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MapQuest now offers surveillance camera and license plate reader info, Apple says iPhone Duo demand has been “extraordinary”, Anthropic pitches an AI safety bill to US lawmakers. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes A foldable iPhone, an unfolding wait Apple’s iPhone Duo preorder […]

This week Apple announced its Home View smart home hub along with several smart home devices in cooperation with LG and Schneider. So our BIG QUESTION this week is: Do you want Apple to run your smart home? This week we heard the news that an OpenAI employee was accused of implanting a device to […]

Google Rolls Out AI Voice Search Across Workspace Apps, CNN, Financial Times, and Axios Join Google’s AI News Program, and Meta Updates Commercial Terms to Permit Content Scraping for AI Model Training. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Sells […]

Iyaz Akhtar from PC Mag joins us to talk about his experience using a Googlebook as his daily driver. Plus Amazon’s Bee has new note-taking gadgets. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Iyaz Akhtar. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, […]

Citizen Lab uncovers AdFection spyware in targeted ads, Xreal’s new $599 One Pro+ glasses are now available, Flock CEO defends its license plate camera technology. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes An ad is all it takes Citizen Lab says AdFection spyware targeted […]

Plus, Fortnite on Linux gets closer and what really makes you a developer. Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show Notes OpenAI Employee Arrested by FBI After […]

OpenAI finds a bug in an executive conference room, Netflix is laying off 6% of its global workforce, and Xbox launches Xbox Labs Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes OpenAI employee who left for Apple took files about unreleased device, OpenAI alleges As […]

Apple has a new smart home hub and a door lock among other things. Plus, Jason’s been trying out Google’s flagship Gemini 4 Argon. Has Google caught back up in frontier models? Starring Tom Merritt, Jason Howell, Sarah Lane and Nica Montford Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send […]

Meta Launches Frontier AI Models Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, Scientists Sign Open Letter Calling for International AI Containment Standards, and India’s NPCI Postpones 0.4% UPI Merchant Fee After Merchant Opposition. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Apple Unveils $299 HomeView Smart [&#82...

WhatsApp Tests Message Scheduling Feature in Android Beta, Microsoft Announces Maia 300 AI Chip for 2027 Cloud Launch, and Apple Acqui-Hires Audio Startup Huxe. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Global Smartphone Market Plunges 20% in Q3 2026 The global smartphone market declined […]

Mark Gurman reports Apple’s smart home hub will be named ‘HomeView’, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) launches investigation into 20 companies over potential import violations, and Microsoft introduces the Microsoft-Decision-1 low-cost model. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show...

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Tesla changes Full Self-Driving in Europe to “Tesla Assisted Driving”, Google teases new Fitbit Edge wearable, NASA releases request for proposals for private space stations. Download MP3   Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Tesla Backs Off the FSD Name in Europe Tesla has renamed […]

Developer Brandon Thomas of Artcraft says he used Claude Opus 5.5 to build “clean-room replacements” for seven Adobe products, with Word, Excel and PowerPoint clones in the works. He declared software dead. Is software over? Ring announced a smart lock with a hand crank for emergency power. So, when it comes to your front door, […]

The UK Plans Laws to Curb Non-Compete Clauses in Tech Sector, the White House Suspends Tech Giants from Green Card Sponsorship Program, and American Airlines to Outfit Entire Fleet with SpaceX Starlink Wi-Fi. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Apple Cuts iPhone 18 […]

Amazon announced a new smart tablet lineup, plus a developer at Artcraft vibe code replacements for all of Adobe’s Creative Suite. Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and Twitch. Show […]

Elon Musk Accuses Indian Telecoms of Blocking Starlink Launch, the Dutch Tax Office Rejects Microsoft 365 for European Open-Source Tools, and OpenAI Rolls Out Intelligent UI with Interactive Visuals in GPT-6. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Xbox Launches New XP Division for […]

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is also out and can do a lot of parameters locally too. And Tom vibe codes a crappy but cute game on Google’s new Playground service. Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Robb Dunewood. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to […]

Apple partners with LG for smart home products, Boston Dynamics hires former Alexa Executive to be new CEO, and Xreal reveals prices for the Aura Android XR smart glasses. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Apple to Launch Doorbell, Lock, Thermostat Developed With […]

Mistral and a New York company get competitive in open weights, and a startup wants to sell you a cheap AI PC. Cheap by AI standards. Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, Instagram, […]

Meta Tests Video-First Facebook Experience in India, Google Cuts Features in Major Gemini Tier Shake-Up, and DeepSeek Nears $12B Funding Ahead of 2027 IPO. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Data Breach The FBI removed an Accenture contractor […]

Some Android apps don’t work as well on the Intel Googlebooks. How many? Google says don’t worry about it. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says we need to put up with a little risk for great AI rewards. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a […]

Googlebook laptops start shipping in Europe, Huawei and Qualcomm sign patent licensing deal, Norway has concerns over AI glasses. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Googlebook Has an Android App Caveat Googlebook laptops are starting to ship in Europe, but Google says some […]

Google Gemini’s free tier to lose access to certain models, South Korea orders investigation into recent data leak incidents, and GPT-6 Astra attempts to cheat in a StarCraft competition. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get Headlines ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Gemini’s free tier is getting a major downgrade […]

Tom Merritt talks to Tom Persky, the proprietor of Floppydisk.com, about how he’s still able to sell new blank floppy disks, how he ended up in the business, and how much longer he thinks it can go on. Download MP3 Subscribe for free, get DTNS ad-free, or become a Patron! Send email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Follow […]