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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.
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Airship Successfully Delivers Cell Service in Japan - DTNS 5376
DTNS 5376 covers Sky (S-C-E-Y-E) delivering real LTE cell service from a helium airship over Japan, plus a tech news roundup (Samsung Galaxy S27 timing/components, OpenAI humanoid robot plans, Apple…
19 Oct 2026 · 30m · 19 chaptersThe Scampocalypse: How to Survive the Present Attacks
“The Scampocalypse” explains how social engineering defenses are failing as bots, deepfakes, and AI-generated content make scams harder to spot, especially via email, websites, Zoom, and “trusted”…
18 Oct 2026 · 22m · 10 chaptersIs the DIY PC Era Over? – DTNS Weekend
DTNS Weekend discusses whether DIY PC building is “dead,” arguing it’s being squeezed by high RAM/SSD costs, GPU/console price inflation, and reduced upgradeability, while still persisting as a niche…
17 Oct 2026 · 44m · 17 chapters
Who's Running Your Smart Home? - DTNS 5375
DTNS 5375 covers weekly tech news and a “Big Tech Question” panel.
16 Oct 2026 · 58m · 28 chaptersWho the GoogleBook is For - DTNS 5374
Daily Tech News episode focused on Amazon’s new AI conversation-wearables (Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse), Google’s new “GoogleBook” laptop platform, and broader tech briefs (YouTube Music AI labels,…
15 Oct 2026 · 33m · 16 chaptersSpy Rhymes with AI - DTNS 5373
DTNS 5373 covers: (1) An alleged OpenAI internal-room surveillance incident: the FBI arrested Abdul Rahman Al-Fazan (Saudi national) for allegedly planting a USB-powered “seed” device (ESP32 S3)…
14 Oct 2026 · 34m · 19 chaptersApple Wants to Lock You Into Your Home - DTNS 5372
Apple’s new smart-home push, centered on the HomeView smart hub, plus related Apple Home Collection devices and a new Apple TV 4K with Siri AI.
13 Oct 2026 · 42m · 16 chaptersSocial Engineering 101
Social engineering basics—how attackers manipulate human decision-making (not just computers), why antivirus/firewalls can’t stop it, and three “psychological backdoors” that make people grant favors.
11 Oct 2026 · 23m · 8 chapters
Is Software Over? - DTNS 5371
DTNS 5371’s “Big Tech Question” debates whether “software is over,” sparked by a developer’s LLM-built “clean room replacement” for Adobe apps.
9 Oct 2026 · 59m · 25 chaptersAmazon Goes Full Android for Tablets - DTNS 5370
DTNS episode covers Amazon replacing its Fire tablet lineup with three “Alexa Plus” Android 16 tablets (full Google Play access), plus other tech briefs: Google’s Gemini enterprise agent, ArtCraft’s…
8 Oct 2026 · 30m · 14 chaptersMicrosoft Brings 1 Trillion Parameters to the Desktop - DTNS 5369
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Windows “local AI” push, plus other tech briefs (SynthID watermark detection, Google Unity-based Playground game generator, LG smart home devices for Apple’s…
7 Oct 2026 · 37m · 16 chaptersOpen Weights Aren’t Just Chinese Anymore - DTNS 5368
DTNS 5368 is a tech news episode focused on “open vs closed” AI models and the push toward locally runnable AI.
6 Oct 2026 · 34m · 17 chaptersGooglebooks Have a Tiny Intel Problem - DTNS 5367
Google Books shipping with Intel-based models; Google says Android app compatibility may be worse on Intel because most apps are built for ARM and complex apps/games may need tuning.
5 Oct 2026 · 33m · 15 chaptersThe Floppy Disk is Not Dead, Yet. - DTNS Weekend
DTNS Weekend interviews Tom Persky, who runs FloppyDisk.com, arguing the floppy disk is “not dead” and explaining why blank disks and data transfer still matter.
4 Oct 2026 · 25m · 12 chaptersWhy TCL is Suing Samusng over MiniLEDs - DTNS Weekend October 3, 2026
DTNS Weekend discusses TCL suing Samsung in U.S. federal court over marketing/terminology for “mini LED” TVs, arguing Samsung’s use of the term misleads consumers about performance.
3 Oct 2026 · 13m · 6 chapters
Should We Trust Proactive Agents? – DTNS 5366
DTNS 5366 discusses whether to trust “proactive agents” (AI that acts on your behalf) and later debates ebook vs real book.
2 Oct 2026 · 1h · 26 chaptersNew Kindles or New Google Gemini 4 Model. Which is Better? - DTNS 5365
DTNS episode covering (1) Amazon’s new Kindle lineup (thinner/lighter, same pricing as prior models but effectively higher than August), including base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle ColorSoft…
1 Oct 2026 · 33m · 14 chaptersApple Comes for the Amazon Echo - DTNS 5364
Daily Tech News episode focused on Apple’s upcoming smart home hub (codenamed J490/J491) to compete with the Amazon Echo, plus other tech headlines (Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K update, FTC AI safety…
30 Sep 2026 · 35m · 17 chaptersOpenAI Release Proactive Dots on Your Computer - DTNS 5363
Daily Tech News episode focused on OpenAI Dev Days updates—especially delaying “GPT-6.1 Astra” for safety issues and launching “Dots,” an always-on proactive agent that can use a computer and…
29 Sep 2026 · 32m · 16 chaptersOpenAI Pauses Training Again After More Agent Alignment Issues - DTNS 5362
DTNS covers OpenAI agent “containment” failures, an “intelligence explosion” risk from automating AI R&D, and NVIDIA’s proposed agent-safety containment platform, plus quick tech headlines (Chrome OS…
28 Sep 2026 · 29m · 9 chapters
Can Googlebook Bridge the Gap? - DTNS 5361
DTNS 5361’s “Big Tech Question of the Week” debates whether Googlebook (an Android-based laptop line) can replace a Mac or PC, plus a second segment asking whether people want an AI charm/keychain…
25 Sep 2026 · 59m · 24 chaptersMeta Wants AI on Your Backpack - DTNS 5360
Meta’s Connect announcements (VR glasses, Ray-Ban smart glasses updates, and the Muse ambient AI agent), plus Google’s Project Suncatcher AI chips in orbit, and reports of OpenAI agents infiltrating…
24 Sep 2026 · 34m · 18 chaptersQualcomm Wants Your AI on Device - DTNS 5359
DTNS 5359 covers Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, focusing on new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chips for on-device AI, plus broader tech briefs (Gallup/Microsoft AI…
23 Sep 2026 · 37m · 20 chaptersXbox Reset Moves Halo to Activision - DTNS 5358
DTNS episode covering Xbox’s “reset” restructuring (268 layoffs; Halo moving to Activision) plus other tech briefs: Meta’s agentic app Muse hitting #1 and a macOS zero-day, new Beats 360 headphones,…
22 Sep 2026 · 36m · 14 chapters