Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.
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Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing.
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We pour over the details on how Apple’s AI works. And we look into a tiny 3D printer that uses a single, millimeter-scale photonic chip to print out objects. Plus we detail why Apple is rebranding Apple accounts from “Apple ID” to “Apple Account”.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.
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We breakdown all the big announcements from this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Plus we explain how Google’s Project Green Light and your smartphone can make regular traffic lights a whole lot smarter.
Starring Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Terrance Gaines, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Why is Samsung suing smart ring maker Oura right before the launch of the Galaxy Ring? Plus why has social media platform for creatives, Cara, exploded in popularity this past week? And how an Australian invention is letting blind people see.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Ron Richards, Roger Chang, Joe.
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The US Department of Justice and US Federal Trade Commission divvy up their antitrust investigations into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI. Plus Microsoft’s Windows Recall, a feature in its Windows 11 Copilot+ PC offering, is not being received well. And The Verge reports that Best Buy is shutting down its Samsung repair program. Is this because of recent revelations of Samsung’s policy of using non-authorized parts to repair its devices?
Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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At COMPUTEX hardware vendors are showing how AI’s impact in gaming will go beyond just NPCs and game developer tools. Plus the popular ‘Bartender’ Mac app has been acquired by a new unknown developer. And Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple officially signed a deal with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to iOS 18.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
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The Verge’s Sean Hollister tells us about Intel’s unveiled Lunar Lake processor architecture for mobile. Plus over two dozen current and former employees from OpenAI, Google’s DeepMind and Anthropic posted a signed letter at righttowarn.ai called “A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence.” And Instagram confirmed it is testing unskippable ads in its feed.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Sean Hollister, Roger Chang, Joe.
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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan believes YouTube creators are the new Hollywood. Is he right? Plus security expert Kevin Beaumont has demonstrated a way to exfiltrate from Copilot+ PC’s Recall feature. And AMD CEO Lisa Su states AI is now the “number one priority” for the company.
Starring Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Can AI help small independent publishers succeed or will it allow larger companies to undercut them? Plus Meta is finally rolling out its new Tweetdeck-like column view to all users. And we go over Liz Reid’s, VP and Head of Google Search, post describing how Google is addressing odd results in AI Overviews.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Chris Mancini, Roger Chang, Joe.
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What is a P(doom) and what does it have to do with a recent deal between OpenAI, Vox Media and The Atlantic. Plus why is Apple negotiating to use OpenAI’s GPT in iOS 18? And you can edit messages in Google Messages.
Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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YouTube has rolled out Playables, its free-to-play casual games, to all users Tuesday. Plus, Fitbit Ace LTE is a fitness tracker for kids that appears to be a surprise hit. And on Monday internal documents describing what factors Google Search takes into consideration when ranking and displaying web results leaked.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
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