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Vibe Code Ads Right Off of Your TV - DTNS 5377 Oct 20, 2026

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People are removing the smart from their TVs using agents. Plus, the discovery that could help us actually understand what goes on within LLMs.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell.

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Airship Successfully Delivers Cell Service in Japan - DTNS 5376 Oct 19, 2026

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A New Mexico company delivers LTE from a zeppelin in Japan, Samsung may shift its S-series announcement back to January, and iPhone Duo preorders start shifting earlier.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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The Scampocalypse: How to Survive the Present Attacks Oct 18, 2026

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- What's changing now

- Bad habits in the past are now dangerous.

- Cognitive security

- Patient Zero: Madison Square Garden hack

Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Brushwood.

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Is the DIY PC Era Over? – DTNS Weekend Oct 17, 2026

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On this episode of DTNS Weekend, Roger and Patrick go head-to-head over the possible death of DIY PC building. Who or what is killing the hobby, and is this the end of an era, or will PC building return to its niche roots?

Starring Roger Chang, Patrick Norton

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Who's Running Your Smart Home? - DTNS 5375 Oct 16, 2026

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This week Apple announced its Home View smart home hub along with several smart home devices in cooperation with LG and Schneider. So our BIG QUESTION this week is: Do you want Apple to run your smart home?

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

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Who the GoogleBook is For - DTNS 5374 Oct 15, 2026

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Iyaz Akhtar from PC Mag joins us to talk about his experience using a Googlebook as his daily driver. Plus Amazon’s Bee has new note-taking gadgets.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Iyaz Akhtar.

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Spy Rhymes with AI - DTNS 5373 Oct 14, 2026

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Plus, Fortnite on Linux gets closer and what really makes you a developer.

Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.

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Apple Wants to Lock You Into Your Home - DTNS 5372 Oct 13, 2026

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Apple has a new smart home hub and a door lock among other things. Plus, Jason’s been trying out Google’s flagship Gemini 4 Argon. Has Google caught back up in frontier models?

Starring Tom Merritt, Jason Howell, Sarah Lane and Nica Montford

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Social Engineering 101 Oct 11, 2026

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- What has worked up until now

- 3 psychological back doors (plus social proof)

- What DTNS listeners think of as social engineering

"Wolfmasking | Enterprise Deceptive Role Play" https://wolfmasking.com/

"Scampocalypse — Brian Brushwood" https://scampocalypse.com/

"Thinking, Fast and Slow - Wikipedia" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkingFastand_Slow

"Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" https://dn710600.ca.archive.org/0/items/ThePsychologyOfPersuasion/The%20Psychology%20of%20Persuasion.pdf