Daily Tech News Show

Daily Tech News Show

Keep up to date with independent, authoritative and trustworthy discussion of the tech news of the day. Tom Merritt and co-host's home for daily tech news.

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August 9, 2025
IT Manager Matthew Stevens (aka GadgetVirtuoso) talks to us about how game engines work. What is a game engine and why is it needed? Guest: Matthew Stevens (aka GadgetVirtuoso) IT Manager at a mobile game studio for a decade MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HEREContinue reading "What Is a Game Engine? – DTNS WEEKEND"
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Black Hat 2025 roundup with David Spark with highlights from the annual InfoSec event in Las Vegas. Edison Research finds podcast listening has grown across all age groups especially among people aged 18-29. Why is OpenAI seeing backlash with the roll out of GPT-5? And its Friday David shares one of his popular Security GamesContinue reading "Black Hat & AI Tales – DTNS Live 5078"
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Will the integration of ads into the prompt results from LLM ChatBots eventually degrade the quality of their output? OpenAI announced GPT-5, the latest model and successor to GPT-4. On Wednesday Duolingo announced it beat its quarterly revenue estimates despite backlash earlier in the year when it’s CEO would replace contract workers with AI. AndContinue reading "Bike and Subscribe! – D...
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Apple will manufacture all of its iPhone and Apple Watch glass at a Corning facility in the US, and Dr. Niki explains why putting wires in mouse eyes might be a good thing. Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt and Dr Niki. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTubeContinue reading "ChatGPT-5 Chooses the Right Model For You – DTNSB 5077"
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Disney plans to shut down the standalone Hulu app and merge it into the Disney+ app next year. Google says internal findings contradict a Pew Research report saying people clicked on fewer links when using Google’s AI overviews. Scott gives us the highlights from Augmented World Expo 2025. And does toxic social media impact youngContinue reading "See Plus+ – DTNS Live 5076"
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Plus, goodbye to Hulu’s app and hello to Instagram Maps. Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. IfContinue reading "Prompt Injection Attacks Get Worse – DTNS...
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Google unveiled Genie 3 for interactive 3D worlds, Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.1, and Roku introduced a new $2.99 streaming service. Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Amos, and Joe. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Download the (VIDEO VERSION), here. Watch Live Monday-Friday at 4 PM Eastern on YouTube and Twitch. Follow usContinue reading "Reasonable Storage Isn’t – ...
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Cloudflare calls out Perplexity for evading no-crawl directives, and Windows XP and Clippy are coming for your feet! Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Ryan Whitwam. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–withoutContinue reading "Inside Google DeepMind&#...
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X is working to restore the Vine video archive according to CEO Musk. Lenovo’s rollable screen laptop is real and you can buy it. Amazon is splitting up its podcast acquisition Wondery. And does AI have a place in memorializing loved ones who’ve passed on? Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang,Continue reading "The Vine Might Grow Again – DTNS Live 5074...
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Plus, some clarity on the adult game-credit card processing controversy. Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Instgram, Threads, YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoyContinue reading "Lenovo’s Rollable Laptop is Real...
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Reddit wants to position itself as a search engine. On its latest earnings call Apple appears to be ready to go all in on AI. Fast Company reported ChatGPT users noticed their private chats were showing up in search engine results. And its Friday and we end the week with a three questions designed toContinue reading "You Reddit Here First – DTNS Live 5073"
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