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September 11, 2025
Artificial Podcasting – DTNS Live 5096
YouTube has launches its multi-language audio feature. We find out how much Awe Apple’s event inspired, and if anyone pre-ordered anything announced at the event. Shannon gives us the highlights from this year’s IFA Europe’s largest technology and consumer appliance tradeshow. And a podcasting startup is aiming to create a network of AI generated shows hosted by AI personalities maintained by the company. Would you pay for it?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Is OpenAI a Modern Yahoo? – DTNS 5102
We wonder if a Google is lurking to take on OpenAI’s Yahoo. Plus, Andy Beach describes Pocket FM’s attempt to customize novels for everyone based on who and where they are.
Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Andy Beach.
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Exclusive | Oracle, OpenAI Sign $300 Billion Cloud Deal – WSJ
Oracle retreats after record run toward $1 trillion club on AI cloud boom
AI’s $344 Billion ‘Language Model’ Bet Looks Fragile – Bloomberg
Microsoft waives fees for Windows devs publishing to Microsoft Store
Microsoft previews Visual Studio 2026: Now with deeper AI • The Register
Microsoft 365 Copilot Subscription to Integrate Sales, Service and Finance Solutions
Live Translation with AirPods won’t come to EU-based Apple users
Apple’s faster MagSafe Charger can now charge other phones at 25W | The Verge
Apple is slowly morphing AirPods into an always-on wearable
Apple Starts Getting Shoppers Used to the Idea of $2,000 iPhones – Bloomberg
YouTube’s multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos rolls out to all creators | TechCrunch
Gmail gets a dedicated place to track all your purchases – Ars Technica
Qualcomm brings cooler charging to the phone you already own
Opera GX Gets Smart Home Integration – Thurrott.com
Sweden’s Klarna Shifts AI Focus From Cost Cuts to Growth
Jack Ma-Backed Ant Showcases First Entry in China’s Robot Race – Bloomberg
ETtech in-depth: Rapido races to the top, keeping Uber on edge – The Economic Times
Children hacking their own schools for ‘fun’, watchdog warns
Samsung takes market share from Apple in U.S., foldable phone momentum
China’s Xiaohongshu app penalised by cyberspace authority
Google, Meta, OpenAI Face FTC Inquiry on Chatbot Impact on Kids – Bloomberg
Nothing Ear (3) case has a ‘talk’ button for some reason [Video]
The FULL Bonanza Experience: Last (1415 – “The Hunter”)
Closing out Bonanza and we all feel a lot better about it than we thought we would. And that’s not nothing.
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OpenAI Inked A $300 Billion Cloud Compute Deal With Oracle – DTH
OpenAI signed a 5-year, $300 billion cloud computing contract with Oracle, Samsung gains smartphone market share in the U.S., and DoorDash is expanding drone delivery tests to San Francisco.
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September 10, 2025
Your Horse Needs a Fitness Tracker – DTNS 5101
And of course, there’s more follow-up to the big iPhone announcements.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Dr Niki.
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Apple’s Thin Phone and Reduced Marketshare – DTH
Apple’s got a thinner phone than Samsung but it also has a thinner premium marketshare thanks to… Google?
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Live With It! – Moggie Cat Tracker
Any cat owner can tell you that tracking a feline’s behavior can be tricky at the best of times. Enter the Moggie cat tracker. It claims to offer a detailed recording of your cat’s activities, health and weight changes. Does it live up to the claims? Dr. Niki tells us all about it.
Starring Sarah Lane and Dr. Nicole Ackermans
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Highlights:
– Price: $149 USD
– Launched Sept 2023, but one year today from their first shipment – relatively new
– Not a GPS tracker (I have indoor cats and you should too), but activity tracker more like garmin
– Uses “AI” for activity monitoring (machine learning). Trained on video annotation (similar to my research!). Also developing a computer vision tool. Validating through beta testers.
– Hardware: Gyroscope & accelerometer
– Use cases: tracking health, tracking weight changes, if you travel a lot
Cordkillers 566: Hits, Drama, and Critterz
HBO is renaming its secondary channels while OpenAI helps make an AI-animated movie, Sophie Turner picks up dual pistols as Lara Croft, and YouTube proves football streams can pull in bigger crowds than Amazon.
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September 9, 2025
Apple introduces the ultra-slim iPhone Air – DTNS 5100
A complete rundown of all hardware announced by Apple at its “awe dropping” event, and Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to the car.
Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.
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A Judge Rejected Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion Piracy Settlement – DTH
A judge rejected Anthropic’s $1.5 billion piracy settlement, OpenAI refutes claims of a California exit due to regulatory issues, and the U.S. has ended agreements with European nations to counter disinformation from countries like Russia, China, and Iran.
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