Studio and MacBook Air. Are they enough of uplift to warrant an upgrade? Plus cheap EVs are still unfulfilled wish. But VW plans on changing that with new entry-level EVs next year and in 2027. And users of Sesame’s demo of its conversational speech model report feel emotionally connected to it. Google announced an experimental “AI Mode” in Search to compete with services like Perplexity AI and ChatGPT Search. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here . Watch Live Monday-Friday at 4 PM Eastern on YouTube and Twitch . Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , and Threads . Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here !…

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The Most Conversational AI Yet – DTNSB 4969

about 11 hours ago

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Plus Jason Howell reports from the Nothing party in Barcelona but has something to say about the new Nothing phones. Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , Threads , YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes “Apple Upgrades MacBook Air, Mac Studio After Sales Resurgence (AAPL) – Bloomberg” “Apple launches new Mac Studios with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips | The Verge” “Apple debuts M3 Ultra in refreshed Mac Studio with up to 512GB memory | Tom’s Hardware” “Apple announces MacBook Air with M4 chip and a price cut | The Verge” “Kevin Rose, Alexis Ohanian acquire Digg | TechCrunch” “AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT is the most exciting GPU to launch in years” “AMD Radeon RX 9070 / 9070 XT review and benchmarks | The Verge” “AMD’s new RX 9000 GPUs only officially support UEFI systems | Tom’s Hardware” “Nvidia RTX 5070 launch day live: Heaps of non-MSRP cards and a handful of MSRP ones released today, but surprise surprise, stocks are low | PC Gamer” “Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition cards won’t launch until later this month | The Verge” “Judge denies Musk attempt to block OpenAI from becoming for-profit” “YouTube launches a $7.99 per month, ad-free Premium Lite subscription | TechCrunch” “Apple refuses to break encryption, seeks reversal of UK demand for backdoor – Ars Technica” “Apple is challenging U.K.’s iCloud encryption backdoor order | TechCrunch” “Xpeng to test autonomous driving system in Hong Kong” “Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online – Ars Technica” “Google is expanding AI Overviews worldwide, and adding an AI Mode | The Verge” “Malaysia to pay $250m for access to Arm chip designs” patreon.com/dtns dailytechnewsshow.com…

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Apple Announces M4 Macbook Air, Mac Studio With M3 Ultra – DTH

about 11 hours ago

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YouTube announces Premium Lite for $8/month, Nintendo wins against Dstorage, more than 1 million 3rd-party Android devices said to be infected with malware. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here.…

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Braking the Ice With Hockey Tech – DTNS Live 4968

a day ago

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What’s got everyone excited about the NHL’s smart watch app for referees? Google Messages is adding a scam detection tool for Android users. Smartphone concepts that use full size camera lenses make a reappearance at this year’s Mobile World Congress. And Hasbro announces a Monopoly App Banking, replacing cash and the banker with a mobile app to manage all transactions in the board game. Would you play it? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Tasia Custode, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here . Watch Live Monday-Friday at 4 PM Eastern on YouTube and Twitch . Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , and Threads . Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here !…

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Thin is in at Mobile World Congress. But why? – DTNSB 4968

a day ago

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Plus, Tencent launched super apps as a service, and why the US may not have ended all cyber command activities against Russia. Starring Tom Merritt. strong> MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , Threads , YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes “Nothing’s new budget Android phones make Samsung and Apple look bad | ZDNET” “Nothing’s Phone 3A and 3A Pro use AI to organize all your stuff | The Verge” “Google Improves Gemini on Android and iPhone – Thurrott.com” “Gemini app on iPhone adds Control Center, lockscreen widgets” “Meta and Internet Society team up to expand internet access around the world” “Tencent Cloud unveils platform to build super app” “LlamaIndex launches a cloud service for building unstructured data agents | TechCrunch” “Geely to launch smart driving system for all its car brands” “Xiaomi to expand EV sales globally after SU7 Ultra success” “Apple iPad Air 2025: launch, price, and specs | The Verge” “Apple introduces new iPad Air with M3 chip, Apple Intelligence” “AI Massage Startup Raises $83 Million, Brings Robots to Equinox – Bloomberg” “TSMC is investing an additional $100 billion into semiconductor manufacturing in the US” “In-Depth Analysis of TSMC’s New Investment Plans in the United States: TSMC stands out as the most successful non-US company in negotiations with the Trump administration | by 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) | Mar, 2025 | Medium” “Foxconn Mega-AI Plant in Mexico to be Ready in a Year Despite Trump Tariffs – Bloomberg” “Pentagon Denies Report of Halt in Offensive Cyber Operations Against Russia – Bloomberg” “Starlink Rival Eutelsat Triples on EU Defense Spending Plan” “China Adds 15 American Companies to Export-Control List” “Exclusive: China to publish policy to boost RISC-V chip use nationwide, sources say | Reuters” reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow patreon.com/dtns dailytechnewsshow.com…

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Apple Introduces New M3-Powered 11-Inch and 13-Inch iPad Air Models – DTH

a day ago

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Apple has introduced new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models featuring the M3 chip, TSMC announced an additional $100 billion to expand U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, and Waymo and Uber have launched a robotaxi service in Austin. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here.…

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Thank You, Claude! – DTNS Live 4967

2 days ago

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Allison Sheridan shares her experience with getting rid of her landline after 42 years. Should parents of young children expose them to generative AI at an early age? Lenovo announced some wild new laptop form factors and concepts. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here . Watch Live Monday-Friday at 4 PM Eastern on YouTube and Twitch . Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , and Threads . Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here !…

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MWC in Barcelona Gets Conceptual – DTNSB 4967

2 days ago

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External NPUs and solar-powered laptops, plus new EV battery tech. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , Threads , YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes “The Lenovo Solar PC Concept feels like a device whose time has come” “Lenovo’s new AI laptops for MWC 2025 include the Yoga Pro 9i Aura edition and the IdeaPad Slim 3x” “Lenovo teases solar-powered and foldable screen concept laptops” “MWC 2025: Lenovo Announces New AI Laptops, Plus Concept PCs and External NPUs – Thurrott.com” “Google’s Gemini now lets you ask questions using videos and what’s on your screen | TechCrunch” “Google’s New Tech Means Video Calls May Not Be the Death of Us After All – WSJ” “TCL reveals pricing for NXTPAPER 11 Plus and 60 Series phones” “MWC 2025: TCL Brings AI to Super-Bright RayNeo X3 Pro Smart Glasses | PCMag” “Xiaomi 15 and 15 Ultra launch: Price, specs, availability” “Xiaomi Wants to Make Modular Magnetic Lenses for its Phones | PetaPixel” “Belkin Showcases Next-Gen Charging, Audio, and Docking Solutions at MWC 2025” “Finland-based Nokia supplier launches kid-safe smartphone” “Deutsche Telekom and Perplexity announce new ‘AI Phone’ priced at under $1K | TechCrunch” “MWC 2025: Stability AI Partners with Arm on Generative AI Audio for Mobile – Thurrott.com” “MWC 2025: Qualcomm X85 5G Modem Hits 12.5 Gbps – Thurrott.com” “NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5080 With “Missing ROPs” Has Finally Been Tested; Up To 11% Performance Drop In Gaming Tests” “Tim Cook teases new Apple product this week: ‘There’s something in the air’ – 9to5Mac” “(21) Tim Cook on X: “This week. https://t.co/uXqQaGNkSk” / X “Mozilla rewrites Firefox’s Terms of Use after user backlash | TechCrunch” “Firefly’s Blue Ghost becomes second private spacecraft with moon landing” “Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut in the middle of the night | TechCrunch” “Opera Previews a Web Browser AI Agent – Thurrott.com” “Chinese Buyers Are Ordering Nvidia’s Newest AI Chips, Defying U.S. Curbs – WSJ” reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow patreon.com/dtns dailytechnewsshow.com…

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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office Investigates TikTok, Reddit, Imgur Over Children’s Data – DTH

2 days ago

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Deutsche Telekom and Perplexity announce an upcoming AI phone, Lenovo announces new AI-powered laptops, Google shows off new Screenshare feature for Gemini. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here.…

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América Móvil detiene acuerdo con SpaceX – NTX 401

4 days ago