Daily Tech News Show (VIDEO) http://dailytechnewsshow.com Daily Tech News Show is a 30 minute podcast dedicated to giving you tech news that’s easy to understand in a fun and informative way. Feeder 4.8.4(6362); Mac OS X Version 15.7.7 (Build 24G720) https://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Creative Commons Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:19:03 -0700 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:19:03 -0700 Tom Merritt no episodic no Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNSStay up to date with independent, authoritative, and trustworthy tech news. This video feed is volunteer run. If you like the show, want to support the effort and make the show better, please visit http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support. The video feed status is at https://twitter.com/shwei_ and iTunes link is http://goo.gl/kAJmdi Stay up to date with independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news.shwei@dailytechnewsshow.comTom Merritt Commit to the Creative Process – DTNS Live 5134 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/07/02/commit-to-the-creative-process-dtns-live-5134/ 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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]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:17:48 -0700 CB2775B2-3976-4AB4-9693-69E73A563B66 4181 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noDigital 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. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittDigital 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. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS The RAM Is Too Darn High! – DTNS Live 5133 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/06/25/the-ram-is-too-darn-high-dtns-live-5133/ 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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]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:12:03 -0700 C856C113-37A4-486B-82F6-1A907429C890 4284 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noSarah 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. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittSarah 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. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS Do It Scared – DTNS Live 5132 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/06/18/do-it-scared-dtns-live-5132/ Show regular Andrea Jones-Rooy decided to challenge themselves by facing their fears and posting videos on Instagram every day for 100 days. Andrea explains how the experiment worked and if it did indeed help them overcome their fears. Plus this week the US Government ordered Anthropic to restrict access to its Fable 5 and Mythos models to only US citizens causing Anthropic to restrict its access for everybody. And we end the week with a horror quiz!!

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:17:38 -0700 0469C8A9-BAD3-48D2-9E2D-04F3495BEDBD 4295 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noShow regular Andrea Jones-Rooy decided to challenge themselves by facing their fears and posting videos on Instagram every day for 100 days. Andrea explains how the experiment worked and if it did indeed help them overcome their fears. Plus this week the US Government ordered Anthropic to restrict access to its Fable 5 and Mythos models to only US citizens causing Anthropic to restrict its access for everybody. And we end the week with a horror quiz!! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittShow regular Andrea Jones-Rooy decided to challenge themselves by facing their fears and posting videos on Instagram every day for 100 days. Andrea explains how the experiment worked and if it did indeed help them overcome their fears. Plus this week the US Government ordered Anthropic to restrict access to its Fable 5 and Mythos models to only US citizens causing Anthropic to restrict its access for everybody. And we end the week with a horror quiz!! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS GemiSiri – DTNS Live 5131 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/06/11/gemisiri-dtns-live-5131/ Nica Montford and Terrance Gaines from the snobOS podcast, share their thoughts on the announcements from WWDC 2026. Plus 2026 FIFA World Cup has started and we talk about all the tech being used to keep track of the games and elevate security at the different venues. Finally its the end of the week and we have another great debate around what we would give up for a million bucks.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Len Peralta, Roger Chang

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]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:18:07 -0700 242B2240-4C00-4E4E-98AF-CB0AB18A5500 3656 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noNica Montford and Terrance Gaines from the snobOS podcast, share their thoughts on the announcements from WWDC 2026. Plus 2026 FIFA World Cup has started and we talk about all the tech being used to keep track of the games and elevate security at the different venues. Finally its the end of the week and we have another great debate around what we would give up for a million bucks. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Len Peralta, Roger Chang To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittNica Montford and Terrance Gaines from the snobOS podcast, share their thoughts on the announcements from WWDC 2026. Plus 2026 FIFA World Cup has started and we talk about all the tech being used to keep track of the games and elevate security at the different venues. Finally its the end of the week and we have another great debate around what we would give up for a million bucks. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Len Peralta, Roger Chang To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS Data Centers That Are Out of This World! – DTNS 5130 Live https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/06/04/space-startups-dtns-5130-live/ The CEO of Sophia Space, Rob DeMillo, is here to explaining what’s different about space startups in 2026 vs. five years ago. Plus Nvidia announced a new Soc the RTX Spark which combines 20-Core Grace CPU With a 5070-Like Blackwell GPU and a partnership with Microsoft that will see a version of Windows for the platform. And we’ve got a special space movie quiz to help end the week.

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

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]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:02:12 -0700 129CBB36-2082-4F93-A0AE-0659DD3BA378 4264 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noThe CEO of Sophia Space, Rob DeMillo, is here to explaining what’s different about space startups in 2026 vs. five years ago. Plus Nvidia announced a new Soc the RTX Spark which combines 20-Core Grace CPU With a 5070-Like Blackwell GPU and a partnership with Microsoft that will see a version of Windows for the platform. And we’ve got a special space movie quiz to help end the week. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Rob DeMillo, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittThe CEO of Sophia Space, Rob DeMillo, is here to explaining what’s different about space startups in 2026 vs. five years ago. Plus Nvidia announced a new Soc the RTX Spark which combines 20-Core Grace CPU With a 5070-Like Blackwell GPU and a partnership with Microsoft that will see a version of Windows for the platform. And we’ve got a special space movie quiz to help end the week. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Rob DeMillo, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS The Practical Ferrari – DTNS Live 5129 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/05/28/the-practical-ferrari-dtns-live-5129/ Ferrari unveiled its EV supercar and Tim Stevens is here with a first hand appraisal of the new machine. Plus DuckDuckGo, provides an AI free version of its search engine at noai.ducduckgo.com. Is this backlash against Google’s AI search implementation? And would you be interested in test driving old and obsolete Operating Systems from days of yore? Then the Virtual OS Museum is the place for you. Finally we end the week with a road trip quiz!

Starring Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 14:55:18 -0700 4F9D17C0-7209-46E3-9688-041A901ECB11 3944 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noFerrari unveiled its EV supercar and Tim Stevens is here with a first hand appraisal of the new machine. Plus DuckDuckGo, provides an AI free version of its search engine at noai.ducduckgo.com. Is this backlash against Google’s AI search implementation? And would you be interested in test driving old and obsolete Operating Systems from days of yore? Then the Virtual OS Museum is the place for you. Finally we end the week with a road trip quiz! Starring Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittFerrari unveiled its EV supercar and Tim Stevens is here with a first hand appraisal of the new machine. Plus DuckDuckGo, provides an AI free version of its search engine at noai.ducduckgo.com. Is this backlash against Google’s AI search implementation? And would you be interested in test driving old and obsolete Operating Systems from days of yore? Then the Virtual OS Museum is the place for you. Finally we end the week with a road trip quiz! Starring Sarah Lane, Tim Stevens, Roger Chang, Joe To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS Rightsizing or AI Took Our Jobs? – DTNS 5128 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/05/21/rightsizing-or-ai-took-our-jobs-dtns-5128/ Google I/O 2026 was this week and Google unveiled a new Gemini search tool allowing you to add images and video to your search query. TechCrunch says “Google Search as you know it is over”, we discuss what that means. Plus Warby Parker worked with Google and Samsung on new smart glasses that were also announced at Google I/O. Is the smart wearables market big enough for another entrant? And we end the week with a weighty debate.

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

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]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 15:24:33 -0700 3C30EE6F-0468-434C-80EF-142DB01AA55D 4158 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noGoogle I/O 2026 was this week and Google unveiled a new Gemini search tool allowing you to add images and video to your search query. TechCrunch says “Google Search as you know it is over”, we discuss what that means. Plus Warby Parker worked with Google and Samsung on new smart glasses that were also announced at Google I/O. Is the smart wearables market big enough for another entrant? And we end the week with a weighty debate. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittGoogle I/O 2026 was this week and Google unveiled a new Gemini search tool allowing you to add images and video to your search query. TechCrunch says “Google Search as you know it is over”, we discuss what that means. Plus Warby Parker worked with Google and Samsung on new smart glasses that were also announced at Google I/O. Is the smart wearables market big enough for another entrant? And we end the week with a weighty debate. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS Google I/O is now Google AI/O – DTNS Live 5127 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/05/14/google-i-o-is-now-google-ai-o-dtns-live-5127/ Google announced a number of new initiatives and products this week. Ron Richards from Android Faithful is here with the major 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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]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 15:15:29 -0700 C93C4C08-E849-45C7-8792-A8CA1513928C 4086 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noGoogle announced a number of new initiatives and products this week. Ron Richards from Android Faithful is here with the major 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. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittGoogle announced a number of new initiatives and products this week. Ron Richards from Android Faithful is here with the major 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. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS Might as Well Face It, We’re Addicted to Phones – DTNS Live 5126 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/05/07/might-as-well-face-it-were-addicted-to-phones-dtns-live-5126/ 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, Robb Dunewood, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.

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]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:03 -0700 60877448-FBA3-4C9E-BA8E-9A547ECE49A1 4240 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noWhat 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, Robb Dunewood, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittWhat 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, Robb Dunewood, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS Thank You for Being AI Friend – DTNS Live 5125 https://dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/04/30/thank-you-for-being-ai-friend-dtns-live-5125/ 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!

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

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]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:01:36 -0700 C1A83358-5419-48E8-B585-DBB27A47BC04 4231 full shwei@dailytechnewsshow.com (Tom Merritt)noA 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! Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Amber MacArthur, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tom MerrittA 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! Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Amber MacArthur, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. To read the show notes click here! Support the show on Patreon by becoming a supporter!Tech,News,Digest,Daily,Tom,Merritt,DTNS