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April 24, 2025
Adobe Released The Latest Versions Of Its Firefly AI models – DTH
Adobe released the latest versions of its Firefly AI models, TSMC unveils a new technology for creating faster AI chips, and Tesla has begun testing its Full Self-Driving ride-hailing service.
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April 23, 2025
The Geminizer! – DTNS Live 5004
OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Chrome if the Department of Justice forces Google to divest it. Nintendo says not everybody who wants a Switch 2 on launch day will not be able to get one. Bethesda officially drops The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered the same day they reveal. Why is everyone going crazy for it? And its YouTube’s 20th birthday. We discuss how a video-sharing platform has become an entertainment giant and an even larger repository of video people don’t watch.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
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The EC fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M under the DMA – DTH
Meta rolls out live translations for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, Intel reportedly preparing to lay off more than 21,000 employees, WhatsApp rolls out a new Advanced Chat Privacy feature.
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A New Color You Can Never See – DTNSB 5004
Plus, Europe drops its first fines against Apple and Meta for violating the Digital Markets Act.
Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Dr Niki.
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The Verge: Apple Faces EU DMA Probe
Thurrott: €700M EU Fine for Apple, Meta
TechCrunch: Apple, Meta Breach Competition Rules
MacRumors: Google Fi Gains iPhone Integration
The Verge: Google Fi’s New Plan
Thurrott: Google Makes Fi Relevant Again
Bloomberg: OpenAI Would Buy Chrome
Ars Technica: OpenAI Eyes Chrome
Bloomberg: OpenAI Chief on Search Importance
Thurrott: Google May Have Killed Privacy Sandbox
Engadget: Chrome Keeps Third-Party Cookies
TechCrunch: YouTube Adds New Features
The Verge: Switch 2 Preorders Surge
Engadget: Nintendo Misjudges Switch 2 Demand
Bloomberg: Solar Cells May Replace Batteries
Tech in Asia: SK Hynix Tops Memory Market
Android Authority: One UI 7 Rollout Resumes
The Verge: Meta’s Smart Glasses Add Translation
April 22, 2025
Cordkillers 547: Retcon Quest
Apple quietly revises Mythic Quest’s finale, Star Wars projects explode, and Max charges extra for friends—welcome to revisionist streaming!
This week on The FULL Experience: Moonlighting (204 – “The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice”)
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A Jump Cut Above the Rest? – DTNS Live 5003
Would you like your artistic legacy to live on in an LLM? With the age of tap to pay phone, how do you let your waiter know you’re ready to pay? A Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to develop a ‘cheat on everything’ AI tool. And Instagram launches a mobile video editor. Does CapCut have competition?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Duolingo Will Teach You to Play Chess – DTNSB 5003
Instagram finally releases its video editing mobile app called Edits, and Bodie Grimm talks about some cool EVs coming very soon.
Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Bodie Grimm.
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https://www.theverge.com/news/649319/duolingo-chess-course-ios-testhttps://www.engadget.com/ai/google-pays-samsung-an-enormous-amount-of-money-to-pre-install-gemini-on-phones-153439068.htmlhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-21/google-paid-samsung-enormous-sums-for-gemini-ai-app-installshttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/ftc-sues-uber-says-company-charged-for-uber-one-without-consent.htmlhttps://9to5google.com/2025/04/21/google-messages-sensitive-content-warnings-live/https://www.theverge.com/news/653136/instagram-edits-meta-capcut-clone-tiktok-bytedancehttps://www.theverge.com/news/653413/apple-intelligence-available-now-advertising-claimhttps://bsky.social/about/blog/04-21-2025-verificationhttps://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-official-verification-blue-check/https://www.theverge.com/news/652785/insta360-x5-action-camera-replaceable-lenshttps://www.pcgamer.com/games/a-week-after-a-major-hack-brought-down-4chan-and-doxxed-all-its-users-it-seems-like-it-may-be-dead-for-good/https://streamyard.com/dp89gtjvhz8whttps://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/ChatGPT Search May Soon Fall Under The EU’s Digital Services Act – DTH
ChatGPT Search may soon fall under the EU’s Digital Services Act, OpenAI and the Washington Post ink a deal to display Post content in ChatGPT, and Bluesky adopts a centralized verification system.
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April 21, 2025
Pizza Party in a Waymo – DTNS Live 5002
AGI or artificial general intelligence is the holy grail for AI researchers. But how will we know when we’ve achieved it? Can AR/VR based therapy help people with social anxieties? The FTC has sued Uber, accusing it of misleading customers into signing up for the monthly subscription Uber One. And are you a tech hoarder? We share what we do with our old tech when we upgrade.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Don’t Click That Email Link – DTNSB 5002
A very convincing phishing scam hits Gmail and Blair from This Week in Science helps us understand how AI helps us understand Dolphins.
Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood, and Blair Bazdarich.
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Phishers abuse Google OAuth to spoof Google in DKIM replay attack
PSA: Watch out for ultra-convincing phishing emails from Google & PayPal
TSMC Warns of Limits of Ability to Keep Its AI Chips From China – Bloomberg
Your politeness could be costly for OpenAI | TechCrunch
Meta is using its AI age-detection tech to shuffle more young users into teen accounts
Google, DOJ Go Back to Court to Fight Over Search Monopoly – Bloomberg
A bunch of robots ran a half-marathon alongside humans and it was incredibly goofy
China to produce half of global humanoid robots by 2025
PhonePe’s Pincode launches 10-minute medicine delivery
Meet the Trio of Tech Startups Bringing Live Sports to Blind Fans | WIRED
