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Daily Tech News Show

Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.

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Latest Episodes:

Don’t Believe the Ghost Murmur Hype Apr 10, 2026

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And Google makes encrypted emails much easier to deal with.

Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.

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Why Microsoft Blocked Major VPN and Encryption Software Apr 09, 2026

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Also, YouTube lets you make an avatar of yourself, and Andy Beach tells us about the first newsroom strike over AI.

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach.

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Anthropic’s Move to Secure the World - DTNS 5243 Apr 08, 2026

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And why so many competing tech companies cooperating is actually quite scary.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.

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Why Does Jason Love Claude Cowork So Much? - DTNS 5242 Apr 07, 2026

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Humans aboard Artemis II just flew farther from Earth than any human before, and Motorola launched the Moto G Stylus 2026 with an active, embedded stylus for $499.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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Say Goodbye to Samsung Messenger - DTNS 5241 Apr 06, 2026

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And say hello to the Moon, and OpenAI lobbying.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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The US AI Framework Is a Press Release - DTNS WEEKEND Apr 04, 2026

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So why is Andy Beach still worried? Tom talks over the real things to worry about with US AI regulation.

Featuring Tom Merritt and Andy Beach.

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Sony Acquires Cinemersive Labs to Level Up PS5 Pro Rendering - DTNS 5240 Apr 03, 2026

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Reddit is officially done with the r/all feed for its users, and Google Gemma 4 is a massive and truly open model family that can run on a laptop and a Raspberry Pi.

Starring Jason Howell and Jenn Cutter.

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Humans Head Back to the Moon - DTNS 5239 Apr 02, 2026

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While on Earth, Microsoft realizes it needs more data centers, and ByteDance moves into the video generation space.

Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.

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OpenAI Insists It Makes Lots of Money - DTNS 5238 Apr 01, 2026

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Plus, Google wants to whoop Whoop at wearables and Q-Day gets closer.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.

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Popular JavaScript Package Axios Gets Compromised - DTNS 5237 Mar 31, 2026

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Meta adds two new Ray-Ban frames meant to make them more prescription-lens friendly, and Samsung’s new app plays ultra-low frequencies into most earbuds to help reduce motion sickness.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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