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Daily Tech News Show

Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt 2246 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

Tom Merritt and the team provide an independent, authoritative, and trustworthy daily briefing on tech news. The podcast covers the latest developments in technology, offering analysis and context to help listeners stay informed. It is hosted on Acast.

Episodes

India Blocks WhatsApp Usernames - DTNS 5302 Jul 2, 2026 35:29  Is India’s concern about fraud warranted? PLus, Dr. Niki joins us to talk about what she thinks fo Claude Science.Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao and Dr. NikiShow notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sony Kills the Game Disk - DTNS 5301 Jul 1, 2026 27:29 Also, Fable 5 is back, but it’ll cost you. And the father of the internet steps down at Google.Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OpenAI's First Hardware is a Codex Accessory by Work Louder - DTNS 5300 Jun 30, 2026 31:01 Waymo and Uber end their Phoenix pilot collaboration after three years, and TIDAL won't pay any royalties to AI generated music on its platform.Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
South Korea Throws Money at Memory - DTNS 5299 Jun 29, 2026 33:09 Plus, Comcast is splitting itself in two, and Apple targets 9GB of RAM for iPhones.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
DTNS June 2026 in Review Jun 27, 2026 22:09 Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of JuneStarring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More price increases but also some DECREASES - DTNS 5298 Jun 26, 2026 30:21 Microsoft raises prices, but also lowers some, as does Framework and Commodore. We also talk about Android’s new virtual controller for foldable gaming. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apple Raises Prices On Most (But Not All) of Its Hardware - DTNS 5297 Jun 25, 2026 30:58 Google is about to roll out its external billing changes to the Play Store, and Micron earnings are through the roof as demand for its chips continue to sky rocket.Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao Show notes found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Was the Google Home Speaker Worth the Wait? - DTNS 5296 Jun 24, 2026 31:26 Rockstar Games revealed the price and release date of its highly anticipated game Grand Theft Auto 6, Meta is reportedly developing its own prediction market app called "Arena."Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Steam Box is Here… And It’s Expensive - DTNS 5295 Jun 23, 2026 30:07 Meta announced new lower cost smart glasses including a collaboration with Kylie Jenner, and University of California is turning old Google Pixel phones into computing clusters for university-scale data center workloads.Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Five Eyes Security Give CISOs a Budget Weapon - DTNS 5294 Jun 22, 2026 32:01 The west’s big security agencies issue a sincere warning on AI risk acceleration, plus Microsoft’s Satya Nadella wants to change the tone on AI.Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Show notes can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Retro Digital Detox Phone from Commodore - DTNS Weekend Jun 21, 2026 36:57 Tom chats with Brian Dunaway from Play Retro about Commodore venturing out from nostalgia computing to nostalgia digital detox phones with the Commodore Callback 8020."Commodore - The Future We Were Promised™"  https://commodore.net/"Long-forgotten brand is bringing back the flip phone with no apps — and tech-weary fans are relieved: ‘Take my money’ - AOL"  https://www.aol
What Data Centers Are Like from the Inside - DTNS WEEKEND Jun 20, 2026 43:34 Craig Porter joins us to talk about life working inside a data center. What assumptions do you have that may not fit the facts, and what surprising things does he know that nobody talks about?Google Data Centers Websitehttps://datacenters.google/Craig’s websitehttp://djfission.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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