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March 11, 2025
Just One More Tok Before Bed – DTNS Live 4973
Paranoid about being tracked online or malicious actors eavesdropping on your messages? Patrick Norton has some useful tips on protecting yourself. Can Wordle help you break up the monotony of the workday and make you more productive? TikTok announces a new “wind down” feature that coaxes teens younger than 16 to shutdown the app and go to bed. And we discuss the ways Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Big Design Changes Coming to iOS and macOS – DTNSB 4973
Tom chats with Jason about his jump into independent content creation, and smartwatch shipments decline for the first time ever.
Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.
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X Suffers A Major DDoS Attack Causing Multiple Outages – DTH
X suffers a major DDoS attack causing multiple outages, AI chatbots cannot be trusted to cite factual information, and Bluesky now allows 3-minute video uploads.
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March 10, 2025
Even DVDs Can Rot – DTNS Live 4972
What’s the story behind the agentic AI Manus and why is it making waves in the AI community. Is your DVD and Blu-ray collection a risk from disc rot? Skype is going away May 5th so why is Microsoft issuing an update for it? And after delaying the rollout of its upcoming Siri AI upgrade Apple is now delaying its rumored smart display.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.
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The Scoop on US Science Funding – DTNSB 4972
Dr. Niki updates us on the latest plus, why the new Siri is delayed, and the Pixel 4a got the battery-killing update.
Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.
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Smarter Siri delay could be caused by major security concerns
Apple delays upgraded Siri: it’s taking ‘longer than we thought’ | The Verge
Chromecast (2nd gen) and Audio cannot Cast in ‘Untrusted’ outage [U]
Foxconn Builds FoxBrain, Its Own AI Model – WSJ
TSMC’s Sales Quicken in First Two Months in Upbeat Note for AI – Bloomberg
New Chirp tool uses audio tones to transfer data between devices
Forza Horizon 5 will require a Microsoft account on PS5 | The Verge
Google Pixel 4a’s painful “update” was due to battery overheating risk – Ars Technica
Meta’s latest limited edition Ray-Ban smart glasses are here – and they’re fancy | ZDNET
Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years | TechCrunch
Is Manus World’s Fully Autonomous AI Agent? -DTH
US administration in multiple talks for TikTok sale, Apple reportedly delays smart display, Foxconn introduces FoxBrain AI.
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March 8, 2025
Trump anuncia reserva estratégica de Bitcoin – NTX 402
Mercado Libre aumenta inversión en México, revisa tus DVDs viejos y Trump anuncia la reserva estratégica de Bitcoin
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-Mercado Libre invertirá 3,400 MDD en México
-Profeco lanza aviso sobre Volwskwagen defectuosos
-Amazon prueba doblajes con IA
-Warner canjea DVDs defectuosos
-Trump anuncia Reserva Estratégica de Bitcoin
Análisis: Bienvenido a temporada de especulación
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March 7, 2025
You Can’t Be Siri-ous – DTNS Live 4971
Can LEDs banish the blight of acne? Is Apple’s AI push stalled? Meta’s Threads is testing a feature that lets users add interests to their profiles. And we got another end of the week Quiz with focus on ionic phones from pop culture.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Tom Is No Fun – DTNSB 4971
The US military uses AI, and we put a brain in a jar. But Don’t worry! We promise it will be all right. We think. Plus, the red LEDs ARE good for your skin!
Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.
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Pentagon to give AI agents a role in planning, operations • The RegisterWorld’s First “Biological Computer” Runs AI Models On Actual Human Brain Cells – Yanko DesignMeta’s next Llama models may have upgraded voice features | TechCrunchBrazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOSThe M3 MacBook Air is officially discontinued, but the M2 MacBook Air will live on elsewhere and that’s good news | TechRadarM3 Ultra on par with M4 Max in CPU benchmark performanceApple delays upgraded Siri: it’s taking ‘longer than we thought’ | The VergeToyota launches its cheapest smart EV in China, aims to up market share | ReutersAt-Home LED Devices for the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Acne | JAMA Dermatology | JAMA NetworkCan at-home red-light therapy really cure acne?Was Manus another DeepSeek moment? Chinese AI agent faces doubts after rapid rise to fame | South China Morning PostNo one asked for this: Google is testing round keys in Gboard – Ars TechnicaMistral releases new optical character recognition (OCR) API claiming top performance globally | VentureBeatAMD says top-tier Ryzen 9900X3D and 9950X3D CPUs arrive March 12 for $599 and $699 – Ars Technicafeedback@dailytechnewsshow.compatreon.com/dtnsdailytechnewsshow.comPresident Donald Trump Establishes A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve In The U.S. – DTH
President Donald Trump establishes a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” In The U.S., a newly discovered botnet is believed to be behind one of the largest denial-of-service attacks ever recorded, and Brazil says Apple must allow sideloading within 90 days.
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