Tom Merritt .com podcast

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Discord begins to trial face scanning for age verification in the UK and Australia, and Anthony Spadafora from Tom’s Guide shares his AR-driven productivity experience after getting rid of his laptop. Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, and Anthony Spadafora. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , Threads , YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Google Partially Loses US Advertising Tech Antitrust Case (GOOGL) – Bloomberg Judge rules Google illegally monopolized adtech, opening door to potential breakup – TechCrunch Zuckerberg underscores TikTok competition as Meta fights monopoly allegations – The Hill Google, Apple, and Snap aren’t happy about Meta’s poorly‑redacted slides – The Verge Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification – Gizmodo TikTok is adding Footnotes, its take on Community Notes – Engadget OpenAI’s new o3 and o4‑mini models are all about “thinking with images” – Engadget OpenAI debuts Codex CLI, an open‑source coding tool for terminals – TechCrunch Temu and Shein are raising their US prices next week – The Verge Apple says zero‑day bugs exploited against “specific targeted individuals” using iOS – TechCrunch Patreon is getting livestreaming – The Verge…

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The Trump Administration Considers Barring DeepSeek In The U.S. – DTH

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The Trump administration considers barring Americans from using DeepSeek, TikTok is introducing a new crowd-sourced fact-checking feature called “Footnotes”, and Wikimedia partners with Kaggle to release a beta dataset optimized for AI model training. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here .…

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We’re All Footnotes – DTNS Live 4999

24 hours ago

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We discuss Ubisoft’s new dev tools to help game-devs incorporate accessibility into their games for the colorblind. How can sound help patients alleviate issues with motion sickness. TikTok is launching “Footnotes,” a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature. And with the success of A Minecraft Movie, we ponder the potential of what other game IP to leverage for cinematic or TV adaptations. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here . Watch Live Monday-Friday at 4 PM Eastern on YouTube and Twitch . Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , and Threads . Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here !…

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Why AI in Nuclear Power is a Good Idea – DTNSB 4999

1 day ago

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Plus, the CVE database is fine for now, but Nvidia’s profits are not. Starring Tom Merritt, and Jenn Cutter, and Tanner Goodman. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , Threads , YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-extends-funding-to-ensure-no-lapse-in-critical-cve-services/ https://www.theverge.com/news/649835/cve-cybersecurity-program-contract-renewed https://www.thecvefoundation.org/home https://gcve.eu/ https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/mark-zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-ftc-negotiations-a53b3382?st=vzXqGG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-15/zuckerberg-says-he-considered-spinning-off-instagram-in-2018 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-considered-instagram-spin-off-amid-calls-to-break-up-big-tech-210416345.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/nvidia-says-it-will-record-5point5-billion-quarterly-charge-tied-to-h20-processors-exported-to-china.html AMD expects $800M charge due to US’ license requirement for AI chips Huawei AI CloudMatrix 384 – China’s Answer to Nvidia GB200 NVL72 https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/asml-orders-miss-forecasts-as-it-warns-on-tariff-volatility-ce1c22a8 https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-16/damaged-finland-estonia-undersea-cable-expected-back-in-operation-by-mid-july#:~:text=HELSINKI%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Repair%20work,operator%20Fingrid%20said%20on%20Wednesday . https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/649665/microsoft-xbox-copilot-first-look-notepad https://www.theverge.com/news/649247/chatgpt-image-library Kia is pitching Americans an affordable EV sedan with EV4 debut Lyft to buy taxi app FREENOW for $197M to enter Europe https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/temu-shein-see-us-sales-surge-ahead-of-small-parcel-tariff https://www.techinasia.com/news/sheins-production-shift-cuts-orders-for-chinese-suppliers https://restofworld.org/2025/starlink-nigeria-internet-elon-musk/ https://patreon.com/dtns https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/ https://dailymusicheadlines.com https://gizmodo.com/for-the-first-time-artificial-intelligence-is-being-used-at-a-nuclear-power-plant-2000588813…

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CISA Will Extend Funding to Mitre For the CVE Program – DTH

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Nvidia announces a $5.5 billion charge tied to exports of H20 AI chips, Meta reportedly offered FTC $1B to settle current case, Grok AI chatbot now includes Grok Studio for docs, code, and apps. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here .…

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Protecting Your Data & The AI Revolution – DTNS Live 4998

2 days ago

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Apple says it has a workaround to training its AI models with data that doesn’t violate its customers’ privacy. The town that used AI to see what everybody wanted. OpenAI is working on a X-like social media platform. Is this what we want? And we share our data security habits when we travel abroad with tech. Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here . Watch Live Monday-Friday at 4 PM Eastern on YouTube and Twitch . Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , and Threads . Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here !…

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Apple Intelligence Improves Using Differential Privacy – DTNSB 4998

2 days ago

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OpenAI is getting into the social network game, and Bodie Grimm talks about how BYD vehicles can charge in five minutes! Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Bodie Grimm. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky , Mastodon , X Instgram , Threads , YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Become a Patron! Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes Understanding Aggregate Trends for Apple Intelligence Using Differential Privacy – Apple Apple to Analyze User Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology – Bloomberg Zuckerberg testifies as FTC, Meta trade opening salvos in antitrust trial – Politico OpenAI is building a social network – The Verge OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding – TechCrunch OpenAI plans to phase out GPT-4.5, its largest-ever AI model, from its API – TechCrunch Japan Orders Google to Stop Forcing Phone Makers to Use Apps – Bloomberg AMD teases its first 2nm chip, EPYC ‘Venice’ fabbed on TSMC N2 node — Tom’s Hardware Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti arrives on April 16th starting at $379 – The Verge Google rolling out auto-restart security feature to Android – 9to5Google Samsung will resume the One UI 7 rollout sooner than you think (Updated: Confirmed) – Android Authority Chipolo’s newest AirTag competitor works with both Apple and Google’s finding networks – TechCrunch China Says US Hacked Networks of 2025 Asian Winter Games – Bloomberg BYD fast-charging segment with Bodie Grimm DTNS subreddit Daily Music Headlines…

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Japan Issued A Cease And Desist Order Against Google for Monopolistic Practices – DTH

2 days ago

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Japan issued a cease and desist order against Google for monopolistic practices, a new Android Update forces devices to reboot if they’ve been unlocked for 3 days, and Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters –without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon , Thank you! Send us email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here.…

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The Latest on Tech Tariffs – DTNS Live 4997

3 days ago