Tom Merritt's Blog, page 40
May 9, 2025
Meta Is Developing Facial Recognition for Its Ray-Ban Meta Glasses – DTH
Meta is reportedly developing facial recognition for its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Apple is developing low-power chips for smart glasses to compete with Meta’s Ray-Ban Metas, and Microsoft has banned employees from using DeepSeek.
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May 8, 2025
Cash Me Outside, Samsung! – DTNS Live 5015
Wikipedia fights against new rules that might remove the anonymity of its editors, Samsung announced a new way to transfer funds via cell phone, and we celebrate 20 years of Podfeet!
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The FULL Moonlighting Experience: Last (513 – “Lunar Eclipse”)
The beginning didn’t thrill us but we appreciated the end…and some of us are just glad it’s over.
Next week: Andor (101 – “Kassa”)
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DTNSB – Samsung’s Slim Phone Gets a Date – 5015
Nintendo Switch 2 could see impressive demand even if the company is being conservative with its projections, and Brett Rounsaville shares why Abu Dhabi Disney is the best Disney there is.
Starring Jason Howell, Shannon Morse, and Brett Rounsaville.
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Galaxy S25 Edge officially launching May 12, reservations open now with $50 credit Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: This is the ultra-thin new top smartphone Nintendo Sees 15 Million Switch 2 Sales in Cautious Outlook Microsoft raises base Surface prices by 20 percent Appeals court once again upholds Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard OpenAI Expands Leadership with Fidji Simo Leadership Update: A Letter from Fidji Simo Anthropic unveils web search API for Claude AI Trump to Rescind Global Chip Curbs, Prep New AI Restrictions Google launches a Gemini app for iPad Lenovo’s flagship gaming laptop has a 2D / 3D screen and carbon fiber lid Disney Abu Dhabi theme park and resort comingApple Is Seeking A Partial Stay On The Ruling Mandating It To Permit Third-Party App Store Purchases Without a Fee – DTH
Apple is seeking a partial stay on the ruling mandating it to permit third-party app store purchases without a fee, the Trump administration intends to revoke and revise a Biden-era regulation that restricted the export of advanced AI chips, and an appeals court ruled Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not breach antitrust regulations.
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May 7, 2025
Xbox Goes Mobile – DTNS Live 5014
Can the perceived gender of a robot influence the decisions you make make getting recommendations from it? We critique Netflix’s TV and mobile UI redesign. Plus is the cat out of the bag? Online photos show a possible Xbox handheld could be arriving sooner rather than later. Scott tells us all about it! And Matter rolls out the 1.4.1 update that adds tap-to-pair setup via NFC and multi-device QR codes to speed up device onboarding.
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Netflix Wows the World – DTNSB 5014
It moved the left-side nav to the top nav. Also we think we know what that ASUS Xbox handheld will be.
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US v. Google: Eddy Cue says Apple is actively looking at reshaping Safari – DTH
Netflix rolls out a redesign of its Apple tvOS app, Spyware maker NSO Group must pay WhatsApp $167M, Amazon unveils warehouse robot “Vulcan”
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May 6, 2025
Cordkillers 549: Thunderbolt and Blunder
MoviePass is back with a new twist—fantasy sports for film buffs! Meanwhile, Google dips its toe into entertainment production, Roku buys a family-friendly streamer, and Fubo gears up to tackle Disney.
This week on The FULL Experience: Moonlighting (513 – “Lunar Eclipse”)
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The Remembering Protocol – DTNS Live 5013
DoorDash plans to acquire hospitality tech firm SevenRooms. We do an overview of all the autonomous car companies right now. How can technology serve as a bridge to our memories of loved ones who’ve passed on.
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