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Touch is Nice-To-Have On The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR – DTNS 5389

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:29:35 +0000

OpenAI shares the many ways that it plans to build out its data centers in ways that respect residents nearby, and Kamyl Bazbaz from DuckDuckGo shares that schools have options in the shadow of Google removing search with AI from students.

Starring Jason Howell, Sarah Lane, and Kamyl Bazbaz.

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Apple MacBook Pro With ProLED XDR Display Review – Tom’s Hardware
Apple M5 Max MacBook Pro With ProLED XDR Review: Don’t Touch It
Apple MacBook Pro ProLED XDR Display Review – The Verge
MacBook Pro With ProLED XDR: Review Roundup
HomePod Mini 2 Sound Quality
Apple HomePod Mini 2: Tiny but Powerful Upgrades
OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Center Efforts After Outcry
Meta Faces Greater Difficulty Building Data Centers After Midterms
Motorola Signature 27: Specs, Price, and Release Date
Live With It on YouTube
Support Live With It on Patreon
Nothing CEO Says Company’s Mysterious AI-First Device Is Coming Next Month
Google, Meta, and TikTok Sue to Block California Youth Social Media Law
Nintendo Profit Drops After Memory Crunch and Lack of Big Debuts
Sony Lifts Outlook After Spider-Man and PlayStation Fuel Growth
Sony Debuts Retro $60 Wired Headphones in Tribute to 1979 Walkman
Sony Sold 2.6 Million PS5 Consoles Ahead of GTA VI Launch
OpenAI Brings Animated GIFs to ChatGPT Images 2.6
Apple Cuts Internal AI Usage Budgets to Reduce Spending
Apple Lets Developers Offer Discounts When Users Move to Cancel Subscriptions
YouTube App Redesigns Its Subscriptions Tab
Instagram Brings Edits to Desktop to Take On CapCut
DuckDuckGo Pitches Itself to Schools Amid Backlash Over Google’s AI Policy
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America Votes Against Data Centers – DTNS 5388

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:10:45 +0000

More than 40 data center measures were on the ballot across 10 states and restrictions won almost every time Plus, Apple thinks you want to record yourself doing karaoke. Two hosts who have done public karaoke weigh in.

Starring Tom Merritt, and Huyen Tue Dao.

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US Voters Roundly Reject Data Centers in Ballot Measures
AI Data Center Boom Is Set for Upheaval After US Election Rout
Stunning Democratic Victories in Texas Bring Uncertainty for Data Centers and Musk
Americans Overwhelmingly Voted Against Data Centers in the Midterms
Financial Times Report on the US Election and Data Centers
Democrats Made Big Tech a Foil, and They Couldn’t Stop Winning
AI Data Center Expansion Faces Election-Driven Slowdown
Democratic Wave Changes AI Policy Calculus
AI on the Ballot
Apple Siri AI Developer Preview: App Intents, Usage Limits, and Fees
Developers Can Now Create Advanced App Skills for Siri AI
Apple Music Adds Selfie Sing Karaoke Video
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake’s Metacritic Review Score Is Historic
Nintendo Switch 2 Cartridge Supplier Macronix Ending ROM Manufacturing
Blood Banks Targeted in Latest European Fridge Cyberattacks
Blood Bank Refrigerators Targeted in Cyberattacks
Binance Says Hackers Who Stole Billions in Crypto Spent Months Planning Heist
Tencent Declares Latest AI Model Ranks Among China’s Best
Financial Times Report
Nvidia’s China Clients to Get 1% of $70 Billion in RTX Chips Ordered
Huawei HBM Smuggling Allegations Involving Samsung, SK Hynix, and Ascend 960DT
Waymo Co-CEO Says Uber App Deal Was a Crapshoot for Riders
India’s Eloelo Raises $80 Million From NBCUniversal for Microdramas
Google for Education: Privacy and Security FAQ
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Google Holds Search Hostage for Schools That Don’t Want AI – DTNS 5387

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:19:57 +0000

Google came very close to giving schools true control over how they use AI. Also, Apple faces a supply crunch, and it looks like Open Weight models are the best nove for big business.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell

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Schools Can Say No To Google AI. But They’ll Lose Google Search Too. (Forbes)
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https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/ai-learning-era-updates-2026/
https://thenextweb.com/news/google-guided-learning-classroom-search-k12-ai-off-by-default

Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hide-google-ai-overviews/neibhohkbmfjninidnaoacabkjonbahn?pli=1
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/03/open-models-can-do-90-of-agentic-work-at-a-twentieth-of-the-cost-of-a-frontier-llm-gartner/5307132 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261102433950/en/Apple-reports-fourth-quarter-results
https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/11/03/apples-mac-business-is-booming-but-the-memory-market-has-other-plans/5307188
https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-earnings-q4-2026-memory-costs-margins
https://www.ft.com/content/f6ad8c32-cacb-48ad-ad85-a9a7edac3f16?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Apple’s inventory surges 154% as memory chip costs climb

Apple reports Q4 2026 earnings: $114.5 billion in revenue, up 12% [Charts]

Apple may try to increase revenue by doing…something with third-party AI apps

Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when iPhone Duo constraints will improve

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-03/security-firm-tied-to-openai-anthropic-ai-hacks-blames-error

Google shuts down a sneaky malware backdoor on millions of Android TV and Google TV boxes

Anthropic warns that it’s very close to RSI capability, aka self-building AI

https://venturebeat.com/technology/like-gene-editing-for-neural-networks-mit-researchers-used-gpt-6-astra-to-edit-qwens-open-weights-directly-boosting-math-performance
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-03/china-plans-broad-ai-guardrails-after-global-security-lapses
https://www.engadget.com/2304616/apple-ipad-mini-a20-pro-review/
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ipad-mini-oled-2026-review/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/03/oled-ipad-mini-hands-on/

Apple Watch’s AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing

https://thenextweb.com/news/adobe-premiere-mobile-umg-wmg-music
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/03/password-manager-msecure-tells-users-to-change-passwords-wont-say-why/5307296

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Why Attackers Are Targeting Grocery Store Freezers – DTNS 5386

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:10:43 +0000

Another round of food getting spoiled by hacks on freezers. And a cool DIY kit to make a cheap e-paper display.

Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Dr. Niki.

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Belgian and Swedish Supermarkets Report New Suspected Freezer Hack
Hack of Danfoss Refrigeration Controllers in Europe Causes Tens of Millions in Damages
Legacy BACnet Leaves HVAC and Other Building Systems Vulnerable to Hacks
AI Is Making Employees Work Longer Days, New Data Shows
ActivTrak: AI Users Are Working Longer Days
This $48 E-Paper Display Can Be Whatever You Want It to Be
Seeed Studio TRMNL 7.5-Inch OG DIY Kit
Seeed Studio
About TRMNL
Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Price Reaches $385
Linus Torvalds Says Linux Kernel Is Out of Stabilization Phase and Using Healthier Model for AI Contributions
Marvell to Buy Lumentum for $80 Billion in All-Stock AI Deal
Western Startups Are Realigning Chinese AI Models
Ukraine and Russia Report Cyberattacks on Emergency Alert Apps
Russia Allows Use of Foreign Data Centers in Wake of Attacks
Binance Resumes Withdrawals Following $6.3 Billion Breach
AI Apps With Hidden Sexual and Violent Deepfake Features Made It Into the App Store
Meta and Fourier’s MAX Humanoid Robot
Apple Intelligence in China: iOS 27.3 and Alibaba Qwen
Anthropic Revenue Hits Nearly $17 Billion Before Blockbuster IPO
Anthropic’s Latest Quarterly Financials and S-1 Filing
SpaceX Is Reportedly Looking at Buying Boost Mobile or Using Its Cell Network

Tech Authors Use – DTNS WEEKEND

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:00:28 +0000

Tom Merritt and authors Mallory O’Meara, Philip Fracassi and J-F Dubeau talk about the tech they use in their writing, from the low to the high. From composing to submission to publishing, how does tech help or hinder the writing process?

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Storyist
https://storyist.com/
Scrivener
https://scrivener.app/
Final Draft
https://www.finaldraft.com/
Notes ( like stickys)
https://betterstickies.com/blog/best-sticky-notes-apps-2026
Mind Mapping

The Dark Word Philip Fracassi
https://pfracassi.com/the-dark-word

J-F Dubeau website
https://www.jfdubeau.com/
https://www.jfdubeau.com/a-dash-of-demon

Mallory O’Meara – Daughter of Daring
https://www.malloryomeara.com/
https://www.malloryomeara.com/daughter-of-daring

Vibing to Art – DTNS Weekend

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:00:17 +0000

Scott Johnson has been trying out the Artcraft apps that are meant to take place of Adobe apps. Find out what he likes, doesn’t like and where he thinks the whole vibe coded apps is going for artists.

Artcraft:
https://getartcraft.com/

Stephen Robles:
https://beardfm.app/

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Is the Touchscreen a Big Deal? – DTNS 5385

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:05:06 +0000

This week Apple released the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, a touchscreen laptop. Something Steve Jobs called a “ergonomically terrible” idea. Will this move to other MacBook models? Will it cannibalize iPad sales?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe

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Google Says It Did Not Kill Its Golden Ad Goose – DTNS 5384

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:44:41 +0000

Look, Google has plans, OK? They’ll be fine. Just ask them. And NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang may have been targeted by a spy. We’re sure that will be fine too.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane

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Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/29/google-struggling-to-make-ai-mode-searches-pay/5306181
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-10-29/alphabet-s-google-cloud-rises-in-prominence-in-ai-era
https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-zelda-40th-anniversary-switch-2-shortage/
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/policy/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-may-have-been-the-target-of-a-spy-plot-through-chinese-intelligence-asset-report-claims-exec-from-firm-under-investigation-for-smuggling-banned-ai-chips-to-china-accused-of-being-a-spy-was-also-feeding-information-to-beijing

Chinese spies targeted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times

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Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents

DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B

Chrome’s AI-powered Autofill can now dig through your Gmail to fill out forms

https://www.engadget.com/2300152/sonys-new-see-through-dualsense-controllers

Apple Launches Ergonomically Terrible Laptops – DTNS 5383

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:41:33 +0000

Apple added a touchscreen laptop to its lineup, a design once called “ergonomically terrible” by Steve Jobs. Meanwhile, Amazon tried to steal Apple’s hardware thunder with the release of new Echo smart alarm clocks, photo frames, and the usual speakers and displays.

Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Sarah Lane.

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Apple Touchscreen MacBook Pro at Pro and Tell
Apple Announces Touchscreen MacBook Pro With OLED Display
Apple Launches Its New Touchscreen MacBook Pro
Here’s How the Touchscreen on the MacBook Pro With ProLED Display Works
Apple’s First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Feels Both Familiar and Radically Improved
Apple MacBook Pro: ProLED XDR Display
Everything Announced for Amazon Echo in October 2026
Amazon Unveils Echo Show 16, Alexa Speakers, Smart Clock, and Photo Frame
Amazon Alexa Photo Frame
Discord Server Messages Become Searchable on Google With Opt-Out Option
Discord Is Making Its Public Communities More Searchable, and People Have Concerns
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XREAL Aura Wired Android XR Glasses Launch in November at $1,099
SK Hynix Says Memory Shortages Will Persist Until 2030
Meta Has a New AI Pet App Called Waddle World
Kodiak Lands First Commercial Deal to Supply Driverless Trucks for Public Highways
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds On Are Clip-On Open-Ear Wireless Headphones
X Is Nudging Users to Promote Their Posts With a Pointing Hand, and People Are Confused
Nvidia Releases New Open Transcription Model
Etsy Sales Rise as the Number of Active Buyers Increases
Google Announces Gemini 4 Carbon