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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:

Yahoo Launches Its AI Answer Engine Called Scout - DTNS 5193 Jan 27, 2026

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Meta is bringing a paid subscription plan to its marquee apps, and Andy Beach tells us about why Bandcamp’s ban on AI music is just the beginning.

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach.

Show notes can be found here.

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The World’s Smallest Autonomous Robot - DTNS 5192 Jan 26, 2026

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Oh, and Apple has new Air Tags. But SMALL ROBOT!

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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AI Accelerators Could Change Everything - DTNS WEEKEND Jan 24, 2026

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Andrew Mayne explains how chips like Groq and Cerebras are giving us faster training and inferencing, and how that can help save us time and power and increase productivity.

Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrew Mayne.

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TikTok Has Finalized Its US Deal - DTNS 5191 Jan 23, 2026

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A study shows how effective the Apple Watch is at detecting AFib in adults over 65, and Tesla now has at least a couple of unsupervised autonomous robotaxis giving rides in Austin.

Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.

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Siri Gets Smart, While Grok Stays Itself - DTNS 5190 Jan 22, 2026

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Plus a phone that can triple-boot into Android, Linux and Windows 11.

Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.

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YouTube Wants You to Have the Best of AI and Kill the Slop - DTNS 5189 Jan 21, 2026

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YouTube’s yearly creator letter ends with AI promises, and vertical video dreams. Plus a robot hand that can do way more on its own than you can with your clumsy two attached flesh hands.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Dr Niki.

Links to stories discussed in this episoe can be found here.

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Sony and TCL Team Up on TVs - DTNS 5188 Jan 20, 2026

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Realme's P4 Power smartphone touts a whopping 10,001mAh battery capable of more than three days on a charge, and Andy Beach tells us why we shouldn’t call things “AI”.

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach.

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BlackBerry Will Never Die! - DTNS Weekend Jan 17, 2026

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At CES 2026, Robb talked with CrackBerry Kevin about the upcoming Clicks Communicator. They reminisced about old times and their love for the BlackBerry Bold series of devices before getting an overview of the Clicks Communicator.

They also talked about the brand new Clicks Power Keyboard, Clicks for Moto Razr, and why we probably won't see a Clicks for Samsung Galaxy Flip.

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Why Vibe-coding Micro Apps Isn't Automatically a Bad Thing - DTNS 5187 Jan 16, 2026

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Smartglasses companies XREAL and Viture are getting ready to duke it out in court, and Dr. Niki shares what kinds of biomechanics robotics she saw at SICB.

Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt, and Dr. Niki.

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Wikipedia Cashes AI Checks to Survive Another Day Jan 15, 2026

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Plus, A new version of Wine is aout and it’s simpler to launch programs, and why Microsoft is spending so much money on Anthropic

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao and Andy Beach.

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