Tom Merritt's Blog, page 29
June 18, 2025
Barbie’s Dream AI – DTNS Live 5043
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy expects the company’s corporate headcount to shrink in the coming years as generative AI tools take over some tasks. Netflix signs a deal with French network TF1 to stream its broadcast channels in France. Mattel and OpenAI have a new partnership that will see the toy maker integrate OpenAI’s products into its design process and power new toys. And Xbox announces a new partnership with AMD that will see AMD hardware in the next-gen Xbox and the system NOT locked into one store.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Are PayPhones Making a Comeback Thanks to VoIP? – DTNSB 5043
Plus new AR glasses, a smart home hub from Eufy and more.
Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Patrick Schlott.
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YouTube Shorts Now Averages 200B Daily Views – DTH
Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft lobby against U.S. states enacting AI regulations, new 90-day TikTok ban delay set in the US, Honda launches and lands its first reusable rocket in Japan.
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June 17, 2025
Cordkillers 555: Ad Nauseam
Amazon ups its ad load while everyone scrambles for streaming ad dominance. Meanwhile, Nielsen crowns streaming as king of TV.
This week on The FULL Experience: 24 (124 – “11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.”)
Next week: 24 (809 – “Day 8: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.”)
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ChatGPT Adds Pounds – DTNS Live 5042
Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found that for the first time a majority of Americans got their news via social media over TV, direct websites and apps. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is telling countries they need to develop Sovereign AI. We explain what that is and what it can mean for AI development. Is the best way to store renewable energy sand? Finland thinks so.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Social Media News Is Where It’s At in the USA – DTNSB 5042
Plus Dr. Niki helps us understand why certain scientific studies are given the green light.
Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Dr. Niki.
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Meta’s Threads Is Declaring War on Spoilers – Hollywood Reporter
President Trump Will Probably Extend The TikTok Ban Deadline – DTH
President Trump said he will probably extend the June 19th TikTok ban deadline, social media and video apps have surpassed television as the primary news source for Americans, and OpenAI has secured a $200 million, one-year contract with the U.S. Defense Department.
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June 16, 2025
The FULL 24 Experience: First (101 – “12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.”)
Tom’s first forray into the time-synched world of 24 left him curious and entertained…but we knew it would.
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Chatbot Confidential – DTNS Live 5041
Meta’s Threads app will now let users mark posts as containing spoilers, blurring text or images until tapped. Can LLM chatbots like ChatGPT be causing problems for those already suffering from mentally instability? An Oxford professor explains why they think AI alone cannot solve the productivity puzzle. And Ford tackles Pikes Peak race to summit with a heavily modified Mustang Mach-E.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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0 to Charged in 18 Seconds – DTNSB 5041
Plus Andy Beach helps us understand why Hollywood is hiding its AI obsession.
Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, and Andy Beach.
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https://interestingengineering.com/energy/uk-firms-200c-battery-pack-hypercars
https://www.czinger.com/around-the-world
https://www.sammobile.com/news/one-ui-8-watch-beta-will-be-available-in-these-countries/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/16/whatsapp-is-adding-ads-to-the-status-screen/
https://www.engadget.com/apps/whatsapp-has-ads-now-but-only-in-the-updates-tab-144829657.html
https://deadline.com/2025/06/amazon-ads-roku-set-landmark-pact-connected-tv-streaming-1236432615/
https://www.eurogamer.net/minecrafts-vibrant-visuals-update-finally-has-a-release-date
https://www.theverge.com/news/687418/trump-mobile-network-t1-trademark-application
https://www.vulture.com/article/generative-ai-hollywood-movies-tv.html
