Tom Merritt's Blog, page 54
March 18, 2025
Cordkillers 542: Stop Pressing That Button
Ted Lasso is back for Season 4, with a new setting and a new coaching challenge. Black Mirror teases its seventh season, NBCUniversal locks in the Olympics through 2036, and Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch trailer breaks records. Meanwhile, Roku tests autoplay ads, Google fixes Chromecast issues, and a John Wick experience opens in Vegas.
This week on The FULL Experience: The Outer Limits (101 – “The Galaxy Being”)
Next week: The Outer Limits (205 – “Demon with a Glass Hand”)
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Large Language Meals – DTNS Live 4978
Would you use a deep learning AI to count calories for you? Does retouching a photograph with generative AI tools no longer make it a photograph? Pebble’s creator has a new company called Core Devices, and guess what it’s ready to start selling in two months? And more than 400 Hollywood creative leaders signed an open letter to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, urging them not to roll back copyright protection.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Alphabet Acquires Cloud Security Company Wiz for $32 Billion – DTNSB 4978
Tom ordered the newly announced Core Devices wearable running PebbleOS, and Dr. Niki discusses Colossal’s pathway to resurrecting the mammoth.
Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.
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Alphabet Acquires Wiz For $32 Billion – DTH
Alphabet acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion, OpenAI will soon begin beta testing ChatGPT Connectors, and Vice President JD Vance believes a TikTok deal will be reached by April 5th.
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March 17, 2025
I DON’T Want My MTV! – DTNS Live 4977
Discord hopes to expand its reach with its Social SDK enabling game devs to integrate Discord features into their games. Google is turning Taara into its own company. Plus Would you take orders from a robo-boss? Scientists in Poland ran a study to find out. And Warner Bros. Discovery is experimenting with releasing a streaming series on its cable outlets.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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3D Print any RC Robot Toy You Want – DTNSB 4977
Plus, the US Congress is actually the best at online resources. So sayeth Jen Briney!
Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood
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Bambu Labs launches 3D‑printable toys with reusable electronics | The Verge
(557) CyberBrick: Build smarter. Code freer. Share globally. – YouTube
CyberBrick: Beyond Bricks by MakerWorld — Kickstarter
Alphabet sells off its laser‑based Starlink competitor – Sherwood News
People are using Google’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images | TechCrunch
Roblox’s new AI model can generate 3D objects | The Verge
Turkey Plans New Big Tech Regulations That Risk Clash With US – Bloomberg
Google is switching legacy G Suite accounts to pooled storage | The Verge
At GDC 2025, Qualcomm Aims to Supply the Android Handheld Gaming Boom – CNET
The OneXSugar asks: what if Nintendo Switch could transform into Nintendo DS? | The Verge
BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges an EV in Five Minutes – Bloomberg
BYD unveils new super‑charging EV tech, to build charging network in China | Reuters
Amazon’s Echo will send all voice recordings to the cloud, starting March 28 | TechCrunch
Snap expands Spectacles’ capabilities with GPS and hand‑tracking features | TechCrunch
Discord Announces Social SDK For Game Developers – DTH
Google’s Chirp 3 is coming to Vertex AI, Roblox announces text-to-shape generator Cube 3D, Alphabet spins off laser internet startup Taara.
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March 15, 2025
Alimentando IAs con contenido protegido – NTX 403
ViX implementará doblaje por IA, China combate la desinformación, y Google con OpenAI quieren acceso a material protegido.
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Temas:
-ViX usará IA para doblar series
-Samsung suspende traslado de producción a México
-China legislará etiquetado de contenido generado por IA
-Scoopely podría adquir a los creadores de Pokémon Go –
Google y OpenAI quieren usar contenido protegido por derecho de autor
Análisis: La fábula del escorpión y la rana digital.
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March 14, 2025
The FULL The Wonder Years Experience: Last (622 – “Independence Day”)
And here we have to issue a correction; last time we said it was “definitely the lowest of the series” and we were wrong.
Next week: The Outer Limits (101 – “The Galaxy Being”)
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The Smurfs of District 9 – DTNS Live 4976
Bloomberg’s sources say Apple is developing a new AirPods feature to do translations during in-person conversations. Apple says it will support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users. Plus what does equivalent title mean when it comes to swapping out unplayable DVDs? And its Friday and its time for the first great debates of the new year!
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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