

427 episodes
by Tom Merritt · English
Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily Tech News episode focused on Cloudflare’s new marketplace for controlling AI crawlers, plus several other tech/business/policy briefs.
1 Jul 2025 · 29m · 14 chapters
DTNS episode focused on analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s predictions for Apple’s headwear (smart glasses and VR headsets), plus other tech briefs.
30 Jun 2025 · 24m · 19 chapters
How LLMs and AI are changing cheating, teaching, and education policy; plus how AI could improve learning and student support while raising IT, legal, and ethics concerns.
28 Jun 2025 · 22m · 11 chapters
Google launches Doppel (D-O-P-P-L), a US-only app that lets you virtually try on clothes by uploading a full-body photo, then adding photos of outfits; it generates a virtual you wearing the clothes…
27 Jun 2025 · 27m · 18 chapters
DTNSB 5048 covers a cluster of AI/copyright and platform-policy stories, plus tech/business briefs and a science segment.
26 Jun 2025 · 33m · 16 chapters
Daily Tech News episode focused on Fairphone Gen 6 (Fairphone 6) as a repairable, longer-lasting smartphone, plus a long roundup of other tech news (Windows 10 ESU option, Google Gemini CLI, AI image…
25 Jun 2025 · 35m · 17 chapters
This Daily Tech News episode (DTNSB 5046, June 24, 2025) covers a mix of tech headlines plus a deeper segment on AI for creators.
24 Jun 2025 · 37m · 22 chapters
DTNSB 5045 (“Apple Goes AI Shopping”) is a Daily Tech News episode focused on Apple’s AI/search strategy and related tech briefs.
23 Jun 2025 · 33m · 18 chapters
Interview with Dr. Carly-Ann York about her new popular-science book The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog, which compiles “silly science” anecdotes and the real research behind them.
21 Jun 2025 · 20m · 10 chapters
Daily Tech News Show (June 20, 2025) covers Meta’s Oakley-branded smart glasses launch, Android opening Microsoft Office links without signing in (view-only), multiple tech/industry briefs (chips,…
20 Jun 2025 · 32m · 21 chapters
DTNSB 5043 covers gadget/product news and a deep-dive interview on restoring public payphones using VoIP in Vermont.
18 Jun 2025 · 28m · 20 chapters
DTNSB 5042 covers major US tech/media shifts and several tech-business headlines, then a “Ridiculous Science” segment explaining why basic research can look pointless.
17 Jun 2025 · 36m · 20 chapters
Daily Tech News episode (June 16, 2025) covering an 18-second EV battery breakthrough, tech/AI news, and a Hollywood AI compliance discussion.
16 Jun 2025 · 33m · 20 chapters
How generative AI can benefit education beyond cheating, plus related instructor workflows, other ed-tech advances, and privacy/security considerations.
14 Jun 2025 · 17m · 13 chapters
Meta AI’s “share” button may be exposing personal prompts, medical questions, and voice chats; discussion centers on why users are sharing sensitive info and whether Meta moderates or the warning UX…
13 Jun 2025 · 33m · 17 chapters
DTNS episode covers iOS 26’s new parental controls and family-safety features, plus broader tech/news briefs (AI regulation moratorium, info-stealer takedown, Meta vs Crush AI Nudify, Yahoo Mail AI,…
12 Jun 2025 · 32m · 17 chapters
Daily Tech News episode focused on Nintendo Switch 2 launch results, plus tech briefs (trade deal, Android 16, Huawei Pura 80, OpenAI/O3 Pro, NVIDIA data centers, HP’s Google Beam video conferencing,…
11 Jun 2025 · 30m · 11 chapters
Meta’s reported push toward “superintelligence,” plus other tech news briefs and a science segment on CRISPR-edited spider silk.
10 Jun 2025 · 34m · 11 chapters
DTNSB 5036 is a recap of Apple’s WWDC announcements, plus several tech briefs.
9 Jun 2025 · 35m · 15 chapters