Daily Tech News Show

Commit to the Creative Process – DTNS Live 5134

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:26:54 +0000

Digital photographer, Ant Pruitt, is here to talk about his 30-day personal photography challenge and how it made him a better photographer. Plus Netflix, ElevenLabs and the Gene Wilder estate recreated the voice of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka to use as the narrator for its new reality show “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket.” We discuss the implications and what it really means for the afterlife of well-known actors likenesses being used after their death. Sony announced it would end production of physical game discs starting in January 2028. Roger shares how he feels about losing physical game discs. And we end the week on a sweet note as we test everyone’s knowledge of SODA!

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Ant Pruitt, Roger Chang, Joe.

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India Blocks WhatsApp Usernames – DTNS 5302

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:17:03 +0000

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. Niki

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https://thenextweb.com/news/india-whatsapp-usernames-hold-consultations
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8e0n9l41o
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/apple-to-launch-5-new-iphone-models-to-gain-market-share-amid-memory-crunch

iPhone Fold expected to fuel rebound in foldable phone panel shipments, per report

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/apple-foldable-iphone-production-memory-shortage-china-chipmakers-cxmt-ymtc.html

Apple reportedly orders 10M foldable iPhone Ultra models, which could sell for around $2500

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/apple-readies-new-ipad-pro-redesigned-entry-macbook-pro-for-first-half-2027
https://www.engadget.com/2206465/apple-is-reportedly-planning-a-visual-refresh-of-the-entry-level-macbook-pro-next-year/
https://www.ft.com/content/0c2e1077-f658-4b3d-9040-602615c961ca
https://thenextweb.com/news/us-ai-companies-voluntary-model-standards-talks
https://www.ft.com/content/7c803eab-8e80-4431-9a87-e943bf00e00b

OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

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Microsoft is Reportedly Working on Disc-to-Digital Program for Xbox Games

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/big-tech-s-carbon-emissions-spike-with-runaway-growth-of-ai
https://thenextweb.com/news/cloudflare-block-ai-crawlers-pay-publishers
https://www.engadget.com/2206582/amazon-leo-is-ready-to-go/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-02/anthropic-in-talks-with-samsung-for-custom-ai-chip-information-mr3l34t4

Tesla saw a massive sales jump in the second quarter

https://thenextweb.com/news/byd-xiaomi-june-deliveries-stock-surge-china-ev

Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix accused of spiking memory chip prices by 700%
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https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/samsung-micron-sk-hynix-accused-143000032.html
https://thenextweb.com/news/microsoft-frontier-company-2-5-billion-ai-deployment
https://thenextweb.com/news/google-says-it-has-passed-its-1bn-africa-investment-target

Anthropic’s Claude Science bets on workflow, not a new model, to win over scientists

https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-for-life-sciences
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-science-ai-workbench
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Sony Kills the Game Disk – DTNS 5301

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:08:25 +0000

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.

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Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs in 2028
Sony Drops Physical Game Discs, PS3 and Vita Store Support
PlayStation to End Physical Disc Production for New Games in 2028
Sony Ends Support for PS3 and PS Vita Stores
Hide My Email Bug May Expose Real Email Addresses
Claude Mythos and Fable Consumer Access Discussion
Anthropic Restores Consumer Access to Fable Models
Fable 5 Returns After Anthropic Resolves US Security Concerns
Anthropic: Redeploying Fable 5
Claude Sonnet 5 Coverage
Anthropic Announcement on X
Claude Sonnet 5 Is Anthropic’s Most Agentic Model Yet
The Father of the Internet Is Finally Retiring
Microsoft Continues Job Cuts in Sales and Consulting
Supreme Court Will Hear Apple-Epic Appeal
Supreme Court to Hear Apple Appeal Over Epic App Store Fees
Gemini Spark Arrives on Mac
Getty Images Cancels Shutterstock Merger
Samsung Teases Extra-Wide Foldable Device
Netflix Uses AI to Recreate Gene Wilder’s Voice for Willy Wonka
Motorola Phones Gain Built-In Travel eSIM
Meta Building AI Cloud Business
Meta Glasses Accessibility Paywall Could Help Apple
UBTech Unveils Lifelike Companion Robots
UK May Intervene in Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
Paramount Offers Remedies to Advance Warner Deal
WinRAR Update Discussion

OpenAI’s First Hardware is a Codex Accessory by Work Louder – DTNS 5300

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:20:09 +0000

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.

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OpenAI Teases Codex-Branded Hardware Collaboration
OpenAI Developers Announcement on X
Work Louder Framer Creator Micro
Framer Micro
Waymo and Uber Quietly Part Ways in Phoenix
Uber Ends Waymo Ride Service in Phoenix
Uber Reveals the Design of Its Robotaxi
Uber Launching Robotaxis in Dallas
Uber and WeRide Launch Fully Driverless Robotaxis in Abu Dhabi
Tidal Adds AI Music Labels and Tackles Impersonation
Gemini Personalized AI Image Generation Is Now Free
Google Brings Live AI to Gmail Beta
Chinese Smartphone Makers Cut Shipments by 30%
Meituan Unveils AI Model Trained on Domestic Chips
Researchers Discover Three AirDrop Vulnerabilities
UK Proposes Easing App Store Payment Rules
Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Test Chatbots
dbrand Companion Cube Cancellation Discussion
dbrand’s Steam Machine Companion Cube Was a Joke
Joby and Toyota Form Air Taxi Joint Venture
Proton Announces Lumo 2.0
Apple Accelerates Security Updates With AI
NASA’s Swift Space Telescope Rescue Mission Launches
Apptronik Launches Robot Training Hub and Apollo 2
San Francisco Tech Salaries Keep Climbing
Chris Chinchilla Podcast

South Korea Throws Money at Memory – DTNS 5299

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:53:36 +0000

Plus, Comcast is splitting itself in two, and Apple targets 9GB of RAM for iPhones.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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DTNS June 2026 in Review

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:10:48 +0000

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of June

Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.

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SpaceX Set to Make History With Record-Breaking IPO
OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO
Xbox Leadership Shares Hard Truths Ahead of Potential Layoffs
Nvidia Signs AI Infrastructure Deals With South Korean Tech Firms
South Korea Deepens AI Infrastructure Investments
AMD Re-Releases Ryzen 7 5800X3D Processor
Intel Says Upcoming AI Chip Will Be Cheaper and Cooler
Acer Swift Air 14 Offers a Windows Alternative to MacBook Air
WWDC 2026 Live Coverage
Jensen Huang’s Computex 2026 Keynote
Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Announced
Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Hands-On
Microsoft Launches MXC Sandbox for AI Agents
Microsoft Announces Project Solara
Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices
Apple Raises Prices on Macs and iPads
Apple Raises Mac and iPad Prices Amid Memory Shortages
Valve’s Steam Machine Ships June 29
Anthropic Releases Mythos Class to the Public
Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After US Ban
Trump Administration Pushes OpenAI to Stagger Model Releases
Meta Launches New $299 Smart Glasses Lineup
Snap Specs AR Glasses Get Launch Date and Preorders
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DTNS Live June 2026 in Review

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:10:14 +0000

Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter look back on the biggest tech stories of June

Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.

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More price increases but also some DECREASES – DTNS 5298

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:33:19 +0000

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.

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https://kotaku.com/xbox-price-increase-2026-tariffs-buy-now-pay-later-2000710565

https://www.thurrott.com/games/337919/microsoft-announces-up-to-150-price-increases-for-xbox-

Microsoft Now Sells Cheaper ARM Surface Pro and Surface Laptop Models With 8GB of RAM

https://www.engadget.com/2202085/commodore-has-dropped-the-price-of-its-retro-phone-by-100-ahead-of-preorders/

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/frameworks-laptop-13-pro-diy-edition-now-costs-less-than-before-but-a-cpu-price-hike-might-be-coming-cheaper-pcie-5-0-drives-from-adata-upgrade-customers-from-500gb-to-1tb-for-free

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-foldable-gaming-mode-preview-3681665/

https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/android-17s-cool-new-gaming-trick-is-to-turn-your-foldable-into-a-nintendo-ds/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/24/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-no-substantial-effects-study

https://www.engadget.com/2202255/australia-social-media-ban-still-not-effective/

https://thenextweb.com/news/tiktok-youtube-indonesia-child-accounts

Apple will skip M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, new report says
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/apple-s-touchscreen-macbook-to-use-m5-pro-max-chips-m7-pro-max-models-in-2027

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/apple-to-skip-high-end-m6-mac-chips-to-launch-m7-pro-m7-max-m7-ultra-instead

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/microsoft-adds-another-year-to-windows-10-extended-update-program/

https://thenextweb.com/news/trump-administration-openai-stagger-model-release

https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/trump-administration-openai-gpt-model-release

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/pentagon-sees-broader-role-for-ai-in-setting-military-targets

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/openai-weighs-ipo-in-2027-after-expected-anthropic-public-debut

https://www.ft.com/content/42af0f15-3aa9-49b7-b429-4a39540af03e?syn-25a6b1a6=1

https://thenextweb.com/news/spacex-starlink-mobile-us-consumers

Trump administration proposes axing brake-pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla

Notion shutting down its AI-powered email client, including Mac and iOS apps
byu/motang inDailyTechNewsShow

Robotaxis drive miles just to get cleaned and charged; this new startup wants to fix that

The RAM Is Too Darn High! – DTNS Live 5133

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:20:43 +0000

Sarah shares her experience Vibe coding her new website. Tim Cook warns customers that prices for iconic Apple products are going up. We check out the new prices and share what we think of them. Plus the prices for the new Steam Machines have been made public and aren’t cheap. Finally we end our week with a quiz on American culinary delights.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Apple Raises Prices On Most (But Not All) of Its Hardware – DTNS 5297

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:19:24 +0000

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

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https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-raises-prices-on-macs-ipads-by-200-or-more-on-some-models-a7463f99
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/apple-raises-mac-and-ipad-prices-to-counter-memory-shortages

Google opens the Play Store to external billing in the US, UK, and Europe next week

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/micron-mu-earnings-report-q3-2026.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/ai-demand-begins-to-justify-massive-cost-of-data-center-buildout
https://apnews.com/article/ai-job-losses-education-training-929986c149d415cd2ef4dc3eaf66ca8c
https://www.ft.com/content/c8731833-10ca-4a12-bfe4-8ebb2584ec68
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/ibm-claims-worlds-first-sub-1-nanometer-chip-technology/
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qualcomm-plans-china-specific-data-center-chips-built-to-clear-us-export-limits
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/qualcomm-data-center-cpu-meta.html
https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/22/cloudflare-teams-up-with-big-browsers-to-help-websites-tell-welcome-from-unwelcome-visitors/5259782

New website names and shames companies that still don’t offer passkeys to users

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/24/foldable-iphone-ultra-set-for-production-july/

Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators

https://www.engadget.com/2201292/amazon-zoox-latest-robotaxi/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/anthropic-accuses-alibaba-of-illicitly-accessing-its-ai-models

Google releases new privacy controls for activity history, personalization
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-releases-new-privacy-controls-for-activity-history-personalization/

Xbox is Adding Support for Longer Gamertags, Cloud Play During Game Downloads, More

Was the Google Home Speaker Worth the Wait? – DTNS 5296

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:01:44 +0000

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.

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Google Home Speaker Review: Impressive AI, Underwhelming Audio
Google Home Speaker Review: Talk Gemini to Me
Grand Theft Auto VI Will Cost $80 With a $100 Ultimate Edition
Rockstar Reveals GTA VI Pricing and Launch Details
GTA VI Physical Copies Will Be Code-in-a-Box Only
OpenAI and Broadcom Reveal Jalapeño Inference Chip
Meta Builds Internal Prediction Market
Anthropic’s Claude Tag Brings Agentic AI Coworkers to Slack
Anthropic Mythos Finds Vulnerabilities in Classified Systems Testing
Anthropic Mythos Tested on Classified Systems Vulnerabilities
ChatGPT Market Share Slips Below 50% Discussion
LastPass Breach Discussion
LastPass Confirms Data Breach in Klue Supply Chain Attack
YouTube Settles Social Media Harm Trial
YouTube Settles Early Child Harm Test Case
Demis Hassabis Says Google Is Still Winning AI Talent
Qualcomm Explores Custom Chip Partnership
Qualcomm Buys Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion
Flipkart Expands Quick Commerce Push in India
SK Hynix Pursues $29 Billion US Listing

The Steam Box is Here… And It’s Expensive – DTNS 5295

feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt) — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:19:11 +0000

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.

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Valve’s Steam Machine Ships June 29 for $1,049
Valve’s Steam Machine Costs Between $1,049 and $1,428
Steam Machine Review 2026
Meta Launches $299 Adventure, Fury, Kylie Jenner, and Starfire Glasses
Meta Smart Glasses Hands-On
Meta’s New Smart Glasses Are Cheaper, Colorful, and Meta-Branded
Sakana Achieves Frontier Performance With Fugu Multi-Model System
OpenAI Launches Initiative to Find and Patch Open Source Bugs
Your Forgotten Pixel Phone May Be More Useful Than You Think
Google Turns Old Pixel Phones Into Low-Cost Data Centers
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Three People Have Gotten Cancer-Detecting Brain Implants
Ribbie Turns Real-Time Baseball Stats Into Pixel Art Broadcasts
Google Pixel Audio Memory Feature Detailed
South Korea’s KOSPI Plunges After Regulator Warns on Leveraged ETFs
AMD Reinstates Memory Encryption After User Outcry
AMD Reinstates Memory Encryption in Consumer CPUs
Trump Orders Quantum Computers by 2028
Samsung’s UFS 5.0 Chip Boosts On-Device AI and Battery Life
China’s LineShine Supercomputer Is World’s Fastest
Meta Pauses Mouse Tracking Data Collection