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August 4, 2025

The Vine Might Grow Again – DTNS Live 5074

The initials DTNS in a multicolored 1980s style with the word LIVE underneath in white on a black background. X is working to restore the Vine video archive according to CEO Musk. Lenovo’s rollable screen laptop is real and you can buy it. Amazon is splitting up its podcast acquisition Wondery. And does AI have a place in memorializing loved ones who’ve passed on?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Published on August 04, 2025 14:25

Lenovo’s Rollable Laptop is Real. And Good! – DTNSB 5074

Plus, some clarity on the adult game-credit card processing controversy.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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“Lenovo’s rollable laptop is the coolest computer I’ve used all year | The Verge”“ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable (14-16 inch Intel) | Business Laptop With Expandable Display | Lenovo US”“Yonhap News TV”“Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 delivery truck with 12,000 mobiles worth over ₹90 crore stolen in London – Hindustan Times”“Lyft and Baidu plan to bring their robotaxis to the UK and Germany next year”“Lyft Partners With Baidu on Robotaxis in European Expansion – Bloomberg”“Attackers exploit link-wrapping services to steal Microsoft 365 logins”“Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down, but Valve says payment processors ‘specifically cited’ a Mastercard rule about damaging the brand | PC Gamer”“Itch.io starts reindexing free NSFW content”“OpenAI says ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly users | TechCrunch”“Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’ | TechCrunch”“Delta’s dynamic AI pricing plan sounds different now | The Verge”“Nintendo raises price of Switch hardware and Switch 2 accessories in the U.S.”“If you don’t like Nintendo’s controversial game key-cards, you can now let the company know directly | Eurogamer.net”“OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots | TechCrunch”“VinFast in talks to boost India sourcing as its first overseas plant swings into gear”www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/Patreon.com/dtns
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Published on August 04, 2025 11:52

Apple May Be Developing Its Own AI Answer Engine – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Apple may be developing its own AI answer engine, Google reversed its decision to shut down active Goo.gl links, and a Miami jury holds Tesla partly responsible for a fatal accident while its autopilot system was engaged.

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Published on August 04, 2025 07:36

August 3, 2025

#516 – I Know What You Did Last Book Briefing

Why taste in books is like taste in food. Plus, our final thoughts on Joe Abercrombie’s The Devils. And the Ruth-Veronica feud heats up. Also, Tom likes fish sticks. Literally.
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Published on August 03, 2025 21:04

August 2, 2025

Amazon invierte en Showrunner – NTX 421

Telefónica se prepara para salir de México, más impuestos al comercio electrónico,y Amazon quiere que hagas tus propios shows

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-Telefónica se prepara para salir de México
-Más impuestos a comercio electrónico
-CFE Telecom hereda problemas
-YouTube limitado en Australia
-Amazon quiere que hagas tu show

Análisis: El consumidor como creador de contenido basura

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Published on August 02, 2025 13:01

August 1, 2025

You Reddit Here First – DTNS Live 5073

The initials DTNS in a multicolored 1980s style with the word LIVE underneath in white on a black background. Reddit wants to position itself as a search engine. On its latest earnings call Apple appears to be ready to go all in on AI. Fast Company reported ChatGPT users noticed their private chats were showing up in search engine results. And its Friday and we end the week with a three questions designed to stoke thoughtful and introspective debate.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Published on August 01, 2025 14:37

Why Politicians Hate iOS 26 – DTNSB 5073

Message filters are not making political fundraisers happy. And OpenAI removes the ability for search engines to index your published chat logs.

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Justin Robert Young.

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Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines | TechCrunch

 

OpenAI removes ChatGPT feature after private conversations leak to Google search | VentureBeat

 

ChatGPT chats are showing up in Google Search — how to find and delete yours | Tom’s Guide

 

(19) DANΞ on X: “We just removed a feature from @ChatGPTapp that allowed users to make their conversations discoverable by search engines, such as Google. This was a short-lived experiment to help people discover useful conversations. This feature required users to opt-in, first by picking a chat https://t.co/mGI3lF05Ua” / X

 

(33) Post | LinkedIn

 

Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel | TechCrunch

 

Google rolls out its most powerful Gemini model yet

 

Tim Cook says Apple is ‘very open’ to AI acquisitions

 

Apple (AAPL) Q3 earnings report 2025

 

Apple’s tariff-fueled iPhone sales surge raises doubts about sustainability | Reuters

 

Tariffs will cost Apple much more in the rest of 2025

 

Tim Cook: Apple just sold its three-billionth iPhone – 9to5Mac

 

Microsoft finally fixes the worst thing about Excel and pivot tables | PCWorld

 

Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors – Ars Technica

 

Brilliant Labs launches its second-generation smart glasses

 

Nintendo is raising prices on just about everything for Switch

 

Nintendo earnings Q1 2025

 

China Says US Exploited Old Microsoft Flaw for Cyberattacks – Bloomberg

 

Reddit wants to be its own search engine

 

Google Loses Appeal of Order to Revamp App Store Policies – Bloomberg

 

TikTok launches ‘TikTok Pro’ in Europe with built-in charity program | TechCrunch

 

NRSC letter – Punchbowl News

 

Message filtering in iOS 26 upsetting politicians

 

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Published on August 01, 2025 11:10

Microsoft Is Ending Support For Windows 11 SE In October – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Microsoft is ending support for Microsoft SE in October, Apple is open to significant AI acquisitions, and Reddit aims to become a major search engine.

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Published on August 01, 2025 08:13

July 31, 2025

Do These Lights Make Me Look Fake? – DTNS Live 5072

The initials DTNS in a multicolored 1980s style with the word LIVE underneath in white on a black background. Researchers from Cornell University came up with a way to watermark videos with light to verify the authenticity of video. How startup Fable’s Showrunner AI video generation is catching the confidence of Amazon. A new study shows how cat attacks can easily make LLM go off the rails. And Uber Eats releases a new “Live order chat” feature giving merchants the ability to message customers in real time.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Published on July 31, 2025 14:20

The FULL Land of the Lost Experience: Lowest (309 – “Abominable Snowman”)

Starts great, ends great, the middle made no sense at all. Unless you’re Amos…then there’s just so much disappointment.

Next week: Land of the Lost (313 – “Medicine Man”)

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Published on July 31, 2025 13:00