Daily Tech News Show

DTNS Begins at: 17:00Who's pre-ordering what Apple stuff, and on DTNS: Apple has announced a new iPad that's faster, lighter, and more capable than previous models. Plus they unveiled the long-awaited update to the Mac Mini and MacBook Air. 

10-30

31:44

Facebook is looking to acquire security companies it believes bolster the site's security. Who are the possible candidates and what kinds of security expertise is Facebook specifically looking for?

10-22

30:08

A recent survey by Deloitte has shown a drop in EV interest. Why has interest in EVs waned? Sports-focused streaming service Venu, co-founded by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox Corp., has been discontinued. With a possible TikTok shut down in the US on the horizon, what are some alternatives? Plus we engage with some introspective questions in our Friday end-of-week debates.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

01-10

01:09:23

We discuss the winners of Best of CES 2025. Plus Meta backtracks on its policy of allowing political content on its platform. And we discuss the LA Fires and how it has impacted the DTNS crew.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

01-09

01:07:30

Tom finds Matter is slowly making its way across more IoT smart home devices. Robert Heron is here with details on Home Theater technology trends for this year including even larger screens, brighter OLED displays, and laser short-throw projects. Plus Robb Dunewood shares the results of his quest to find better microphones for podcasting. And Jason Howell discovers an AI powered earbud that does translation.Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

01-08

01:05:40

It’s day 2 of our CES coverage. Allison found a space heater for beehives, an emotional support robot for pets, iFixit’s latest DIY repair tools. Plus Robb has found a potentially life changing tool for those with dyslexia. Tom’s found several new smart glasses. And Bodie shares what he learned from Lightship RV about the future of EV RVing and Pivotal’s single seat EVTOL.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Bodie Grimm, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

01-07

01:05:32

We are down in Las Vegas reporting from the Consumer Electronics Camera 2025. We had a great discussion at AMD’s event, TCL’s announcements, new pinball machines from Stern, wearables, robot lawnmowers and Robb had a chance to talk to the CEO of Stellar about their product to provide mobile internet access to vehicles.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

01-06

01:04:47

Monday, January 6th, 2025This is the Daily Tech News CES Briefing for Monday, January 6th, 2025. To give you a complete look at the news coming out of CES, I’ll be doing these shorter briefings each morning, followed by our regular DTNS discussions in a separate episode later in the day.I’m Tom Merritt, let’s start with what you need to know with the big story.

01-06

26:58

Can putting data centers in space provide much needed benefits and what are the challenges? Hoping to appeal to a younger crowd Meta is rolling out features to let users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook and why some say the results look more like spam more than anything else. Roger brings a quiz about Las Vegas.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

01-03

01:02:18

On this episode. Is the web browser extension coupon code tool, Honey, running a scam using influencers to peddle its product? Plus Meta swaps out its Global Affairs President, former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, with Joel Kaplan, Clegg’s deputy and a well connected Republican.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.

01-02

52:23

It’s our 2025 Tech Predictions Show! Tom and Sarah along with Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David Spark bring their two predictions of what they think will happen to the tech landscape in the year 2025!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young and David SparkLink to the Show Notes.

12-31

01:04:58

It’s the 2024 DTNS Predictions Results episode. This is where we look back on the predictions we made about technology and the tech industry in the year 2024 back in December of 2023 to see how they actually turned out! Who came out on top and who was just too early?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Tasia Custode, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang.Link to the Show Notes.

12-30

48:48

2024 saw plenty of big tech stories take the headlines for DTNS and GDI. From continued rise of generative AI to the increased scrutiny of Social Media by governments around the world. So Joe put together the best conversations we've had all year and put them together here for you. Enjoy!

12-27

52:25

Welcome to our end of year Listener Hangout Show. This is the annual episode where we invite several of our supporters to appear alongside us on the show. On this episode we ask our listeners about their use of generative AI and passkeys. Plus we debate which streaming service are the ones we can’t live without!Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe, Mark Bussell Jr., Andrew Tzakis, Todd Belcher, Gary Fisher, Howard Yermish.Link to the Show Notes.

12-26

59:57

Dr. Niki reveals the big 2024 winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes and why you shouldn’t take it too seriously. Plus the Exoskeleton Laboratory team at the KAIST in Daejeon have developed a lightweight wearable exoskeleton that helps a paraplegic patient walk. And Meta might be adding a display to their Ray-Ban smart glasses next year.Starring Tom Merritt, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.