Tom Merritt's Blog, page 33
June 4, 2025
A Judge Temporarily Blocked A Florida Law Restricting Children’s Social Media Use – DTH
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Florida law restricting children’s social media use, DeepSeek may have used Gemini to train its latest model, and Google has temporarily halted the rollout of its AI-powered “Ask Photos” feature.
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June 3, 2025
Cordkillers 553: Stranger Danger and the Narrative Trap
The hero’s journey is everywhere, but should it be? Meanwhile, Netflix has no chill, cranking out updates on *Wednesday*, *Squid Game*, *Knives Out*, and *Stranger Things*. Also, perks for Disney+, no Marvel at Hall H, and Lisa from Blackpink gets her own doc.
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You’re Wetting It Wrong – DTNS Live 5032
TikTok is rolling out its “Manage Topics” feature globally. Nintendo will NOT provide review copies of the upcoming Switch 2 console. We explain away the FUD surrounding inaccurate beliefs about how waterproof our devices are. And Reddit rolls out the ability to hide your post history on your profile. Good or bad idea?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Epic’s Unreal Engine 5.6 looks mostly real – DTNSB 5032
Microsoft is requiring fully featured USB-C ports in order for manufacturers to partake in the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program, and Dr. Niki talks all about night vision contact lenses.
Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Dr. Niki.
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Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” Passes 1 Billion Spotify Streams
Usernames May Soon Be Coming To WhatsApp – DTH
Usernames may soon be coming to WhatsApp, Google Wallet Will Discontinue PayPal Integration on June 13th, and the FDA has implemented a generative AI tool named Elsa.
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June 2, 2025
Don’t Put Fur on a Robot – DTNS Live 5031
Wall Street Journal’s reports that Meta plans to fully automate ad creation using AI by 2026. Justin asks the question. Are data centers the new tech bubble? Are Apple TVs a good example of a privacy first streaming hardware? And why we should stop anthropomorphizing generative AI tools.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Samsung Cozies Up to Perplexity – DTNSB 5031
Meanwhile Google makes it easy to run models locally without the internet, and another big step for Brain-Computer Interfaces.
Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood
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– Samsung Nears Wide-Ranging Deal With Perplexity for AI Features – Bloomberg
– Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally | TechCrunch
– Paradromics completes first human implant
– Nintendo Warns Switch 2 Owners Not to Peel Off the Screen’s Protective Film – IGN
– Major record labels are reportedly in licensing talks with AI firms Udio and Suno | TechCrunch
– I wrote a little song about it.
– Microsoft Copilot AI saves civil service hours of admin work | Computer Weekly
– Intel reportedly investigates return to memory biz in Japan . The Register
– Twitch is adding 1440p and vertical streaming
– Google plans to appeal the antitrust ruling against its search engine dominance
– Google judge mulls softer remedies in US search antitrust case | Reuters
– Apple Challenges EU Order to Increase Compatibility with Rivals’ Products – WSJ
– How to watch Summer Game Fest’s kickoff stream
– Apple’s WWDC 2025 Plan: macOS Tahoe, Apple Intelligence Al, iOS 26 Games App – Bloomberg
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Report: Meta Plans to Fully Automate Ad Creation With AI By 2026 – DTH
Samsung close to investing in AI search startup Perplexity? XChat to revamp X’s DMs? New MacOS to be named Lake Tahoe?
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May 31, 2025
Google AI Edge Gallery trae modelos de IA de bolsillo – NTX 413
Jalisco renta cibertrocas, Tinder filtra estaturas, y AI Edge Gallery te permite correr modelos de IA en tu celular.
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Temas:
-Jalisco arrenda tres patrullas cybertrucks
-Netflix dejará de soportar 1ª generación de Fire TVs.
-Tinder permitirá filtrar estaturas
-WhatsApp lanza aplicación para iPad
-Google lanza AI Edge Gallery
Análisis: La domesticación digital
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May 30, 2025
WhatsApp With This Group Chat! – DTNS Live 5030
Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, will summarize long emails unless you opt out. AI dev platform, Hugging Face, introduced two new open source humanoid robots, HopeJR and Reachy Mini. Even with RCS, messaging Android users from an iPhone still kind of sucks. Will Apple address that at WWDC 2025? And it’s Friday Quiz time. Who spoke the quote, Steve Jobs or ChatGPT?
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