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Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and the team help you stay up to date with independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news.

Daily Tech News Show Tom Merritt

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    • 4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and the team help you stay up to date with independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news.

    Is Meta Trying to Pull an Android? - DTNS 4755

    Is Meta Trying to Pull an Android? - DTNS 4755

    What does Meta hope to achieve by opening up their Meta Horizon OS to third party hardware developers? And Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X Plus which the company aims to put on more Windows laptops. Plus Apple releases small, open source AI models designed for on-device usage called OpenELM.
    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
    Link to the Show Notes.

    • 30 min
    A Bruised Apple - DTNS 4754

    A Bruised Apple - DTNS 4754

    Adobe announces that Photoshop will get the ability to generate images from a text prompt in the app. Plus Ray-Ban’s Meta Smart Glasses now have multimodal AI support. And Apple has an announcement set for 10 AM Eastern time May 7th.
    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.
    Link to the Show Notes.

    • 32 min
    The Clock is Ticking for TikTok - DTNS 4753

    The Clock is Ticking for TikTok - DTNS 4753

    The US House passed another bill on Saturday, that would require ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US arm within 9-12 months of being ordered to do so. We explore what happens next. Plus is subscribing to a service to watch a specific show and then canceling the new way we watch TV? And Swedish company Embracer Group is splitting into three companies.
    Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
    Link to the Show Notes.

    • 32 min
    Facebook is Not a Necessity! - DTNS 4752

    Facebook is Not a Necessity! - DTNS 4752

    What options does Meta in operating in the EU if they can't offer a free version that allows them to collect user data or a paid version that charges for the service? Plus in the age of AI powered services is the term “user” outdated? And Netflix announced its Q1 earnings report on Thursday. How well or not did they do?
    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nate Lanxon, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe, 
    Link to show notes.

    • 31 min
    Nanomotors! - DTNS 4751

    Nanomotors! - DTNS 4751

    How can learning about how bacteria swim help us stop infections and make more agile nanobots? Plus will Google’s latest reorganizing really help bring AI to all of its products? And the latest Meta AI roundup.
    Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.
    Link to the Show Notes.

    • 28 min
    PS5 Pro Specs: Worth It? - DTNS 4750

    PS5 Pro Specs: Worth It? - DTNS 4750

    We evaluate the leaked specs for Sony’s upcoming PS5 Pro. Plus power demand from data centers is holding back AI development. What are the solutions? And US cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant said Wednesday that a hacking group with ties to the GRU was behind the January cyberattack that caused a tank at a water facility in Muleshoe, TX, to overflow.
    Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
    Link to the Show Notes.

    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
1.3K Ratings

1.3K Ratings

Long-time iPhone User ,

Consistently evolving, and still the best daily source of tech news

I’ve said this before, but DTNS continues to deliver every day, and I never miss an episode. AND I support DTNS on Patreon because it is obvious that the bonus content for patrons is worth it as well. I’ve yet to find another show that respects my time and insists on journalistic integrity as well as Tom, Sarah, Roger and the regular contributors and guests.

_william_l ,

Love the show, but (of course)

I love the show. The hosts are the great. Its a good podcast covering today’s tech news.

I do feel the hosts spend too much time talking about subjects are semi-related or even unrelated to the topic they are discussing.

I would love if they had their topics ordered and a time limit set for each topic to help keep them moving and the show more concise. (Something similar to ESPN’s PTI).

joshthemurph ,

Touch Grass (a/k/a go to Walmart)

Having your female host opine at length about how “Kmart-alternative” Walmart is changing so much after she admits to never having been inside one ever got real cringe real fast. Tone felt out of touch and elitist. Either do your research or don’t filibuster about stuff you don’t know about.

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