Daily Tech News Show

The Year of the Smart Glasses Is Looking Like a Flop – DTNS 5270

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:02:52 +0000

Meta opens up its display glasses to third parties and Xreal now sells gaming-oriented specs but is it too late? Also, Huyen teaches us how to turn off Instagram “Instants.”

Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao

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https://www.engadget.com/2173261/the-rog-xreal-r1-ar-gaming-glasses-are-now-available-to-pre-order-for-dollar849/
https://www.engadget.com/2173297/meta-is-bringing-third-party-apps-and-games-to-its-display-glasses/
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/you-can-finally-make-apps-on-meta-display-glasses-now-if-you-want-to/
https://developers.meta.com/blog/build-for-display-glasses/
https://www.engadget.com/2173013/new-google-accounts-may-only-get-5gb-free-storage-unless-you-link-a-phone-number/
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gmail-5gb-free-storage-test-3667002/

OpenAI brings Codex to ChatGPT for iPhone, iPad, and Android with these features

https://www.pcmag.com/news/your-phone-can-now-remotely-control-chatgpts-codex-coding-tools

How to turn off Instagram’s new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared

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https://www.engadget.com/2173365/xbox-elite-controller-3-leaked-by-brazilian-regulator/
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/cerebras-ipo-rally-cools-after-70-debut-surge-135323883.html
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/05/the-perfect-commuter-bike-velotrics-discover-3-makes-its-case/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-to-stop-loading-cleartext-passwords-in-memory-on-startup/
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/samsung-reaches-1-trillion-valuation-on-strong-ai-demand-130735998.html
https://thenextweb.com/news/samsung-union-unconditional-talks-strike-june

Intel is now making iPhone chips for Apple, per report
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https://www.engadget.com/2173529/apple-reportedly-testing-intel-18a-p-for-apple-silicon/
https://apnews.com/article/musk-sam-altman-openai-trial-closing-arguments-3bda5ebbec28c23ac9e481a4edcad725
https://www.ft.com/content/ef82f383-81c0-4dbd-8a1c-81f9020b6761?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/companies-have-a-new-ai-problem-too-many-agents-9539c4d6?mod=rss_Technology
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ev-used-car-gas-prices-57623274?mod=rss_Technology
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Google I/O is now Google AI/O – DTNS Live 5127

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 14 May 2026 21:51:20 +0000

Google announced a number of new initiatives and products this week. Ron Richards from Android Faithful is here with the big highlights. Plus A professor and research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University posted five tips on The Conversation for using screens as a parent. We review what was said and share what we think of them.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Ron Richards, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Motorola Razr Fold is a Noble Competitor to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 – DTNS 5269

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:18:25 +0000

Insta360 is bringing serious nostalgic vibes with a special edition Go 3S Retro Bundle that is cheaper than the previous model, and the Big 3 US carriers are banding together to improve satellite connectivity throughout the country.

Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/motorola-razr-fold-review-looking-for-an-edge/
https://www.engadget.com/2172439/motorola-razr-fold-review/
https://www.engadget.com/2172897/att-tmobile-and-verizon-join-forces-to-eliminate-mobile-coverage-dead-zones/
https://www.techradar.com/cameras/action-cameras/insta360-reveals-one-of-the-wackiest-camera-kits-for-2026-its-thumb-sized-4k-camera-with-no-screen-and-a-waist-level-optical-viewfinder
https://www.engadget.com/2172752/windows-update-will-soon-revert-problematic-drivers-automatically/
https://www.engadget.com/2172610/microsoft-copilot-edge-desktop-mobile/
https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-reinstates-openclaw-and-third-party-agent-usage-on-claude-subscriptions-with-a-catch

Apple counters US smartphone decline as iPhone sales grow: report

https://sources.news/p/google-about-to-release-new-gemini
https://www.engadget.com/2171251/alienwares-first-affordable-gaming-laptop-is-arriving-at-the-perfect-time/
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/70-percent-of-americans-oppose-data-centers-near-their-homes-now-less-popular-than-nuclear-power-plants-opposition-towards-nearby-ai-infrastructure-heating-up-as-tech-companies-ramp-up-projects-to-acquire-more-compute

Spotify adopting Apple’s new video podcast tech for easier cross-platform publishing

https://www.engadget.com/2172686/us-reportedly-allows-10-chinese-companies-to-buy-nvidia-h200-chips
https://www.engadget.com/2172725/dell-14s-16-s-2026/
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Amazon Beefs Up Voice-Assisted Shopping – DTNS 5268

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:49:34 +0000

Amazon renames its shopping assistant to Alexa and adds new features. Plus two brothers who wiped out 90 US government databases after being fired.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.

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Amazon Launches Alexa-Powered AI Shopping Assistant
Amazon Made a Shopping-Focused Version of Alexa
Amazon Expands AI Shopping Tools
WhatsApp Adds Incognito Mode for Meta AI Chats
Twin Brothers Wipe Government Databases Discussion
What Not to Do After Losing an IT Job
Anthropic Emerges as AI Boom Front-Runner
Anthropic Tops OpenAI in Business Customers, Ramp Data Shows
Live With It Show on YouTube
Foxconn Confirms Cyberattack on North American Factories
Strait of Hormuz Blockade Disrupts Chip Supply Chains
Iran War Delays Persian Gulf Undersea Internet Cables
Sony Xperia 1 VIII Gets Bigger Camera Sensor and Redesign
Googlebooks Push Premium Chromebook Upgrades
Canon EOS R6 V Drops EVF and Adds Internal Fan
Lenovo Announces New ThinkPads and ThinkStation P4
Valve Hid Wilhelm Scream Easter Egg in New Steam Controller
Microsoft Kenya AI Data Center Discussion
Microsoft’s African Data Center Project Falters Over Payments
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Android Intelligence Comes to the Googlebook – DTNS 5267

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:36:24 +0000

Instructure reached an agreement to pay attackers of its Canvas portal so students can get back to work, and Thinking Machines announced a research preview of a more natural conversation flow called Interaction Models.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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Everything You Need to Know From The Android Show: I/O Edition 2026
Android’s Intelligence Era With Sameer Samat
BBC News Report
Canvas Hack Discussion
Instructure Strikes Deal With Hackers After Two Breaches
Instructure Incident Update
Thinking Machines Wants to Build AI That Listens While It Talks
Coders Keep Laptops Open in Public for AI Agents
eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56B Takeover Bid
Amazon Employees “Tokenmaxx” Under AI Tool Pressure
OpenAI Announces Daybreak Initiative for Codex Security
Amazon Expands 30-Minute Delivery Across the US
Spotify Marks 20th Anniversary With Wrapped Recap
Digg Relaunches as an AI News Aggregator
Pentagon Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos Patch
Android and iPhone Texts Can Finally Be End-to-End Encrypted
TikTok Adds In-App Travel Booking Services
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Why Reddit Is Angering Logged Out Users – DTNS 5266

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:49:48 +0000

Reddit is testing annoying users with an unskippable pop-up. Meanwhile, Google researchers find an LLM-generated bug and warn that there are more to come.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood

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Switch 2 Prices Rise, Forecast Drops – DTNS 5265

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Fri, 08 May 2026 19:47:47 +0000

And thousands of schools facing ransomware as finals loom, but Airpods might get Siri’s Visual Intelligence.

Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Faces Price Hike as Sales Fall and Memory Costs Rise
Nintendo Profit Forecast Disappoints in Second Year of Switch 2
Sony Reports Q4 Earnings as PS5 Sales Face Memory Price Pressure
Sony Says PS6 Timing and Price Remain Undecided
Millions of Students’ Data Stolen in Major Education Cyberattack
Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools and Colleges Nationwide
Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Reportedly Focus on Visual Intelligence
Boox Announces Tappy Wireless Page-Turning Remote
Anthropic’s Mythos Reshapes Firefox Cybersecurity
Whoop Adds On-Demand Clinician Access
French Prosecutors Escalate X Probe to Criminal Investigation
Samsung Chip Workers Reject Bonus Offer and Threaten Strike
OpenAI Debuts Codex Plugin for Chrome
OpenAI Adds Trusted Contact Feature to ChatGPT
Cloudflare to Cut 1,100 Jobs Amid AI Restructuring
Valve Opens Reservations for Steam Controller Restock

Might as Well Face It, We’re Addicted to Phones – DTNS Live 5126

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 07 May 2026 21:38:43 +0000

What are options for running Intel Mac software on an Apple Silicon Mac? Bloomberg’s Nate Lanxon shares his top favorites with us. Plus what does the data say about the effects of cell phone bans on student behavior and classroom performance? And we have a quiz lined up to test your knowledge of translations in history!

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Spotify Embraces AI – DTNS 5264

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:26:31 +0000

Andy Beach tells us why streaming platforms should be more wary of slop fraud, plus Google’s new fitness tracker erodes the Fitbit brand more, and why Anthropic bought all of SpaceX’s data center capacity.

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach.

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Spotify Lets AI Agents Generate Personal Podcasts
Spotify Launches Personal Podcasts
Spotify Welcomes AI-Generated Podcasts
Andy Beach Commentary on AI Podcasts
Google Health Premium Pricing and Features Detailed
Google Fitbit Air Brings AI to Screenless Wearables
Google’s AI Health Coach Launches May 19
Google Launches Fitbit Air and Rebrands Fitbit App
Anthropic Raises Claude Code Limits After SpaceX Deal
Anthropic and SpaceX Expand Compute Partnership
Snapseed 4.0 Coming to Android
HP EliteBook G1a Review
Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Training Discussion
Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Training on Copyrighted Works
Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ending May 8
EU Delays AI Act Rules After Industry Pushback
European AI Regulation Faces Industry Resistance
Samsung Pulling TVs and Appliances Production From China
Roche Acquires PathAI to Expand AI Diagnostics
AMD Targets Enterprise AI With New Instinct GPUs
Anthropic’s Claude Can Now “Dream”
Google Explains Chrome’s 4GB AI Download
Google Clarifies Chrome AI Local Storage Usage
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Love for eReaders, Hate for Browsers – DTNS 5263

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:47:14 +0000

Why everyone loves the new ReMarkable Paper Pure, and why both Chrome and Edge browsers are misbehaving.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.

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reMarkable’s New Paper Pure Tablet Goes Back to Basics
reMarkable Paper Pure Hands-On
Google AI Mode and Overviews Add More Direct Links
Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews Add More Links and Sources
Chrome Reportedly Downloads 4GB AI Model Without Permission
Chrome’s Silent Gemini Nano Install Raises Privacy Questions
Chrome’s Built-In Gemini Nano AI Model Explained
Google’s OpenClaw AI Agent Remy Expands Gemini Assistant
Google Labs Mariner
Meta Reportedly Building OpenClaw-Like Agent Called Hatch
Microsoft Says Edge Password Security Issue Is “By Design”
Live With It Show on YouTube
Valve Releases Design Files for Steam Controller
Android 16 May Update Rolls Out to Pixel Devices
The Android Show 2026 Previews Google I/O
Xbox Is Ditching Microsoft’s Copilot AI
Nvidia and Corning Expand Optical Factories for AI
AI Infrastructure Investment Expands Amid Data Center Demand
Supreme Court Declines to Pause Apple Contempt Order in Epic Case
OpenAI Unveils Protocol to Stretch Compute
Google DeepMind Takes Stake in Maker of EVE Online
Humanoid Robots Could Help Address Recycling Labor Crisis
Kids Bypass Age Checks With Fake Mustaches
Nuro Approved to Test Driverless Uber Robotaxis in California
Hyundai’s Production-Ready Humanoid Robot Debuts
Energizer Introduces Child-Safe Battery Design

Bose Lifestyle Takes a Shot At Sonos – DTNS 5262

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:29:09 +0000

Apple is reportedly checking out Intel and Samsung as alternate sources for its main device chips, and OpenAI is working really hard to bring a smartphone to market as soon as 2027.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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Bose Takes on Sonos With New Lifestyle Smart Speakers
Bose Challenges Sonos With New Alexa Speakers and Soundbar
Apple in Talks With Intel and Samsung for Chip Production
Apple Looks to Diversify Beyond TSMC for Chip Manufacturing
AI Firms Agree to Give US Early Access to Models
Google, Microsoft, and xAI to Share AI Models With US
Google Employees Push Back on Military AI Work
OpenAI Reportedly Fast-Tracking AI Phone for 2027
Post: Ming-Chi Kuo on Future Apple Devices
Samsung Reveals Flex Chroma Pixel Sensor OLED
Anthropic Launches AI Agents for Financial Services
Valve Imports Thousands of Consoles, Fueling Steam Machine Rumors
iOS 26.5 to Add End-to-End Encryption for RCS
Meta Uses AI Bone Structure Analysis to Detect Underage Users
Coinbase Plans to Cut 700 Jobs Amid AI Restructuring
Study Finds Cellphone Bans Didn’t Improve Student Scores
Ouster Color LiDAR Discussion
NetHack 5 Announced
Unofficial “Vibe-Coded” Notepad Sparks Backlash
eBay Investor Skeptical of GameStop Acquisition Bid

GameStop Bids $56B to Buy eBay – DTNS 5261

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:25:56 +0000

Ask.com shuts down after 25 years of answering the world’s questions, and how might the growth of “podslop” could impact the podcast industry in the next year.

Starring Jason Howell and Robb Dunewood.

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