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.

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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

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.

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• https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/gamestop-ebay-bid-fd330f5a?st=bjYsxc
• https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/anthropic-nears-1-5-billion-joint-venture-with-wall-street-firms-8f5448ee?st=it2i5T&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
• https://fortune.com/2026/05/04/anthropic-claude-consulting-industry-joint-venture-blackstone-goldman-sachs/
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-04/openai-finalizes-10-billion-joint-venture-with-pe-firms-to-deploy-ai
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/02/farewell-jeeves-ask-com-shuts-down/
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-30/-podslop-proliferation-is-challenging-the-audio-industry
• https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jensen-says-nvidia-now-has-zero-percent-market-share-in-china-says-us-export-policy-has-already-largely-backfired
• https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-opens-up-its-logistics-network-other-businesses-2026-05-04/
• https://www.engadget.com/2162426/instagram-is-testing-optional-ai-creator-labels/
• https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/npp-trademark-infringement/
• https://thenextweb.com/news/dji-drone-ban-beijing-washington-squeeze
• https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/04/asia_tech_news_roundup/
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/meta-acquires-assured-robot-intelligence-to-help-build-humanoid-technology
• https://www.engadget.com/2162796/openai-introduces-ai-generated-pets-for-its-codex-app/
• https://youtube.com/dailytechnewsshow
• https://patreon.com/dtns

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

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Google is rolling out Gemini to Google built-in as a replacement to Assistant, and Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum can now be enjoyed on new portable handhelds designed to look like the classic computers.

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Apple Earnings Highlight Services and iPhone Sales
Apple Reports iPhone Revenue in Q2 2026 Earnings
Apple Surprised by AI-Driven Mac Demand
Rising Memory Prices Impact Apple’s Business
Google Gemini Gets In-Car AI Assistant Upgrade
Severe Linux Threat Emerges, Prompting Global Response
Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum Return as Clamshell Handhelds
Microsoft Introduces Xbox Mode for Windows 11
Amazon Adds AI Audio Q&A to Product Pages
Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS Expand Military AI Use
Apple’s “Ultra” Roadmap Includes iPhone and MacBook Plans
OpenAI Adds Advanced ChatGPT Security With Yubico Partnership
Anthropic Opens Claude Security Beta Amid Mythos Access Issues
Post: Commentary on Tech Developments

A new study finds that AI chatbots can be addictive but are the way they’re designed partly to blame? Plus Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI is going on this week. We share if we find the story interesting from an information point of view because of the details that will be divulged or because its just entertainment? And we do another round of our popular Name The Price on Zillow game!

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OK, not LITERAL goblins, but it’s an interesting gremlin that helps us understand model training. Plus, Sony says don’t worry about the PlayStation DRM, but doesn’t give details, therefore skipping the be happy part.

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https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/openai-codex-system-prompt-includes-explicit-directive-to-never-talk-about-goblins/
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-really-wants-codex-to-shut-up-about-goblins/

Motorola Razr Fold price and availability announced ahead of iPhone Ultra

Moto Buds 2 Plus pack Bose sound for $149, available this week

https://www.gadgets360.com/audio/news/moto-buds-2-plus-price-india-launch-sale-date-features-specifications-11432072/
https://www.phonearena.com/news/motorola-signature-new-brilliant-model-official-moto-buds-2-plus-us-release-price_id180066
https://www.phonearena.com/news/motorola-razr-2026-razr-plus-2026-razr-ultra-2026-official-specs-features-designs-prices_id180046
https://www.phonearena.com/news/motorola-moto-g87-official-specs-features-price-200mp-camera_id180054
https://www.ft.com/content/2138e81c-4d86-46f4-8ca0-287f8b737cdf?sharetype=blocked&syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://thenextweb.com/news/alphabet-amazon-meta-q1-2026-earnings-ai-cloud
https://www.culpium.com/p/memory-makers-are-strangling-the
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/meta-raises-outlook-for-capital-spending-in-2026-shares-slide
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/microsoft-msft-q3-earnings-report-2026.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/alphabet-googl-q1-2026-earnings.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/samsung-q1-earnings-ai-memory-chip-demand-profit-record.html
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-clock-is-ticking-for-big-tech-to-make-ai-pay-b5048a8e?mod=rss_Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/europe-s-embattled-software-firms-rise-above-ai-iran-challenges
https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-comment-playstation-30-day-drm
https://www.engadget.com/2160918/sony-says-playstation-wont-check-game-licenses-every-30-days/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-users-report-new-online-license-checks-for-digital-games/1100-6539651/

Chinese EVs Can Now Project Entire Movies From Their Headlights
byu/motang inDailyTechNewsShow

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/china-s-car-headlights-can-project-movies-like-drive-in-theaters
https://www.engadget.com/2160602/humanoid-robots-will-work-as-baggage-handlers-at-tokyo-airport/
https://www.404media.co/japan-cardboard-drones-air-kamuy/

Notepad++ Code Editor Comes to Mac After 20-Year Wait
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https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/notepad-plus-plus-editor-comes-to-mac/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=69f1c23b43ab0b00016cf050
https://www.engadget.com/2161082/even-realities-terminal-mode-ai-agent/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/youtube-picture-in-picture-expands/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/openai-meets-key-ai-computing-capacity-goal-ahead-of-schedule
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/30/mara-holdings-to-buy-long-ridge-energy-in-usd1-5-billion-ai-data-center-push
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/openai-to-roll-out-gpt-5-5-cyber-with-restricted-access-sam-altman/ar-AA224mgj
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/what-is-the-principle-of-least-privilege
https://Patreon.com/dtns

Did Sony mean to put DRM back on offline games? And what DIDN’T Elon Musk say on the witness stand Tuesday.

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PlayStation 30-Day DRM Check Discussion
PlayStation Digital Games Appear to Add 30-Day Online DRM
Musk Lawyer Says Altman Made Mockery of OpenAI’s Public Mission
At OpenAI Trial, Musk Relitigates an Old Friendship
John Ternus Faces Critical iPhone Pricing and Manufacturing Decisions
Apple Faces Key Decisions on iPhone Pricing and Manufacturing
What China Holds in Store for Apple’s New CEO
YouTube TV Rolls Out Fully Custom Multiview
Trump Administration Weighs Anthropic Pentagon AI Order
Live With It Show on YouTube
GitHub Apologizes Over Security Incident
Critical GitHub Vulnerability Exposed Millions of Repositories
DJI Mic Mini 2 Review
EU Escalates Probe Into Meta Over Kids Signing Up
OpenAI Brings Models to AWS After Ending Microsoft Exclusivity
Lovable Launches Vibe Coding App on iOS and Android
ASUS Dual-Screen ROG Zephyrus Duo Starts at $4,500
Google Translate Adds New Pronunciation Feature for 20th Anniversary
Jack Dorsey-Backed Vine Reboot Divine Launches Publicly
Microsoft Open-Sources Early MS-DOS Code
When Robots Have Their ChatGPT Moment, Remember These Pincers

Valve’s new Steam Controller is purpose-built for its ecosystem and nothing else, and the “Ask YouTube” search experiment is like a version of Gemini that is specific to YouTube video content.

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• https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/04/27/meet-talkie-1930-a-13b-open-weight-llm-trained-on-pre-1931-english-text-for-historical-reasoning-and-generalization-research/
• https://talkie-lm.com/introducing-talkie
• https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-misses-key-revenue-user-targets-in-high-stakes-sprint-toward-ipo-94a95273?st=AiGMqm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/openai-hits-back-at-growth-fears-says-firing-on-all-cylinders
• https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/1sxfk0p/valve_confirms_steam_controller_release_date_99/
• https://www.engadget.com/gaming/valve-steam-controller-review-a-gamepad-in-search-of-a-console-170054068.html
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/youtube-is-testing-an-ai-powered-search-feature-that-shows-guided-answers/
• https://9to5google.com/2026/04/28/googles-updated-pentagon-deal-uses-gemini-for-any-lawful-government-purpose-with-classified-data/
• https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0428/1570645-byd-quarterly-sales/
• https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/27/app-store-monthly-subscriptions-12-month-commitment/
• https://boingboing.net/2026/04/28/europes-usb-c-charger-rules-come-into-force.html
• https://thenextweb.com/news/australia-news-bargaining-incentive
• https://www.engadget.com/social-media/the-ftc-says-americans-lost-at-least-21-billion-to-social-media-scams-in-2025-152846798.html?src=rss
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/musk-altman-trial-openai-jury-selection.html
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/snapchat-brings-ai-powered-conversational-advertising-to-its-app/
• https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/the-g512-x-is-logitechs-most-advanced-and-customizable-gaming-keyboard-yet-070100610.html

Why you need to be really careful with these agents, but also really careful about what’s possible on your platform. And also be really careful with LED flashlights. We’ll explain.

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• https://x.com/lifeof_jer/status/2048103471019434248
• https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/cursor-ai-agent-wipes-out-startup-database-in-9-seconds-founder-shares-30-hour-chaos-timeline-2902116-2026-04-27
• https://x.com/lifeof_jer
• https://x.com/lifeof_jer/status/2048576568109527407
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/pocketos/
• https://9to5google.com/2026/04/26/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-leak/
• https://9to5google.com/2026/04/27/samsung-galaxy-glasses-first-leaked-images/
• https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-phones-flashlight-melting-plastic-3660978/
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-26/new-apple-ceo-john-ternus-first-major-product-is-the-foldable-iphone-road-map-mofu521p
• https://www.pcmag.com/news/apples-new-ceo-may-be-forced-to-drop-his-dream-of-a-foldable-ipad
• https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/22/apple-preparing-significant-iphone-overhaul/
• https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-and-microsoft-strike-truce-redrawing-once-tense-partnership-9ae22700
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps/
• https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-outlines-five-principles-for-openais-agi-development/articleshow/130553779.cms
• https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/turtle-beachs-new-mouse-has-a-2-25-inch-touchscreen-and-hotswap-batteries-that-last-15-hours-apiece-the-mc7-costs-usd160-part-of-companys-new-command-series-peripheral-lineup
• https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-sequel-to-the-iconic-emulator-zsnes-is-called-super-zsnes-of-course-135203417.html
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/spotify-premium-now-includes-peloton-classes-marking-push-into-fitness-content
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/meta-manus-china-blocks-acquisition-ai-startup.html
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/meta-seeks-to-power-data-centers-with-energy-beamed-from-space
• https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/1swuxy5/fcc_adds_mobile_hotspots_to_router_ban/
• https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/fcc-says-ban-on-foreign-made-routers-includes-portable-wi-fi-hotspots/
• https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/quantum-computing-companies-are-in-a-race-to-go-public-303f8a87
• https://www.reuters.com/world/china/deepseeks-new-ai-model-does-not-wow-markets-fast-changing-industry-2026-04-27/

IKEA and Samsung just partnered—but that’s not the real story. Richard Gunther explains how Matter and Thread finally make smart home devices plug-and-play, no platform decisions required.

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DeepSeek launched V4 Flash and V4 Pro with a new Hybrid Attention Architecture the means much more context in a single prompt, and Instagram is testing a new Instants app for ephemeral photo sharing that disappears in 24 hours.

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https://www.theverge.com/news/917689/microsoft-xbox-gaming-future-memo-asha-sharma-matt-booty
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/xbox-debuts-identity-logo-amid-113233694.html
https://x.com/Xbox/status/2047435350524477484

DeepSeek just released an AI that can read your entire codebase in one go
byu/techzexplore inDailyTechNewsShow

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/deepseek-unveils-newest-flagship-a-year-after-ai-breakthrough
https://www.engadget.com/ai/deepseek-promises-its-new-ai-model-has-world-class-reasoning-115733512.html?src=rss

DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/us-accuses-china-of-industrial-scale-ai-theft-china-says-its-slander/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/china-to-curb-us-investment-in-tech-companies-after-meta-deal

Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘super app’

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/intel_expects_ai_inference_to/

YouTube TV starts rolling out Multiview upgrade that supports any channel

https://www.engadget.com/ai/claude-can-now-connect-to-lifestyle-apps-like-spotify-instacart-and-alltrails-225510552.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-04-24/philippines-looks-to-follow-australia-s-social-media-ban-video
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/norway-wants-kids-to-be-kids-with-social-media-ban-for-under-16s

Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-lets-admins-uninstall-copilot-on-enterprise-devices/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/viral-tin-can-phone-brings-landline-nostalgia-back-for-kids-in-2026

Tim Cook steps down as the CEO of Apple with chief of hardware development John Ternus taking the reins. Is this a shrewd move for the Cupertino company? Will Framework latest version of its modular laptop take modular laptops and Linux mainstream? And we see if the panel can out guess the riddles on today’s quiz!

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

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